Tel Aviv: How to transport dangerous goods using a UAV? Israeli company Steadicopter teamed with UK based Viking Drone Packaging to solve the problem. The two companies offer a multi-function payload container that will be installed on the Black Eagle 50 E platform rotary UAV.
Utilizing the full potential of the Black Eagle Electric rotary UAV family of products, this new development will provide Steadicopter’s customers with a cargo delivery option in a versatile mission solution suitable for a wide spectrum of mission applications.
The Black Eagle’s unique flight performance capabilities, coupled with Viking’s industry-leading packaging solutions, enable a wide range of payload delivery options, at different ranges, with the utmost precision.
“Through this collaboration with Viking Drones, Steadicopter is expanding the variety of services it offers to its diverse customers worldwide,” says Noam Lidor, VP of Sales, Marketing & Business Development at Steadicopter. “The Black Eagle family of rotary unmanned aerial vehicles enables users to perform high-end ISR missions with a large selection of sensors. With this new development, users now have the option to utilize the system’s flight characteristics and capabilities to perform much-needed cargo operations – whether last mile, offshore, rural territories and more.”
“We are delighted to announce the collaboration between Viking Drone Packaging and Steadicopter in the design and production of an aerodynamic, multi-function payload container, that is optimized to the specifications of their aircraft,” says Anthony Venetz, Director and Co-founder of Viking Drone Packaging. “Its robust yet lightweight construction, combined with Viking’s patented packaging materials, provides a crash-protected solution that enables the transportation of dangerous goods and precious cargos, along with a host of other use cases.”
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
