eVTOL Insights: UK Windracers ULTRA Autonomous Drone “Flies over Antarctica”
UK Windracers ULTRA Autonomous Drone “Flies over Antarctica”
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Dronelife- Windracers ULTRA Autonomous Drone Begins Tests in the Antarctic: Drones for Environmental Research in Challenging Environments
Windracers ULTRA Autonomous Drone Begins Tests in the Antarctic: Drones for Environmental Research in Challenging Environments
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Bots and Drones UK: Windracers ULTRA Drone Test Crew Arrive in Antarctica
Windracers ULTRA Drone Test Crew Arrive in Antarctica.
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sUAS News: Windracers ULTRA drone test crew arrive in Antarctica
Windracers ULTRA drone test crew arrive in Antarctica.
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Windracers and British Antarctic Survey arrive in Antarctica to test ULTRA UAV
A team have arrived at Rothera Research Station, ready to start testing the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica. If successful, the new drone platform could represent a major addition to British Antarctic Survey’s scientific capability on the frozen continent – offering the potential to do more science at a lower cost, with a…
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Financial Times Tech Champions Winner 2023 in the Logistics Category
Windracers have been awarded the winner for the logistics category in the Financial Times Champions Report 2023.
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ITV NEWS ANGLIA: Scientists in Cambridge unveil huge eco-friendly drone
(Credit: ITV NEWS ANGLIA) Note to editors: About British Antarctic Survey The British Antarctic Survey strives to uncover the secrets of the Polar Regions and the frozen regions of the Earth. Our expertise spans the depths of the oceans to the inner edge of space. Our research highlights the fragility of the Earth’s frozen environments,…
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British Antarctic Survey unveils pilotless plane for testing in Antarctica
Polar science could reach new heights as researchers prepare to test the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica this season. A new, state-of-the-art autonomous drone capable of carrying a wide range of science sensors is heading south for its inaugural flight on the icy continent this Antarctic field season from January to March 2024.…
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Royal Navy: Aircraft drone makes history landing on Royal Navy carrier at sea
A pilotless plane has flown on and off a Royal Navy aircraft carrier for the first time (Picture: Royal Navy) The W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone flew from the Lizard Peninsula and on to the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Cornish coast, delivered supplies, then flew back in a milestone flight which…
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Forces News: Supply Drone Successfully Lands on UK’s Largest Warship in First for Royal Navy
Briohny Williams | 8th September 2023 at 7:07am A supply drone has safely landed on Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in a first for naval operations. The Southampton-based W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone flew from the Lizard Peninsula and onto the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Cornish coast, delivered supplies, then…
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