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LEAP is the only tethered UAV system that has been proven in mission critical, customer deployments across the country.
2023
August - USaS's LEAP v2 deployed to aid relief efforts after the Maui wildfires.
May - USaS successfully completes customer acceptance of its Codan land mobile radio repeater for the LEAP Solo II system.
March - USaS introduces it new land mobile radio (LMR) 8W repeater
February - LEAP deployed by two major communications network providers at the 2023 Super Bowl
T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon gear up for Super Bowl (fiercewireless.com)
2022
August - USaS delivers the first LEAP system to T-Mobile Emergency Services for use in network redundancy and augmentation.
When Connections Matter Most, T-Mobile Is Ready (yahoo.com)
July - USaS introduces LEAP V2 - USaS's lighter, more powerful, quicker to deploy tethered UAV system.
USaS LEAP V2 (Aug 2022) - YouTube
June - AT&T uses LEAP to demonstrate the first 5G transmission from a tethered drone.
AT&T: Flying 5G COW will be a game changer | Fierce Wireless
AT&T is Taking 5G to New Heights (att.com)
From hype to hotspots: AT&T’s 5G drones are bridging the digital divide | Mashable
April - USaS, in partnership with Trip Wireless delivers a LEAP system to Charter Communications.
2021
November - USaS and US Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection deploy LEAP in the El Paso border sector with combined ISR and tactical radio payloads.
November - USaS demonstrates the first deployment of a digital antenna system (DAS) payload on a tethered UAV to provide carrier agnostic LTE communications.
May - USaS delivers it first LEAP XCountry, an untethered, gas/electric hybrid UAV that can carry 10+ lbs. payloads for 80+ miles or up to 2 hours for BVLOS operations, to AT&T.
LEAP XCountry Launch Video No Sound Track V1 - YouTube
May - USaS mesh networks LEAP systems more than 7 miles apart to deliver tactical radio communications and ISR capabilities to US Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection.
April - USaS and AT&T demonstrate the use of LEAP to control a robot dog using LTE.
March - USaS delivers expanded tactical radio connectivity and ISR capabilities using a Trillium HD50 camera and Persistent Systems MPU5 Smart Radio mounted on a LEAP. UAV control accomplished over the tether (i.e., no RF) and radio and video available on handheld devices and TAK devices.
ISR / Coms Integration - YouTube
March - USaS successfully mounts, tests, and flies an RF signal detector on an untethered UAV for AT&T.
2020
September - USaS trains the next group of US Customs and Border Protection agents in the operation of LEAP with a combined ISR and tactical radio payload.
August - Two LEAP systems mesh networked 10 miles apart used by AT&T to relay target sensing data to a command center in in the ABMS "Onramp" exercise conducted by U.S. Air Force, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Space Force.
DVIDS - Video - ABMS BROLL: AT&T drone supports ABMS (dvidshub.net)
https://www.afgsc.af.mil/News/Videos/videoid/772734/dvpcc/false/#DVIDSVideoPlayer47961 (LEAP visible at :37 and 1:16)
2019
September – LEAP successfully used to provide First Responders with mobile communications in a remote region in Northern California for a Search and Rescue training exercises.
FirstNet Flying COW Takes Flight to Help Search and Rescue Stay Ready (att.com)
March – LEAP used to provide augmented phone, internet and data service to thousands of parade goers at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in St. Louis, MO.
January – LEAP successfully tested as a way to provide mobile phone coverage to a remote part of one of the world’s largest military bases.
2018
October – LEAP deployed by AT&T to Mexico Beach, FL to deliver mobile phone, internet and data service to thousands of victims and first responders following Hurricane Michael.
Hurricane Michael: Disaster Response Updates with AT&T (att.com)
‘Flying cow’ brings cell service back to Mexico Beach (floridapolitics.com)
'Flying COW' Provided Emergency Cell Service in Florida (govtech.com)
September – LEAP partners with the New York State Department of Homeland Security to demonstrate high bandwidth video and LMR communications off the same UAV.
June – LEAP used to provide enhanced WiFi signals to scorers at a professional golf tournament.
May – LEAP used by AT&T o provide victims and first responders with phone, internet and data service in North Carolina following Hurricane Florence.
February – USaS used by one of the world’s largest defense contractors to test a classified counter-drone system requiring high power, security and very fast data rates.
2017
Oct / Nov 2017 – AT&T's first official deployment of LEAP in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, this is the first ever use of a tethered UAV to deliver wireless phone, internet and data service to consumers.
AT&T's First Official Deployment of Cell On Wings In Puerto Rico | AT&T - YouTube
Drones Are Here to Stay. Get Used to It | Time
February - USaS and AT&T test the prototype of the LEAP system, providing the first ever use of a tethered drone system to broadcast and receive LTE signals.
When COWs Fly | Watch AT&T's Cell on Wings (COW) in Action | AT&T - YouTube
Making Extreme Connections with AT&T’s All-Weather Flying COW (att.com)