New Orleans, LA — Each day the skies become more crowded with the drones of FAA-approved commercial operators. In this risk-laden industry of saturated with young corporations most carve out their niche and remain there. Pentagon Performance does not.
An FAA-approved commercial operator of Unmanned Aircraft, Pentagon Performance, Inc. (PPI) completes all of the standard industry services, including precision agriculture surveys and aerial photography, however that is where all similarities with their competitors end.
“We provide the full spectrum of UAS services and solutions,” said PPI CEO Anthony La Sure. “Our goal is to create customized and all-encompassing solutions that cover all the bases. We have vehicles ranging from small rotorcraft to 30ft wingspan airplanes. We’ve left no stone unturned.
Indeed, they haven’t. Seeking to compete for and complete any conceivable mission, PPI operates three vehicles, a small multirotor and fixed-wing, both with endurances exceeding an hour, and a two passenger airplane outfitted for unmanned flight that can fly for 14 hours.
Beyond flight operations PPI also offers a full training curriculum and certification program for UAS, secure fixed and mobile satellite communications services, data management, and a one-of-a-kind mobile ground control station (GCS).
“We weren’t satisfied with only flying, we want to provide the entire solution and help the industry grow and evolve. That’s where our universal cockpit came into play.”
Resembling something from a science fiction novel, Pentagon’s universal cockpit is a GCS and training simulator that allows for comfortable, mobile operations for long endurance operations for up to 24 hours. It fully immerses the pilot in the mission, placing all the real-time data needed at the operator’s fingertips.
“It definitely drives the most traffic to our booth here at AUVSI,” La Sure said. “ The cockpit is something people simply haven’t seen before, and provides a level of comfort and immersion unseen up until now. But it’s bigger than that. It embodies our mission at PPI. Revolutionizing UAS operations through robust, all-encompassing services that innovate and push the industry further.”
If innovation is PPI’s goal, they’ve certainly succeeded thus far.
