Newark, NJ – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Pentagon Performance, Inc. (PPI) a waiver of exemption from Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, thus allowing PPI to conduct commercial Unmanned Aircraft operations in the United States.
PPI has been approved to conduct commercial operations for the purpose of data collection for precision agriculture, coastal research, fish and wildlife, GIS surveys, utility/power line inspections, storm damage, and search and rescue.
With the waiver PPI becomes one of the first businesses in New Jersey to be approved for UAS operations. Already the manufacturer of the venerable Cropcam platform, PPI is currently developing its own multirotor UAS in a joint venture with Atlas Aerospace. Last year PPI acquired a CTLE light sport airplane with a 30ft wingspan, and has outfitted the craft to be flown autonomous.
