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Fishers-based Pierce Aerospace wins contract for NASA project

May 8, 2026

Fishers-based Pierce Aerospace has been selected to support a California-based NASA research project focused on next-generation air-traffic management systems.

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Rural Hoosiers lean on the law to fight unwanted drone intrusion

April 27, 2026

Greg Weaver, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Hoosiers in rural Indiana say drones are unlawfully tracking deer for poachers, inexplicably flying around chicken coops and increasingly just making people uneasy.

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Fishers-based Arrive AI sues former business consultant it alleges stole trade secrets

October 24, 2025 |

Susan Orr

In its complaint, the company accuses the former consultant of interfering with its business opportunities, including what is described as a potentially multibillion-dollar deal with a large logistics company.

Local businesses see big opportunities ahead in new drone-flight rule

August 29, 2025 |

Susan Orr

Once the rule takes effect—which could be as soon as early next year—observers expect a huge increase in drone use for everything from package delivery to public safety to agricultural activities to aerial surveying.

Fishers-based Arrive AI books first-ever revenue in Q2

August 15, 2025 |

Susan Orr

Fishers-based Arrive AI, which secured its first patent in 2014 and launched as a company in 2019, reported its first-ever revenue during the second quarter, the company announced Thursday.

US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances

August 6, 2025 | Associated Press

Drones are already used in a variety of ways, including bolstering search and rescue operations, applying fertilizer, inspecting power lines and railroad bridges and delivering packages.

Fishers-based smart-mailbox company Arrive AI set to go public this week

May 14, 2025 |

Susan Orr

The company, which has developed a smart-mailbox system for drone delivery, said it expects to begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange.

Q&A with Michael Collins: An unconventional path to a high-tech career

March 7, 2025 |

Susan Orr

“I’ve had many mentors at this point—well-established engineers and professionals—and they have helped me learn a lot. And I think a lot of the things that I’ve learned from them are a lot more applicable than some of the things I would have had to learn in school.”

Fishers-based Arrive AI files paperwork to go public

December 30, 2024 |

Susan Orr

Arrive AI, which has developed a “smart mailbox” system for human and drone deliveries, intends to go public via a direct listing on the Nasdaq Global Market.

Indianapolis tech startup Arrive calls off planned merger

July 2, 2024 |

Susan Orr

Smart-mailbox startup Arrive AI, which in December announced plans to merge with Canada-based Brüush Oral Care Inc. and become a public company, says it has called off the deal.

Amazon gets FAA approval allowing it to expand drone deliveries for online orders

May 30, 2024 | Associated Press

By the end of the decade, the company has a goal of delivering 500 million packages by drone every year.

Indianapolis tech startup Arrive to go public via merger

December 15, 2023 |

Susan Orr

Indianapolis-based Arrive, which did business as DroneDek until a rebranding earlier this year, offers smart mailboxes for package delivery.

Warehouse drones scan codes to help track inventory

December 8, 2023 |

Mickey Shuey

Greenfield-based Progressive Logistics and Indianapolis-based Langham Logistics are both working with Pittsburgh-based Gather AI Inc. to use drones to scan and track items in their facilities.

Smart-mailbox startup rebrands as Arrive, expects to generate revenue soon

May 12, 2023 |

Susan Orr

The company, which launched in 2019, hasn’t yet started earning revenue but it expects to do so by the end of the year, says founder Dan O’Toole. He said it’s also on track to meet hiring required to earn state incentives.

Next frontier for drones is letting them fly out of sight

July 6, 2022 | Associated Press

Aviation authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere are preparing to relax some of the safeguards they imposed to regulate a boom in off-the-shelf consumer drones over the past decade.

White House seeks more power to counter use of drones in U.S.

April 25, 2022 | Associated Press

The White House on Monday released an action plan that calls for expanding the number of agencies that can track and monitor drones flying in their airspace.

Bloomington-based startup developing drone-assisted construction techniques

October 22, 2021 |

Susan Orr

Terran Robotics, established in 2019, is developing technology that enables self-flying drones to build walls for earthen homes. The company plans to build its first home next year.

Dronedek to show off smart mailbox when it delivers hot wings to eating contest

August 13, 2021 | IBJ Staff

The demonstration comes as Dronedek prepares a move to Lawrence, where it’s renovating a long-vacant building at 4423 Shadeland Ave. into its new headquarters.

Drone mailbox developer planning to hire 85 for new Indianapolis office

January 28, 2021 | IBJ Staff

DroneDek, an Indianapolis-based startup, said it has raised more than $1.25 million to support its upcoming product launch.

FAA outlines new rules for drones and their operators

December 28, 2020 | Associated Press

Federal officials say they will allow operators to fly small drones over people and at night, potentially giving a boost to commercial use of the machines.

Local startups team up to advance drone parcel-delivery system

January 3, 2020 |

Anthony Schoettle

The partnership unites Pierce Aerospace’s remote identification technologies and DroneDek’s patented last-mile logistics offering, including a drone mailbox system.

New federal drone rules should lift TV stations

July 7, 2016

The Federal Aviation Administration last month approved new regulations that TV industry experts say will open the floodgates for drone use in news reporting.

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