NeonTech Officially Enters Drone Cargo Transport Market... 98% Success Rate in Delivery Missions

Official Certification Test Conducted by KTL... First Performance Verification for Commercialization
Promoting Verification Above 40kg and Fostering Growth Engines for New Drone Business

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] NeonTech is promoting verification for commercialization after developing the ND-840z model, a heavy-duty drone capable of carrying 40Kg.

NeonTech announced on the 21st that it achieved the first official certification test in Korea for a drone company by carrying over 10kg of cargo including mission equipment and flying approximately 20km for the initial performance verification.

The domestic drone market has remained at a low weight level of carrying cargo under 5kg including mission equipment, with short-distance flights of about 2 to 5km. NeonTech’s Drone Business Division succeeded in flying about 20km through an official certification test conducted at the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) on the 7th of last month. KTL is a public institution under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and is the only domestic public organization that officially certifies technological innovation achievements such as drone flight performance.

NeonTech’s Drone Business Division aims to conduct more than 1,000 demonstration flights to verify flight stability. So far, about 40% of the total demonstration flights have been completed. They proved flight safety by achieving a delivery mission success rate of over 98%. By improving the design considering aerodynamics, the drone’s size was minimized, and it was developed to automatically return without separate operation even in various emergency situations.

They obtained the essential safety certification from the Aviation Safety Technology Institute in January to operate drones with a maximum takeoff weight of over 25kg, as required by the Aviation Safety Act. This year, they plan to acquire safety flight distance certification through official certification tests for cargo weights over 40kg.

As a specialized manufacturer of semiconductor and automation equipment, they supply equipment to Samsung, LG, and Hynix. Through the success of heavy-duty drone flights for cargo transport, they plan to focus on fostering the drone business as a new growth engine.

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