Teal Drones now supports multi-drone mapping for tactical missions

Military-grade drone company Teal Drones says it has partnered with defense tech specialist Reveal Technology on mapping software that automatically combines imagery from multiple drones to produce high-fidelity 3D maps.

This partnership matters because military tactical teams’ ability to quickly produce accurate maps of areas targeted for military operations can mean the difference between mission success or failure. As part of this collab, Reveal’s “Farsight” mapping software was recently demonstrated to US Army Special Operations Command in North Carolina.

A division of Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones launched the 4-Ship multi-drone system in June to enable a single operator to simultaneously control up to four of its Golden Eagle drones. While 4-Ship allows for instant and ongoing 360-degree surveillance of a target, Farsight gives military teams near-real-time access to detailed 3D maps of a target area that can be overlaid with:

• Line-of-sight…