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UAVaid's latest developments and activities.UAVaid Awarded UKRI Research Grant
UAVaid, in collaboration with Archangel Imaging are today delighted to announce their award of a research grant from UKRI for Collaborative integration of AI and high endurance UAV for Automated Energy Infrastructure Monitoring. The project will conduct research into...
UAVaid Completes Anti-Poaching With Rangers In Malawi
UAVaid integrates with wildlife protection in Malawi. Uses UAV to stop poaching.
UAVaid Completes Drone Medical Delivery In Malawi
As part of a FTL/DFID project in Africa, UAVaid successfully integrated the Hansard UAV into the medical supply chain for deliveries to a remote clinic in western Malawi. Using its parachute-delivery system, the drone delivered over 5kg of needed medical supplies...
UAVaid Hosts FTL at Spanish UAV Demo Facility
In the readiness buildup to an upcoming deployment to Malawi, as part of a UK Government DFID Pilot Programme Contract, UAVAid was delighted to host members of the Frontier Technology Livestreaming (FTL) team for a live demonstration of the Hansard system. The...
UAVaid Deploys To Malawi
UAVAid trial in Malawi. Kasungu. Demonstration of poor fuel supply from local suppliers.
UAVaid Supports Local Communities in Malawi
Kasungu, November 2018 During the recent visit to Malawi for UAV testing at the UNICEF drone corridor, co-founders Daniel Ronen and James Ronen made donations, on behalf of UAVAid, of a range of goods to support education and childhood welfare in the local Kasungu...
UAVaid Celebrates Hansard Certification Award
James Ronen holding the certificate of airworthiness experimental flight for the Hansard UAV, issued by AESA
UAVaid Partners With Cornwall Airport Newquay For First Capability Event
Aerospace Cornwall announced today it has partnered with Drone operator UAVAid to launch the first UAS flight from Cornwall Airport Newquay at a capability event in May 2019. UAVAid will showcase its humanitarian Hansard drone platform at the event, the first UAS...
UAVaid awarded DFID Pilot Programme Contract
UAVAid has been awarded a contract by DFID to pilot the Hansard UAV in their prestigious Frontier Technology Livestreaming programme.
UAVaid Contributes to Drones Report
Report published on the responsible use of drones, to benefit society, with UAVAid as a contributor.
UAVaid Supports Hult University Student Project for Agriculture Drones In Nigeria
February 2018, London UAVAid co-founder Daniel Ronen was delighted to support a post graduate student group on their EMBA project (2017-2018) for the Hult Prize global competition, for which they proposed the use of UAV's to enhance agriculture productivity in...
UAVaid Consortium Wins InnovateUK Development Grant
February 2018 UAVAid, the UK's leading developer of specialist long range multi-role UAV's for emergency response and international development applications, has announced it has been awarded a major grant from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency, to support...
UAVaid Briefs Mauritanianian Ambassador
UAVaid co-founder, Daniel Ronen, was honoured to have the recent opportunity to brief H.E. Mr. Mohamed Yahya Ould Sidi Haiba, Charge d' Affaires of Mauritania to the UK. Meeting at the Mauritanian embassy in London, they discussed the opportunity for UAV technology...
Drones in Humanitarian Action – Humanitarian Crises (FSD Report)
The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) has published a report on the use of Drones in Humanitarian Action – a guide to the use of airborne systems in humanitarian crises.
UAVaid Philippines Ambassador Meeting
Daniel Ronen meets Philippines Ambassador to London, to discuss UAV developments.
From killing machines to agents of hope: the future of drones in Africa
An article in The Guardian newspaper about the application of UAV technology originally developed for military purposes, being used for healthcare and civil purposes, with Africa pioneering the lead in application. Click here for the link to the article.
Drones in Humanitarian Action – A survey on perceptions and applications
A report on attitudes to the use of civil UAV’s. Published by FSD, in Switzerland, 6 Sept 2016.