2 February 2021
Flylogix, the full-service unmanned aviation company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Oil Spill Response Ltd., the global leader in spill response services, to develop enhanced response techniques using long-range unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
The two-year development agreement will explore the benefits of using long-range UAS – operating beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) – for spill identification, quantification and monitoring. This comes at a time when service providers, and their customers, are increasingly looking to reduce the movement of people and their offshore-related risk exposure – a situation magnified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In consultation with the energy sector and other key stakeholders, including maritime search and rescue organisations, the partnership will develop ways to support effective interoperability between manned and unmanned assets.