A company called Red Cat that provides distributed data storage, analytics and services for the UAS industry has announced the beta release of its blockchain-based black box storage, analytics and services platform, which makes UAS trackable and accountable.

Red Cat says that its platform release includes several integrated systems that allow industry regulators to track and review UAS flight data, insurance companies to insure UAS with reliable third-party data, and pilots to ensure compliance with regulators.

​According to Red Cat, its black box flight recorder is the first distributed system with secure and encrypted third-party data that regulators and insurance companies can trust.

“The next phase of the aerospace industry will include commercial aircraft, helicopters and many different kinds of drones in all shapes and sizes,” says Jeff Thompson, CEO of Red Cat.

“For drones to have equitable access to airspace, the industry will require reliable and immutable data to ensure accountability and trackability. We developed Red Cat's black box analytics and storage to enable compliance for the drone industry and ensure safer skies for everyone.”

Red Cat says that its proprietary platform was designed to address the growing need for a simple and secure data storage and analytics platform for regulators, insurance companies, pilots/enterprisers with UAS fleets, and UAS service companies.

​Top UAS pilots and influencers provided feedback that played an integral role in the development of the new beta testing program, which contains the most up-to-date technology in AI and blockchain, in order to optimize UAS performance.

“As someone on the front line of the First Person View (FPV) freestyle drone community, I see a robust opportunity and market need for Red Cat’s innovative black box analytics platform to secure airspace and contribute to the continued growth of the entire emerging global drone industry,” says Chad Kapper, CEO of Rotor Riot, which develops and distributes high performance multirotor components and delivers educational and entertainment video content in order to grow the worldwide FPV community.

Red Cat notes that it also provides services backed by expertise in UAS, blockchain, data analytics, AI/ML and the regulatory environment at the center of the UAS ecosystem, to keep up with new and evolving regulations and new technologies.

​Some of Red Cat's current product and service offerings include Blockchain-Based Distributed Storage, Thrust Engine with AI, and Token Ecosystem.