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Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency inks three-year deal with drone detection company

LARGE-SCALE EVENTS, such as the Newport Folk Festival, pictured, could help the city of Newport have a brighter summer after the COVID-19 pandemic significantly hampered the city's economy last year. / COURTESY DOUG MASON
THE R.I. EMERGECY MANAGEMENT AGENCY announced a three-year contract with San Diego-based SkySafe Inc. to monitor critical infrastructure such as the state’s airports, correctional facilities, and large scale special events like the Newport Folk and Jazz festivals which bring thousands of attendees every year. /PBN FILE PHOTO

CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency has awarded a three-year contract to San Diego-based SkySafe Inc. to provide drone monitoring of airspace across the state’s airports, prisons and other high-risk sites. The contract is being fully funded through a federal grant, according to RIEMA spokesperson Cortney Marciano, who said the company will be

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