News — Sky Drone FPV

Strategic partnership between Droniq and Sky Drone provides the German drone market with regulated and licensed command & control technology for BVLOS flights of industrial, commercial and governmental use. FRANKFURT, 16th JUNE 2020 – Frankfurt-based Droniq and Sky Drone have entered into a strategic partnership that allows Droniq to use Sky Drone’s unique technology for controlling UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) remotely in real-time and without any limitation in range. Based on this technology Droniq will offer a complete hardware package for locating, controlling and transmitting data of drones during BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) flights. This technology is part...

On February 5th, 2020 an incredible 25km (15.5 mi) BVLOS flight took place in the densely populated area of Darmstadt, Germany. Or, as TechCrunch titled it: "German drone delivery trial paves the way to replacing trucks for inter-office deliveries". German drone maker Wingcopter worked together with pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA Germany, the city of Darmstadt as well as the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences on this. The goal was to deliver pigment samples from one Merck site in the city if Gernsheim to another Merck site in the city of Darmstadt. Direct air distance between the two cities is 21km (13 mi), but...

The European Union's body European Aviation Safety Agency has published a new regulation "on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft" in May 2019. Besides many things related to drones, there is also a specific mention about flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).  Sky Drone's core competence is in the field of BVLOS operations. Our core product Sky Drone FPV 3, for example, is being used by UAV manufacturers to add unlimited range to their drones for command & control and live realtime video streaming. As a result they simply enable their drones for BVLOS flights without the limitation...

We're proud to announce our latest product Sky Drone FPV 3. It is the third generation of our popular 4G/LTE camera / connectivity / command & control set for all kinds of drones and UAVs. In short, this new version is smaller, lighter and works globally on any carrier network. Command & Control via 4G/LTE For the past 7 years Sky Drone is market leading in 4G/LTE connectivity of drones. The latest technology in this field is packed into our Sky Drone FPV 3 product, which weighs only 159g (including casing and cabling). The new standard connector for command & control...

We're proud to announce our latest product "Sky Drone 4G/LTE Upgrade for Yuneec H520". This user-installable hardware upgrade adds 4G/LTE connectivity to any Yuneec H520 drone in market today.  Remote Team Mode Now drone teams can use the Yuneec H520 in a Remote Team Mode. The drone operator can control the drone within line-of-sight using the standard ST16S controller and therefore being operation compliant in all jurisdictions. At the same time, that Remote Team Mode allows an additional person in a remote location (e.g. in another city or even country) to remotely control the drone's gimbaled camera as well as two additional fixed cameras (front...