UAE firm ADASI has entered an agreement with Switzerland’s SwissDrones, allowing it to integrate payloads on the Swiss firm’s SDO-50V2 drone.

UAE firm ADASI has entered an agreement with Switzerland’s SwissDrones, allowing it to integrate payloads on the Swiss firm’s SDO-50V2 drone.

The deal will also give ADASI exclusive sales rights for the SDO-50V2 in the UAE, the two companies say in a joint statement.

ADASI is a unit of UAE defence and aerospace conglomerate Edge. It is envisaged that the SDO-5V2 will serve in a surveying role in sectors such as oil and gas and infrastructure.

“We are delighted to enter into this partnership with SwissDrones, and to be able to exclusively promote the small drone within the UAE,” says Ali Al Yafei, chief executive of ADASI.

“We see this as an opportunity to continue employing the latest technologies to give our customers the edge, and ensure that our partners excel in their field.”