Skyfront Launches Water-Cooled Drone for DesertOperations

Skyfront Launches Water-Cooled Drone for DesertOperations

The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC is now available for operations in the hottest and most extreme environments globally, from the Australian Outback to the Arabian Desert

REDWOOD CITY, California, July 2024: Skyfront, the world’s leader in high endurance hybrid drones, today announced The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC, an upgraded drone with a water-cooled engine and heat tolerant avionics, is available to the market for desert operations.

The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC unlocks reliable drone operations in inhospitable deserts around the
world. Batteries in traditional battery-powered drones can degrade faster, reduce lifespan, and risk battery
fires in high temperature environments. Similarly, engines in air-cooled drones can overheat, and pistons
can seize in the cylinder risking engine failure. The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC solves these problems with
an upgraded water-cooled engine and heat tolerant avionics, enabling peace of mind for drone operators.

The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC is also proven to operate at density altitudes that are inoperable for
traditional multirotor drones, having been deployed in desert environments in the United States, carrying
heavy payloads during mid-day operations in 45°C (113°F) temperatures.

The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC solution enables high endurance defense and commercial applications in
austere environments. Skyfront’s solution enables improvised explosive device (IED), landmine, and
unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection. Skyfront’s solution also enables geophysical exploration, long
linear inspection of utilities, pipelines, oil, gas, and power transmission lines in extreme temperatures.
The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC is now available as a retrofittable upgrade to the popular Skyfront
Perimeter 8. The Skyfront Perimeter 8 is deployed by customers in over 30 countries, because it is the
highest endurance, payload and range hybrid gas-electric multicopter drone in the world, with proven
flight times over 5 hours. The Perimeter 8 can carry 5 kg (11 lb) for 2-3 hours and up to 10 kg (22 lb) for

up to one hour. The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC upgrades the Perimeter 8’s air-cooled engine to a water-
cooled engine and adds heat tolerant avionics for desert operations.

“Alchemy Analytics provides advanced unmanned geospatial solutions and services, and we’ve seen first-
hand The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC unlock reliable high endurance drone operations in the deserts of the

Middle East and enable peace of mind for drone operators,” said Conrad Wright, CEO of Alchemy
Analytics.

“Skyfront is excited to launch the first water-cooled hybrid-electric multirotor drone to be deployed in the
Middle East,” said Troy Mestler, CEO of Skyfront, “The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC is now available as a
retrofittable upgrade to existing customers, and as a new system to new customers.”
To contact Skyfront, email: [email protected]

About Skyfront:

Skyfront manufactures the highest endurance hybrid-electric multirotor drones in the world, with proven
flight times over 5 hours. Skyfront’s proprietary fuel-injected hybrid-electric power source converts
gasoline into electricity in flight, giving customers extreme endurance and redundant power. Customers
use the Perimeter 8 for missions worldwide including beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations because of
Skyfront’s extremely long flight times, communications range, safety, rapid deployment, and ease of use.

For more information, please visit www.skyfront.com


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