SiFly

The race to build more capable American-made drones just got another major boost. California-based SiFly Aviation has raised $20 million in Series A funding, giving the company fresh capital to ramp up production of its long-endurance Q12 electric aircraft and continue developing its DronePort autonomous drone infrastructure system.

For years, scaling drone operations has largely meant one thing: buying more docks. Whether it’s public safety agencies launching Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs or utility companies inspecting power lines, the formula has been fairly straightforward, with each drone typically needing its own dedicated dock. But according to California-based drone company SiFly Aviation, that approach becomes expensive and inefficient pretty quickly once operations start growing. Now, the company says it has a better idea.

One of the biggest hurdles for drone expansion in America is simple: seeing where they are in the sky. That’s especially true as drones begin flying farther, longer, and beyond the pilot’s direct line of sight. Now, SiFly Aviation says it has taken a meaningful step toward solving that problem through a new partnership with ADS-B Exchange.