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Ondas Holdings' Airobotics Moves One Step Closer to Deploying Fully Automated Drones in US Cities After FAA Approved Noise Certification Standard For its Optimus System
Recently approved noise certification standards for the Airobotics Optimus-1EX drone system are final stage in process to secure Type CertificationExpected
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[{"type":"text","content":"Recently approved noise certification standards for the Airobotics Optimus-1EX drone system are final stage in process to secure Type CertificationExpected Type Certification allows for complex aerial missions over people, roads and critical infrastructure accelerating and broadening market entry into the USWALTHAM, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 12, 2023 / Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) (\"Ondas\" or the \"Company\"), a leading provider of private industrial wireless networks, commercial drones and automated data solutions, announced today that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the noise certification standards for its Optimus-1EX system in connection with the Type Certification process that Ondas' wholly-owned Airobotics began with the FAA in 2019. Meeting the noise requirements criteria is the final major step towards completing the Type Certification process that will allow the Optimus System to operate more broadly in urban environments in the US. This milestone would help fulfill the Company's vision of deploying fleets of Optimus systems as a permanent drone infrastructure for the purpose of providing Smart City, Public Safety, Drone as a First Responder (DFR), and other commercial and industrial aerial data services. \"We are looking forward to receiving the Type Certification for the Optimus System, which will be a significant benefit for our customers, both in the US and internationally,\" said Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas. \"The Optimus system is one of the most mature automated drone platforms in the market in terms of proven reliability, safety and value, and we believe that it will be a game-changing solution for local governments and commercial entities that are looking to streamline aerial data capture in American cities. The market for Urban Drone Infrastructure with Smart City and DFR use cases is immense and we are excited to drive adoption of our platform solutions in the US.\"The Airobotics drone-in-a-box solution, which is already deployed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel, relies on fleets of automated drones that do not require on-the-ground human intervention to operate as a task force that can simultaneously collect and provide critical information for a variety of customer requirements. Each Optimus system, networked as fleet infrastructure, includes a smart airba...