Parallel Flight Applied sciences, a number one developer of autonomous heavy-lift drone expertise and hybrid propulsion, introduced a purchase order settlement for 50 plane, with paid deposits, from UAV Techniques Non-public Restricted (UAVS), a drone and robotics answer supplier primarily based in India. As well as, Parallel Flight will present ongoing upkeep, restore and overhaul help to UAV Techniques and its end-user base for elevated effectivity and uptime of all platforms. Deliveries are slated to start in 2024.
This landmark settlement is the subsequent chapter for Parallel Flight’s international enlargement and can bolster the corporate’s management function for full-stack UAV options in India. The 2 firms will work collectively to distinguish and amplify the shopper expertise by offering complete options that merge modern expertise, security, excessive effectivity and low-cost options throughout the commercial sector.
UAV Techniques Non-public Restricted specializes within the area of UAV’s and is backed by a diversified group of main Indian conglomerates, spanning auto, ev, battery manufacturing, fortified fencing and hospitality. The UAV Techniques staff has in depth expertise penetrating rising markets and has a eager give attention to integrating turnkey options for its clients. The nation’s adoption of drone expertise is widespread throughout numerous sectors, together with power, agriculture, renewables, mining, conservation/reforestation, protection, regulation enforcement, and quite a few different industrial logistic purposes.
“After in depth international analysis, we determined to strike a partnership with Parallel Flight due to their differentiated expertise, divergent pondering, means to know buyer conduct and the superb backgrounds, from the likes of Tesla, that their staff brings to the desk,” says Arab Khan, CEO of UAV Techniques. He continues, “The in depth data of their scientists and engineers speaks for itself, as they’ve developed superior heavy-lift drone expertise which can assist deal with a UAV expertise hole all through India. Our staff is trying ahead to becoming a member of arms – we see this as only the start and we see the demand for Parallel’s items to develop to 500+ over the subsequent few years.”
Parallel Flight’s USA constructed, flagship plane, the 122 kg MTOW Firefly, has been broadly praised as a ‘heavy-lift workhorse’ and is effectively suited to quite a few industrial purposes. Backed by USDA, NASA and NSF. The corporate’s proprietary Parallel Hybrid Electrical Multirotor (PHEM) drone expertise allows the Firefly to hold a formidable 45kg payload (not together with gas) for as much as 1.6 hours. The proprietary IP constructed into Parallel Flight’s flagship plane permits for 10x longer endurance and vary, making it an exponential acquire over all-electric drones. Parallel Flight’s modern expertise lately resulted in a signed USSOCOM CRADA and partnership with international NGO, Island Conservation, for crucial biodiversity initiatives on distant islands.
