Delair, Egis and Alicorne have carried out a nighttime beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) trial in France.
The 9 June trial tested the use of long-range drones operating at night for monitoring and risk detection purposes along the A88 motorway. This was the first time such an operation has been conducted in France.
Two 2-hour experimental flights were conducted both during the day and at night, under live traffic conditions and based on real-life operational scenarios, along sections of the 45 km A88 motorway. During each mission, the Delair DT46 vertical take-off drone covered 120 kilometres. Data was transmitted in real time to the A88 motorway control centre based in Fontenai-sur-Orne.
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