Topcon agreement for fixed/rotary-wing UAS solutions

Topcon Positioning Group has confirmed continuation of its agreement with MAVinci, an Intel company, to supply customers with the Sirius Pro fixed-wing unmanned aerial system, following the purchase of MAVinci by Intel. “Topcon will continue to provide excellent sales and support for our fixed-wing UAS offering,” says Charles Rihner, vice president of the Topcon GeoPositioning Solutions Group. “This partnership is a great extension of our work with Intel on the rotary-wing Intel Falcon 8+ System and w

December 20, 2016 Read time: 1 min

468 Topcon Positioning Group has confirmed continuation of its agreement with MAVinci, an Intel company, to supply customers with the Sirius Pro fixed-wing unmanned aerial system, following the purchase of MAVinci by Intel.

“Topcon will continue to provide excellent sales and support for our fixed-wing UAS offering,” says Charles Rihner, vice president of the Topcon GeoPositioning Solutions Group.

“This partnership is a great extension of our work with Intel on the rotary-wing Intel Falcon 8+ System and we look forward to more success with the fixed-wing Sirius Pro relationship as well.

“Our focus remains on strongly supporting current customers and further growing the global UAS markets.”

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