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 to recruit the next generation of drone pilots and innovators for the USAF, supporting its 75th Anniversary and 2022 hiring goals.
The collaboration leverages a significant overlap between DRL's fanbase and interest in the USAF, establishing the league as a strategic channel for attracting talent into aviation and technology roles.
The expanded partnership includes new programming such as co-branded broadcast integrations, a digital series teaching FPV drone flying, immersive gaming pilot spotlights, and USAF-themed content within the DRL simulator.

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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.