Meteorological Drones

Explore Black Swift Technologies’ SØ UAS, which provides cost-effective, autonomous storm data collection, advancing tropical cyclone research and improving forecasting in hazardous environments

NASA's Alta X quadcopter has completed testing in Montana for applications in micrometeorology using two sensors, a radiosonde and a LI-COR LI-560 Trisonica anemometer

AOML partnered with Black Swift Technologies, among other companies, to set new records in tropical cyclone research that enhances hurricane forecasting and understanding

LI-COR's TriSonica® Mini Wind and Weather Sensor was mounted on two UAVs and employed by the University of Kentucky to measure atmospheric boundary layer changes during a solar eclipse

Researchers from NOAA deployed Black Swift S0 drones during Hurricane Helene to gather key atmospheric data, enhancing the understanding of the storm's structure and aiding forecasting efforts

NOAA and Black Swift Technologies successfully deployed four Black Swift S0 drones into the heart of Hurricane Ernesto, setting new records in hurricane data collection and enhancing forecast accuracy

Platform Aerospace’s long-endurance UAS totaled more than 65 hours in the Arctic Circle to measure environmental conditions and validate aircraft icing detection systems & mitigation

Working with the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE), Meteomatics will install 30 of its autonomous weather drones, or "Meteodrones," across Norway to forecast weather accurately

Landing Zones Canada's rugged unmanned aircraft are powered by advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities