HANGAR TALK
Rotor Technologies and Ag-Nav Bring Automated Aerial Application to Helicopters
Rotor Technologies Inc., is partnering with Ag-Nav Inc. to bring automated aerial application to the Sprayhawk unmanned helicopter.
The two companies have demonstrated an
integrated automated
application system that allows users to fly Rotor’s Sprayhawk agricultural UAV, a 110-gallon capacity unmanned Robinson helicopter, using Ag-Nav’s Guia Platinum navigation.
Ag-Nav will be the exclusive provider of
agricultural navigation solutions on
Rotor’s 2025 model-year Sprayhawk. Sprayhawks will be equipped with AG- NAV’s advanced navigation and flow control technology as standard, including variable rate spray control equipment onboard and a Guia Platinum navigation terminal in the ground control station.
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“The integration of Ag-Nav systems into
the agriculture
Sprayhawk to
our brings aerial precision application
customers,” said Rotor Product Manager Charlotte Keys. “With access to Ag-Nav’s industry-leading navigation and mission management systems, Sprayhawk operators will be able to seamlessly manage their jobs and workflows, perform in-flight spray controls just like in their manned aircraft, and optimize efficiency with precision flow control.”
The partnership will give Sprayhawk operators access to Ag-Nav’s advanced mission planning software called AgMission. AgMission enables sprayers to create safe and efficient spray patterns for any type of field, input custom settings to build operations to their specific needs, and use advanced data analysis on past jobs and spray routes.
This collaboration is a significant step forward in supporting aerial applicators with their precision agriculture needs.
“At Ag-Nav our mission is to always innovate as well as focus on pilot safety,” said Ag-Nav’s Landon Ramirez. “So when we heard what Rotor was doing, we were really excited to work with them to further improve pilot safety as well as revolutionize the aerial application industry.”
The 2025 model-year Sprayhawk is currently open for preorders for customers in the U.S. and Brazil for delivery in the second half of 2025.
Rotor and Ag-Nav displayed at the NAAA convention in Fort Worth in November 2024.
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