Miami-based Airborne Response (“Airborne”), a supplier of mission essential aerial intelligence drone providers, has been acquired by Protected Professional Group Inc, developer of security and safety options.
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Airborne will proceed to function as an entirely owned subsidiary of Protected Professional and can consolidate their audited monetary stories. Phrases of the transaction weren’t disclosed.
Airborne Response gives a drone providers together with web site mapping, essential infrastructure inspection, and customised aerial knowledge seize, mixed with machine studying and synthetic intelligence (AI) processing, to supply clients with complete data-driven insights and customised reporting to assist purchasers enhance choice making surrounding their core operations. Underneath the management of founder and president Christopher Todd, the agency’s present shopper roster has grown to incorporate prime Florida enterprise’s together with Florida Energy & Gentle (FPL), Residents Property Insurance coverage Company, and Motorola Options.
Todd is a widely known drone trade determine, as the pinnacle of the non-profit Airborne Worldwide Response Group (AIRT) and DRONERESPONDERS. Dan Erdberg, Protected Professional Chairman and CEO, beforehand served because the chief govt officer for Jacksonville-based Drone Aviation which efficiently developed and fielded unmanned aerial methods with the U.S. army, the Division of Homeland Safety and State and native legislation enforcement businesses previous to its merger with a 5G centered expertise firm and subsequent NASDAQ itemizing. “The mixed trade expertise of Mr. Erdberg and Mr. Todd is predicted to drive Protected Professional Group’s initiative to develop drone-based service choices into the numerous essential infrastructure inspection alternative within the US, in addition to the immeasurable humanitarian demining crises overseas,” says the acquisition press launch.
“The acquisition of Airborne Response will enable us to develop our capabilities to supply business and authorities clients with mission essential options to assist their necessities and successfully obtain their aims,” mentioned Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Protected Professional Group. “Airborne has constructed a powerful listing of blue-chip clients who depend on the actionable intelligence its drones present. Our imaginative and prescient is to shortly leverage Airborne’s experience to ship the advantages of drone-based expertise to our Authorities, Enterprise, and Humanitarian clients for a variety of purposes.”
The acquisition of Airborne Response is the newest strategic improvement at Protected Professional Group which earlier this 12 months acquired Protected Professional USA, a U.S.-based specialist within the producer of ultra-premium bullet and blast resistant safety and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)/demining options serving the U.S. Division of Protection, Regulation Enforcement, and worldwide Humanitarian organizations. The Firm intends to combine drone-based applied sciences into its EOD and demining choices by increasing their options with aerial detection capabilities aiding ground-based personnel in safely finishing their missions.
“We’re excited to hitch the Protected Professional Group mission of serving to to guard those that defend us all,” mentioned Todd, “Our success relies upon a dedication to assembly the wants of enterprise clients for real-time knowledge assortment and analytics. Becoming a member of forces with Dan and the Protected Professional Group workforce, will enable us to deepen our capabilities and develop our choices to new markets right here within the U.S. and internationally the place our experience and expertise with drone-based applied sciences can considerably enhance operational effectiveness whereas additionally guaranteeing the security of individuals working in hurt’s method.”
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