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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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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      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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V-TOL has been approved by CASA and RAAF Amberley to operate BVLOS up to 2,000 ft AMSL. The purpose of this approval is to enable V-TOL & technology partner NearSat to collect scientific test data for modelling high altitude operations.

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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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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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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

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Nuku’alofa, February 22, 2018 – Following the severe impact of Tropical Cyclone Gita, the World Bank has now begun work to support the government of Tonga, which is leading a Rapid Damage Assessment to assist with recovery and reconstruction planning in the coming months. “Our work in mapping the damage wreaked by Cyclone Gita will

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For many Pacific Island countries, natural disasters such as cyclones and tsunamis, are an all-too common occurrence. Out of the top 15 most at-risk countries for natural disasters globally, four are Pacific Island countries, and Vanuatu is consistently at the top. Read more here.

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Working with Hitachi on an MLA beef project, V-TOL Aerospace conducted an endurance flight in central QLD of a standard V-TOL GosHawk II Fixed Wing RPAS. The aim was to establish how far a V-TOL manufactured small RPA could fly. Operating at the edge of Day VLOS in light conditions at 400ft AGL, the GosHawk

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