Ondas’ American Robotics receives FAA waiver for Optimus BVLOS operations

Ondas Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiary, American Robotics, has received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration allowing for remote drone operations Beyond Visual Line of Sight in complex airspace, marking another milestone in its journey to unlock routine autonomous drone operations for infrastructural tasks. Together with the FAA Type Certification of the Optimus aircraft, American Robotics is planning to utilize this waiver to demonstrate and log its automated flight operations, for future progress with the FAA that will enable full drone autonomy based on its best-in-class drone technology and airworthiness levels. The BVLOS waiver, effective from January 31, 2024, until January 31, 2028, sets a new standard for autonomous drone operations, enabling Small Unmanned Aircraft System operations beyond the visual line of sight of the Remote Pilot in Command.