Skyfire Consulting, an Atlanta-area drone designer and manufacturer, has expanded with an office in Huntsville. The company announced plans to grow within the space, law enforcement, defense and technology sectors.
Skyfire is based in Marietta, Ga. It a has a facility in Maine that focuses on R&D and manufacturing. Another in northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., provides accessibility to federal law enforcement, defense training specialists and other federal contacts.
“Home to Redstone Arsenal, which has been the center of the U.S. Army’s missile and rocket programs for more than 50 years, the new headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s I²C Invention to Innovation Center, Huntsville is the perfect location for Skyfire to continue our growth,” said Matt Sloane, Skyfire founder and CEO, in a press release.
The 7-year-old company focuses on use of drones by public safety agencies. It offers POST-certified training sessions for basic pilot flying, law enforcement, SWAT and custom programs. Skyfire’s offices are in the Shelby Center for Science and Technology on the UAH campus.
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