Delair-Tech and Microdrones Announce ‘Revolutionary’ Commercial UAS Partnership
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Delair-Tech and Microdrones have signed an agreement to create the second generation of Commercial UAS.
The deal, which they called “revolutionary,” will see the two companies leverage their individual strengths to create a professional line of UAS.
“With this partnership, Delair-Tech defines its direction for the future: To offer complete solutions that perfectly meet the needs of specific industries like energy, transport, agriculture, construction, and security,” said Michael de Lagarde, cofounder and CEO of Delair-Tech via a press release.
Each company has a specialty within the UAS industry. France-based Delair-Tech has created long-endurance BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) UAS, and is also known for its aerial data processing and analysis. Gatewing, which Delair-Tech recently acquired, is known for being a pioneer of UAS photogrammetry.
“On the heels of our Gatewing acquisition, Delair-Tech is proud to establish this strong collaborative with microdrones that will serve clients’ needs with a complete range of UAVs,” Lagarde added.
Germany-based Microdrones is one of the industry leaders in a variety of UAS systems, including surveying, mapping, inspection, precision agriculture and research. The company was also the first to design and sell industrial-grade multicopters.
Sven Juerss, CEO of Microdrones, said, “This partnership is an exciting first step. By combining our production, research, and development efforts we will be able to deliver the highest quality solutions and services to the end customer.”
The companies have developed a product roadmap to achieve several goals, including the intelligent grouping of payloads and sensors, the development of a common ground control station (software and hardware) that is capable of controlling the entire family of products, and the integration of BVLOS capabilities into the multirotor UAS.
