based Bathawk Recon, a UAV Anti Poaching
surveillance company has launched its second trial in the Selous Game
Reserve using a French made Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
The main participants in the initiative are MANTRA Tanzania ,Tanzania National Parks and the Tanzania Civil aviation Authority.
The main participants in the initiative are MANTRA Tanzania ,Tanzania National Parks and the Tanzania Civil aviation Authority.
Participants in the launch of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
at the Selous Game Reserve.
According to a Press statement by Bathawk Recon
the trials began on January 5 this year where the French made DT 26
was tested for sound or audibility level during an operation whereby it
was tested on different heights starting from 150 meters to 500
meters.
It was also tested to see if it can carry out its missions in the harsh environments of Tanzania and Africa at large .
A visual test was also conducted to see if the DT 26 could see and detect humans, vehicles and even camp fires.
The DT 26 launched three flight operations, two during the day and one during the night where it spotted vehicle and humans.
This trial was witnessed by captain Kintu Newa TCAA’s senior flight operations inspector; Onesmo Agustine from the TPSF ; major Elgious Xavery Mwanisawa of Tanzania Peoples Defense Forces headquarters- as project officer; Joseph France, a park warden protection officer for TANAPA.
It was also tested to see if it can carry out its missions in the harsh environments of Tanzania and Africa at large .
A visual test was also conducted to see if the DT 26 could see and detect humans, vehicles and even camp fires.
The DT 26 launched three flight operations, two during the day and one during the night where it spotted vehicle and humans.
This trial was witnessed by captain Kintu Newa TCAA’s senior flight operations inspector; Onesmo Agustine from the TPSF ; major Elgious Xavery Mwanisawa of Tanzania Peoples Defense Forces headquarters- as project officer; Joseph France, a park warden protection officer for TANAPA.
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