#332: Heavy Lifting Drones, NavalX Tech Bridge, and more tech

Digest #332

In this week's Five in Five video interview, Parallel Flight Technologies CEO Josh Resnick explains how the company's heaving lifting drones can help combat coronavirus and fight wildfires.

The Central Coast (C2) will join a community of emerging tech centers, one of six newly announced Navalx Tech Bridge centers that will act as "super connectors" in rapid acquisition and tech evolution for the Navy. Naval Postgraduate School Associate Dean of Research for Technology Development, Christopher Manuel, calls it "the front door for entrepreneurs to work with the Navy and DoD on technology solutions."

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