In a significant advancement for Canada’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) sector, Volatus Aerospace Inc. recently received a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada, enabling scalable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations using integrated radar and airspace management technologies. The milestone marks a major step toward enabling widespread autonomous drone-in-a-box networks, environmental surveillance and critical infrastructure monitoring across the country.Unlocking the drone-as-a-service marketAdvertisementVolatus’ BVLOS operations, now powered by MatrixSpace’s compact radar technology, are fully integrated via Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS Terminal platform and supported by Volatus’ proprietary remote-Operations Control Center. And unlike conventional radar systems, MatrixSpace’s next-gen radar is lightweight, low-power and capable of detecting non-cooperative air traffic – a critical need for real-time airspace deconfliction in autonomous BVLOS missions. Combined with Kongsberg’s IRIS platform, which provides real-time airspace awareness and traffic management, the system allows Volatus to deliver automated, safe and reliable drone operations at scale.The SFOC approval lays the groundwork for applications that include:Drone-in-a-box networks for industrial inspection and perimeter surveillanceDistributed wide-area monitoring across sectors like forestry, energy, utilities and telecomHigh-altitude, long-duration autonomous missions for wildfire detection and environmental oversightSubscription-based commercial drone services, with integrated detect-and-avoid capabilitiesStrategic technology integration for industry-grade automationVolatus’ operational backbone leverages real-time radar processing, multi-mission flight planning and live telemetry to manage fleets from a central command system. For Canadian OEMs and systems integrators, the move presents new opportunities to build sensors, launch mechanisms and AI-based decision engines that can integrate with Volatus’ expanding drone ecosystem. (ICE TORONTO)

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