USAF Extends Drone Racing League Partnership

The renewal comes in concert with the Air Force’s 75th anniversary theme to ‘Innovate, Accelerate, and Thrive.’

Michael Wildes

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 01:10 PM ET

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The deal calls for, among other things, co-branded broadcast integration. [Courtesy: Drone Racing League]

Key Takeaways:

The Drone Racing League (DRL) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) have renewed and expanded their partnership, aligning with the Air Force's 75th Anniversary theme to "Innovate, Accelerate, and Thrive."
The collaboration aims to accelerate drone pilot skills globally and recruit the next generation of innovators and pilots for the USAF, leveraging DRL's young, tech-savvy fanbase which shows significant overlap with military interests.
Expanded elements of the partnership include new programming, immersive gaming pilot spotlights, co-branded broadcast integration, a digital series teaching FPV (first-person view) drone flying, and USAF-themed content in the DRL simulator game.

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The Drone Racing League (DRL) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) have renewed and expanded their ongoing partnership ahead of the Air Force’s 75th Anniversary theme to “Innovate, Accelerate, and Thrive.”

“The partnership is designed to accelerate the skills of drone pilots around the world and recruit the next generation of innovators into the U.S. Air Force,” the league said in a statement.