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Queensland capitalises on strategy to become drone ‘capital’
JOINT STATEMENT Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning The Honourable Cameron Dick Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development and Minister for the Commonwealth Games The Honourable Kate Jones As part of the government’s strategy to make Queensland the drone capital of Australia, the world’s leading minds in drone technology will converge…
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V-TOL CEO Speaks on Israel at AFR 2018 Innovation Summit Panel
The Financial Review in association Deloitte held the Australian Innovation Summit 2018 from 30-31 July at the Sofitel Sydney, Wentworth. Sitting to the far right, V-TOL CEO Mark Xavier participated as a guest speaker at the Summit providing personal insights addressing the topic, “Israel the Innovation Nation – what Australia should take on board”. “It…
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V-TOL Tests Seeker WeatherSat™ to 8,000ft AMSL
Operating in RAAF Amberley controlled airspace under NOTAM, a V-TOL Seeker WeatherSat™ Multi-Rotor (MR) RPAS platform has been successfully flight tested to 8,000ft AMSL. The WeatherSat™ is a reusable scientific instrument designed to capture real-time weather modelling information that will be used for enabling NearSat HALE operations. CEO of V-TOL, Mark Xavier says, “The WeatherSat™…
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V-TOL Tests Seeker WeatherSat™ (High Altitude Weather Sensor)
Mounted to a V-TOL Seeker II Multi-Rotor (MR) RPAS platform, a NearSat proto-type WeatherSat™ has been successfully flight tested. The WeatherSat™ Seeker is a reusable scientific instrument designed to capture real-time weather modelling information. CEO of V-TOL, Mark Xavier says, “The Seeker WeatherSat™ will provide V-TOL & NearSat critical weather information required to conduct…
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V-TOL CEO to Participate on AFR 2018 Innovation Summit Panel
The Financial Review in association Deloitte will be holding the Australian Innovation Summit 2018 from 30-31 July at the Sofitel Sydney, Wentworth. A copy of the Agenda is attached. CEO/MD of V-TOL, Mark Xavier, has been invited to be a panel member on Insights & Interview addressing the topic, “Israel the Innovation Nation – what…
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The Power of V-TOL Airborne Robotics & Advanced Automation in National Disaster Recovery
Working for the World Bank on Project UAV4Resilience and with the assistance of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT), V-TOL Aerospace was placed in a unique position to conduct advanced hi-resolution survey operations using V-TOL designed & manufactured GosHawk II drone technology over the Kingdom of Tonga before (2017) and…
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uAvionix ADS-B solution implemented by V-TOL for disaster management in South West Pacific
Cyclone Gita Category 4 Cyclone Gita hit Tonga in February this year with winds up to 233km/h. Gita was reported as the worst cyclone to pass so close to Tonga in 60 years causing widespread and severe damage. Emergency response teams struggled to assess damage around the capital on the main Island of Tongatapu. As…
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V-TOL Approved for above 400ft Operations
With over 2,600km of RPAS operations at or above 1000ft AMSL over Tongatapu under Part 102 regulations, V-TOL has now achieved under Part 101, CASA & RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) approval for day and night BVLOS operations above 400ft AGL in RAAF controlled airspace at Marburg, Australia. “V-TOL will use this opportunity to further…
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V-TOL Aerospace drones help Tonga’s cyclone damage assessment
The World Bank and V-TOL Aerospace are using drones to support the government of Tonga in its Rapid Damage Assessment after Cyclone Gita. A fleet of V-TOL Aerospace’s drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, has been transported to Tonga with the support of the Australian government. The Pacific regional representative for the World Bank, Michel Kerf, said the drones…
