First Plant to Manufacture Civilian Drones Inaugurated in Eastern Iran
These drones help the reduction of 90% of water consumption and 30% of pesticide or solution consumption in agriculture, Mehdi Qaranli said.
He added that the homemade civilian drone’s price is 25% cheaper than the foreign samples.
The official noted that Simorq-S20 is an unmanned vehicle applicable in the field of agriculture and has been designed and manufactured upon an initiative by the expert engineers of a knowledge-based company based in Mashhad, Khorassan Razavi province.
He added the CAO has banned and restricted the import of various types of civilian drones into the country aimed at supporting the domestic knowledge-based companies active in the field of making civilian drones.
In a relevant development in September, specialists at an Iranian knowledge-based firm had also succeeded in manufacturing a new type of drone which can be used for mapping and protecting the forests.
“These products, which are designed and commercialized under the name of Kohenz E1 and X1, have special advantages like accuracy in aerial imaging and they are presented at reasonable prices,” said Mohammad Hassan Hejrat, the managing-director of the knowledge-based company.
He underlined the increasing demand in the market for drones and the growing trend of using flying devices at the international level, and said, “Our main focus is on the civilian field, specifically mapping and aerial surveillance, and monitoring the energy and oil lines, environment, agricultural fields and forests.”
Hejrat explained that the Swedish and Swiss companies are widely active in the world in production of fixed-wing drones, saying, “Our product is also fully smart and automatic, and can be launched with a launcher for far-fetched areas and can land with an umbrella which significantly increases the safety of the drone.”
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