ATTRIBUTES OF THE Z1
Another plus of their working group is their vendors and service partners . “ We consider the vendors and service partners a part of our overarching team .” He said for that reason , they are highly curated . They want to optimize their system so that everything comes together for the “ right product .” They “ heavily rely on them to bring it together in a new way ,” he added . Service partners can provide engineering , testing , and development . They are also working to develop autonomous software with one of their partners .
He said , “ We don ’ t need another product in this industry just to have it , but the Z1 is not just another UAS . It ’ s a different way to look at the whole feature set ; the mission of tomorrow built this UAS .”
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RELIABILITY
ATTRIBUTES OF THE Z1
– They are creating a UAS that is a highly reliable tool , and reliability is a big part of the design .
MASS MANUFACTURING
– This UAS has been designed for manufacturing . Instead of making one or two models , they could manufacture thousands .
MODULARITY IN ARCHITECTURE AND OPERATIONS
– The entire aircraft can be assembled in minutes . They are creating airframe and payload modules with plug-and-play features .