Tethered Drones: A Critical Component of Tactical Communications
As tactical communications continue to advance, military forces around the world are experimenting with and adopting UAV technology. Tethered drones offer several significant benefits, making this platform an indispensable tool for warfighters and first responders....
Orion 2 Tethered Drone Deployed by CloudCover for the Security of Guns N’ Roses Concert
On the evening of August 13-14, 2021, an Elistair Orion 2 tethered drone flew continuously for six hours over the Guns N’ Roses concert to ensure the security of the 14,000 fans. Police at the University of Montana’s Washington Grizzly Stadium had access to a...
Elistair, the pioneer in tethered UAVs, announces a €5M Series B round to accelerate its international expansion
Lyon, France and Boston, USA, March 30, 2021 – Elistair, a market leader in tethered drones, has raised €5M from Omnes and Starquest Capital, its historic investor. This Series B round follows an initial €2M funding round in 2018. Since its creation in 2014,...
Tethered Drones in the New European Regulation
Part 1 – New European regulation on drones: goals and classification In 2019, two new regulation were adopted by the European Commission on the provisions related to operations with unmanned aircrafts [1] (the UAs, hereinafter drones) and to marketing thereof...
