Inside Issue #7 of IFT Quarterly Magazine

The latest issue of IFT Quarterly Magazine looks at the infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and operational systems that make advanced drone missions possible. From North Dakota's statewide BVLOS network to multi-sensor crop research in Australia, this issue focuses on everything surrounding the aircraft — and why that's increasingly where drone programs succeed or stall.

Featured in this issue:

• A Highway in the Sky

  How North Dakota's Vantis network is turning BVLOS from a one-off demonstration into routine operations, with perspective from Vantis and Frontier Precision on secure aircraft, the Champion Operator program, and the state's $9 million Drone Replacement Program.
  

• NDAA-Compliant Drones Explained in 2026

  A clear breakdown of NDAA compliance, Green UAS, and Blue UAS Cleared — what each one actually covers, the myths that keep circulating, and what to look for when specifying a secure platform.
  

• Profile: Jordan Weil

  IFT Co-Founder and VP of Operations on supply chain resilience, scaling U.S. manufacturing, and what it really takes to grow a drone company from a garage to 50,000 square feet.
  

• Beyond the Visible

  How the Australian Plant Phenomics Network pairs hyperspectral, LiDAR, and thermal sensing with the IF1200 to break the measurement bottleneck in field crop research.
  

Issue #7 also includes technical FAQs on Remote ID registration, payload mounting, and Inspired Suite setup, plus partner integrations and real-world insights into the secure, advanced aerial operations shaping the industry.