DDC restarts ISC contract for heavy lift Condor drone
DDC will restart the operation, testing, and evaluation of the capabilities of the Condor drone solution.
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has restarted the execution of the contract with the Canadian government to operate and evaluate the heavy-lift Condor remote piloted aircraft, the largest drone currently being developed by DDC.
The contract, initially announced in March 2023, with a value up to approximately $1.2 million is with the Canadian government’s Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) programme.
“The company has prepared a second Condor to continue with the execution of the contract. DDC has completed the investigation of the incident with the first Condor and has made the required adjustments and improvements to the second Condor to improve overall reliability and flight performance,” said the official release.
Under the terms of the contract, DDC will restart the operation, testing, and evaluation of the capabilities of the Condor drone solution. The contract consists of three phases - short-range flights, long-range endurance flights and extreme environmental testing.
“We look forward to once again displaying the full capabilities of the improved Condor and to potentially offer the Condor platform to all interested government of Canada parties” says Steve Magirias, CEO, DDC. “The DDC team has worked diligently to make the necessary improvements to the Condor in order to restart the execution of this important contract for DDC.”
Subject to all required regulatory approvals, the increased size and payload capacity of Condor is expected to unlock a significant number of new potential use case opportunities including in sectors such as mining, oil and gas, inspection, and emergency preparedness, the release added.
