A Drone Has Just Been Built For Surveillance And Security Of The Amazon, Oil Platforms And Brazilian Borders

Specifically In The Oil And Gas Sector, The Atobá Drone Can Be Used For Aerial Control And Surveillance Of The Entire Oil Platform Complex.

Specialized In The Drone Segment, The National Company Stella Tecnologia Developed The Atobá, A Remotely Piloted Vehicle. It Is A Strategic Drone Developed In Brazil For The Purposes Of Surveillance And Security Of The Amazon, Oil Platforms, And Brazilian Borders. Government Prepares Oil Auction In The Blue Amazon

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With This Launch, Brazil Joins An Exclusive Group Of Large Drone Manufacturers, Such As Iran, China, The USA, And The United Arab Emirates. The Vehicle Is Scheduled To Serve The Defense And Security Segments In Both National And International Markets.

One Of The Founders And CEO Of Stella Tecnologia, Gilberto Buffara Jr., States That There Are Several Commercial Focuses Being Addressed By The Company’s Marketing Department “The Advantages Of Using Drones In Military Operations Have Been Attracting Increasing Attention From Various Countries. We Still Have A Long Way To Go, Presenting The Aircraft To Our Clients And From This Success, Which I Believe We Will Have, Expanding The Business Beyond Brazil. But First, We Will Focus Right Here In Our Market, Which Is Immense. There Is Much To Be Done, Including Installing New Software, According To The Necessary Use.”

He Also Says That There Is A Broad Market For Companies In Brazil: “Specifically In The Oil And Gas Sector, It Can Be Used For Aerial Control And Surveillance Of The Entire Oil Platform Complex. Not Only In The Campos Basin But In Santos And Even Espírito Santo. Having A Live Quality Assessment Can Be Essential For The Land Stations And For The Safety Of The Platform Itself.”

About Atobá – The Largest Drone Built In Brazil

The Inaugural Flight Of The Remotely Piloted Vehicle Took Place On July 20, The Anniversary Of Alberto Santos Dumont, A Pioneer Of Brazilian Aviation, And It Was A Success. The Stability And Predictability Of The Aircraft To Commands Were Excellent, Meeting All Technical And Safety Requirements. “We Were Impressed With The Stability And Behavior Of The Aircraft During Flight Simulations. We Were Certain Of This Performance, As It Took Years Of Work On This Brazilian Project. We Are Proud,” Said Entrepreneur Gilberto Buffara Jr., One Of The Owners Of Stella Tecnologia.

The Atobá Drone Was Born As An Economically Viable Alternative And Out Of The Need For A Solution In This Strategic Area – MALE UAV (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance), And Capitalizes On Experience Accumulated Since 2004 In The Development Of This Type Of Technology By Team Members, Including Students From The Federal University Of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ.

The Largest UAV In The Southern Hemisphere – The Atobá, Has National Technology And A Range Of 250 Km And Flight Autonomy Of 28 Hours. The Aircraft Has A Wingspan Of 11 Meters And A Load Capacity Of 70 Kg, Allowing For Various Applications, Both In The Civil And Military Segments.

To Take Off And Land, The Remotely Piloted Vehicle Requires Only A 400-Meter Runway. In Addition To Easy Transport, The Drone Features A Simplified Assembly And Disassembly System.

Extremely Versatile, The Atobá Is A Powerful And Effective Tool For Monitoring Our Oceanic Strip And Land Borders, In Addition To Providing Assistance In Public Safety And Surveillance And Security Of Major Events. “We Want To Establish Strong Partnerships With Our Armed Forces And Public Security In Surveillance And Protection Projects For Our Borders And Security Operations. We Believe We Have Much To Contribute To Our Country,” Said The CEO Of Stella Tecnologia.

The Drone Is Seen As Strategic For The Armed Forces, As The National Process In The Development Of The Atobá Presents A Lower Cost And Can Generate Jobs In The Country. In Addition, It Offers Operational Persistence Over A Given Area For An Extended Period Of Time, Flight Autonomy, And The Capability To Conduct Remote Operations. The Atobá Was Developed To Match Or Exceed Vehicles Of The Same Class In The International Market.

Regarding The Product Certification, Stella Develops Its Systems Based On Brazilian Standards And The NATO Standardization Agreement (Stanag) Related To The Development And Implementation Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Stella Tecnologia Is A Company Accredited By The Ministry Of Defense As An EED (Strategic Defense Company) And Was Founded In 2015 By Eudes De Orleans And Bragança And Gilberto Buffara Jr. Eudes Was An Officer In The Brazilian Navy And A Submariner, As Well As A Director And Board Member Of Various Companies In Brazil And Abroad. Gilberto Is The Founder Of A Pioneer Company In Brazil In The UAV Sector. He Made The First Contract For The Sale Of UAVs To The Brazilian Armed Forces And Equipped The First Battalion Of The Navy. Stella Tecnologia Was Founded With The Aim Of Developing Critical Technologies In The UAV Area And Always In Markets Where There Were No National Similars.