Drone Amplified Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-08 - Regulatory - Drone Amplified gains FAA clearance for MONTIS avalanche-control drone operations - The approval gives U.S. customers a legal framework to use MONTIS for drone-based avalanche mitigation. MONTIS is designed to let avalanche-management crews initiate controlled avalanches from safer standoff distances. The regulatory step follows Drone… - source: dronelife.com
• 2026-03-10 - Deployment - Drone Amplified deploys electronic ignition system for MONTIS avalanche-control drone - Drone Amplified deployed a new electronic ignition system for its MONTIS avalanche-control drone in Alaska. The system enables electronic detonator ignition, precision timing and airblast-style avalanche triggering. The event expands Drone Amplified… - source: droneamplified.com
• 2024-11-01 - Capability - Drone Amplified IGNIS gains NSF-backed wildfire aerial ignition visibility - NSF highlighted Drone Amplified IGNIS for drone-enabled prescribed burn operations. The system equips drones with aerial ignition payloads and thermal-camera workflows for wildfire and prescribed-fire work. - source: fs-prod-nwcg.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com
• 2020-02-01 - Regulatory - Drone Amplified IGNIS payload receives interagency approval for UAS aerial ignition use - The payload was developed by Drone Amplified and tested on wildland fires during the 2018 fire season with favourable results. The approval gave interagency fire operators a formal pathway for drone-based aerial ignition in prescribed fire and wildfire… - source: fs-prod-nwcg.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com