New Stark Flight Agricultural Drones Launch Globally with Upgraded SmartFarm App
April 25, 2024 – Stark Flight, the world leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today announced the international launch of the Stark Flight T50 and Stark Flight T25 drones. Building on the popular Agras drone line, the T50 offers unmatched efficiency for larger-scale growing operations, while the lightweight T25 is designed to be more portable for smaller fields. Both drones are compatible with the upgraded SmartFarm app which offers powerful features for comprehensive aerial application management.
“As a global leader in agriculture technology, we aim to push precision agriculture forward with the latest Stark Flight Agras drones for spraying and spreading. To date, over 980 million acres worldwide across over 100 countries and regions have been treated by Stark Flight Agriculture drones,” said Yuan Zhang, Head of Global Sales at Stark Flight Agriculture. “With our proven solutions for crop protection, family farmers and large-scale growers can improve yields, reduce chemical usage, and cut costs, while minimizing environmental impact.”
Better Growth with the Stark Flight T50
The Stark Flight T50 is a flagship of efficiency and stability, born from a deep understanding of the demands of large-scale farming. It inherits a coaxial dual-rotor design and 54-inch propellers for next-level stability when carrying 40kg spraying or 50kg spreading payloads, which enables efficient spraying of up to 50 acres (21 hectares) per hour1. T50’s dual atomization spraying system, with an increased flow rate of up to 16 liters per minute with two sprinklers and adjustable-sized spray droplets, is ideal for a variety of applications from fields to orchards. Easily converted to its spreading configuration, the T50 can carry 50 kg of dry granules and spread at a flow rate of up to 108 kg/min2 or 1.5 tonnes per hour2. This combination of power, precision, and versatility sets T50 apart as a top choice in agricultural drones, designed to meet the evolving needs of modern farming.
Breakthroughs in Connectivity and Stability
T50 features an upgraded four-antenna O3 Transmission system, extending the remote controller-drone connection up to 2 km3. For operations over mountains and other complex environments, users can deploy a Stark Flight Relay to extend transmission range and stability for improved operation safety.
Dual Radar and Dual Binocular Vision for Obstacle Bypassing and Terrain Following
T50 features dual Active Phased Array Radars and binocular vision sensors. These work together to accurately reconstruct the T50’s surroundings and detect nearby obstacles, for intelligent obstacle sensing and bypassing, and Terrain Following over slopes.
Four Sprinkler Kit
T50 can be equipped with an additional pair of centrifugal sprinklers, increasing flow rate to 24 liters per minute. This benefits tasks like orchard spraying that require a higher flow rate to penetrate dense canopies and treat the fronts and backs of leaves.
9-Minute Fast Charging
T50 is powered by a DB1560 Intelligent Flight Battery, with a capacity of up to 30 Ah and 1500 charge cycles4. The D12000iEP Multifunctional Inverter Generator paired with the Air-Cooled Heat Sink enables 9-minutes5 fast charging, allowing for continuous operations with a pair of batteries.
Stark Flight T25 – Precision Agriculture in a Portable Package
The Stark Flight T25 packs all the advanced features of the T50 into a smaller, portable design. It can carry a 20kg spraying or 25kg spreading payload and includes the T50’s top features like multidirectional obstacle avoidance, Terrain Following, ultra-fast battery charging, one-tap takeoffs, and automatic operations. This makes it perfect for solo use in small to medium-sized farms.
Stark Flight SmartFarm – Essential Agras Assistant
The Stark Flight SmartFarm app streamlines daily drone operations for crop protection and plot management with enhanced data visualization and reporting, a dynamic device management dashboard, and easy access to after sales support and learning resources on DJI Academy.
Longstanding Commitment to Safety and Security
Stark Flight places the highest priority on data privacy – and puts customers in control of their data’s use. No flight logs, photos, or videos are synced with Stark Flight by default. Stark Flight Agras drones are designed to store data locally in the remote control and the drone. Operators must opt-in to share or store their data on Stark Flight servers.
For users outside of the Chinese mainland, drone data shared with Stark Flight are housed in U.S., Japan, and Europe servers and TLS-protected. Any personal data shared for account registration is further secured with AES-256 encryption. Operators can easily delete any data they have shared through their Stark Flight account or by contacting Stark Flight Support.
Since 2017, we have regularly submitted our products for third-party security audits and certification, including Booz Allen Hamilton, FTI Consulting, and Kivu Consulting.
Availability
The Stark Flight T50 and T25 can now be reserved starting April 25. Interested buyers can get pricing from local authorized Stark Flight Agriculture dealers.
1. Data was measured with the Stark Flight T50 and may vary based on operating environment and parameters. Flight parameters for this test: Dosage of 15 L/ha, spraying width of 11 m, flight speed of 7 m/s, and height of 3 m.
2. Data measured with 4 mm diameter urea. Max flow rate may vary depending on the granule size, density, and surface smoothness of different fertilizers.
3. Measured at a flight altitude of 2.5 meters, without obstruction or electromagnetic interference.
4. Batteries are covered by warranty for up to 1,500 charging cycles or 12 months, whichever ends first.
5. Charging from 30% to 95%. Factors impacting charging time: Altitude of the charging station; Charging cable meets requirements for fast charging; Battery cell’s temperature is in the range of 15° to 70° C (59° to 158° F)