Emergency Services Times: Swarms of autonomous drones could be the answer to early detection of wildfires
After spending over 40 days in 2018 fighting wildfires across Lancashire, the service is now testing high tech swarm based drone approaches that can autonomously detect and suppress fires before they spread into uncontrollable wildfires.
BBC Report: Drone swarms could stop wildfires, researchers say
Harriet Bradshaw of the BBC reports that drones could soon be working together in swarms to put out flames before they become wildfires, UK researchers hope.
UK Climate Minister Visits Orkney Clean Energy Facility and Windracers ULTRA
Kerry McCarthy MP, Minister for Climate and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, visited Orkney on Wednesday 14 August to see the clean energy innovation taking place across the islands including a review of Windracers ULTRA.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Use Windracers ULTRA for wildfire prevention
Swarm of intelligent firefighting ULTRAs could be used to autonomously detect and suppress fires.
Windracers in new UK CAA scheme to help unlock deliveries
SATE is confirmed as one of six projects to be selected for trials under a new UK Civil Aviation Authority scheme that will test drone deliveries, inspections of infrastructure and flights to remote locations.
Forbes: Windracers The Innovative Future Tech At Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2024
"This is a reality today. This platform behind us first flew in 2019, and we've already proven that we can deliver day-in, day-out operations. This aircraft can fly a thousand kilometers, carry a hundred kilogram plus payload and do that in most weather conditions that nature can throw at us."
Windracers Featured on NHK
NHK, the national broadcaster of Japan, reviewed many new offerings at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 and featured Windracers ULTRA, the low-cost self-flying cargo aircraft, in its report.
Aerospace – Windracers ‘The Jeep of the skies’
In the July 2024 issue of Aerospace, Jack Richardson writes about how Windracers ULTRA is pushing UAV boundaries from delivering mail, to monitoring Antarctica, and spotting wildfires.
Defence Express: Ukraine Deploys British Windracers ULTRA Cargo Drones for Military Operations
The Ukrainian military has been using Windracers Uncrewed Low-Cost Transport (ULTRA) UAVs since 2023.
Janes Article: UK UAV maker reveals its craft in use by Ukrainian armed forces since 2023
Ukraine is operating the UK-developed Windracers Uncrewed Low-cost Transport (ULTRA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Janes has learnt. ULTRA is a tactical UAV designed to […]