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Sky Drone Mk1v2 - What's new!

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Sky Drone Mk1v2 - What's new!

The Sky Drone Mk1 has recently received an update. It is now available as Sky Drone Mk1v2 - our world-leading 5G-connected drone.  Major Improvements Easy SIM Card Access. This was one of the most often requested changes of our first version Sky Drone Mk1 where it was required to remove the top cover in order to replace the SIM card. While one does usually not change the SIM card when the drone is in production use - during initial setup and testing a SIM card change is being done more often. Now, the SIM card can be easily swapped from the back of the drone...

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Sky Drone Mk1 now available for Pre-Order

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Sky Drone Mk1 now available for Pre-Order

Sky Drone has just launched public pre-order of Sky Drone Mk1 - the world's first 5G-connected ready-to-fly drone! Sky Drone Mk1 (Pre-Order) page with tech specsReady-to-Fly 4G/5G Connected DroneSky Drone Mk1 is the first Ready-to-Fly (RTF) drone that is exclusively 4G/5G connected. The drone is being controlled via a ground control station like Mission Planner or QGroundControl.Made for BVLOSSky Drone Mk1 has been built for true BVLOS flight operations. No traditional radio controller is needed for takeoff, landing and in-flight control. All drone commands are sent via 4G/5G connection from the ground control station to the drone and vice versa. The...

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MAVLink Mode vs. Raw Mode for BVLOS Command & Control Explained

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MAVLink Mode vs. Raw Mode for BVLOS Command & Control Explained

Sky Drone has always been about connectivity. To be able to remotely control drones from anywhere in the world, was always a main goal for us and is a key feature for truly autonomously operating unmanned air/ground/surface vehicles. Reliable BVLOS operation of such vehicles is required for almost any use case in that field. Sky Drone FPV 3, Sky Drone Link 3 and older legacy products that run the latest firmware, have the "MAVLink Mode" option available. MAVLink Mode Explained First off, a bit of background about MAVLink: "MAVLink or Micro Air Vehicle Link is a protocol for communicating with small unmanned vehicle. It is designed...

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Droniq and Sky Drone make BVLOS Drone Flights with Real-time Command & Control possible

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Droniq and Sky Drone make BVLOS Drone Flights with Real-time Command & Control possible

Strategic partnership between Droniq and Sky Drone provides the German drone market with regulated and licensed command & control technology for BVLOS flights of industrial, commercial and governmental use. FRANKFURT, 16th JUNE 2020 – Frankfurt-based Droniq and Sky Drone have entered into a strategic partnership that allows Droniq to use Sky Drone’s unique technology for controlling UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) remotely in real-time and without any limitation in range. Based on this technology Droniq will offer a complete hardware package for locating, controlling and transmitting data of drones during BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) flights. This technology is part...

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