Mission reports
straight from the field

This video features our versatile heavy-lift drone platforms, the H4C (coming DEC. 2026) integrated with Sentera’s 65R high-accuracy RGB, 6x multispectral, and SPH’s Magnimbus magnetometer. At the end of our campaign, we took our flagship H6 Electric with the SPH EchoSounder ECT 400S sonar for a spin to fight the high 30+ mph sustained winds and choppy surf to collect coastal subsurface point cloud data.

These combinations are ideal for agriculture, subsurface coastal environment monitoring, construction site mapping, and other data-intensive aerial operations.

At Harris Aerial, we're obsessed with building the most reliable and versatile heavy-lift drones that make advanced sensor payloads like Sentera and SPH Engineering fly better and longer.

Shoutout to the @SenteraUS and @sphengineering teams for the great collaboration!

👇 What kind of sensor payloads or integrations are you running (or looking for) on your drone operations?

#Drones #UAV #HeavyLiftDrones #Sentera #SPHEngineering #PrecisionAgriculture #Multispectral #DroneIntegration #AerialData #HarrisAerial #uas #sensors #drone

We’re partnering with Sentera Sensor to put their cutting-edge 65R high-resolution RGB sensor through its paces. This beast delivers 65MP global shutter imagery (9344x7000 resolution), ultra-sharp 0.45cm/pixel GSD, exceptional color accuracy, and seamless RTK integration—perfect for precision mapping and survey-grade data.

We mounted the 65R on our prototype H4C drone (heavy-lift champ with up to 4kg payload and 50+ min flight times) and headed to the stunning Jupiter Inlet, FL for real-world testing. The coastal dynamics, inlet channels, and surrounding waterways provided a challenging environment (30+ mph sustained winds) to capture detailed aerial RGB imagery and evaluate H4C flight performance.

#dronemaxxing #mapping #suverying #inlet #coastal #H4C #Sentera #unboxing #boxing #prototype #drone #dronestagram #uav #suas #engineering

Recent flight operations over the Jupiter Inlet in Florida, using our H4C heavy-lift quadcopter platform, demonstrated the Sentera 6X multispectral sensor’s capabilities in a coastal environment.

Key highlight: seamless integration with the 65R high-resolution payload via Smart Dovetail mount—tool-free swap in seconds, secure mechanical and electrical connectivity, enabling rapid transitions between multispectral and other payloads with minimal downtime.

Delivers synchronized high-res RGB + 5-band multispectral imagery at ~3 cm GSD, fully stabilized and geo-referenced for precise analysis.

Every H4C prototype iteration continues to prove its value for heavy-lift UAV missions requiring field-reliability, heavy payload flexibility, and easy one-operator transport ahead of its Q4 2026 release.

#MultispectralImaging #DroneMapping #PrecisionAgriculture #HarrisAerial #Sentera6X

We recently spent time at the RIEGL USA calibration field collecting high-quality data with two powerhouse systems on our Carrier H6E heavy-lift drone platform:

miniVUX-3UAV-SYS – lightweight precision for detailed UAV scanning
VUX-120²³-SYS – high-density corridor & wide-FoV performance

Then we capped the day with an exciting test flight of RIEGL's newly launched VUX-820-G topo-bathymetric LiDAR – bringing bathymetric capability to drone platforms under 55lbs.

Huge thanks to the RIEGL team for the collaboration, expertise, and shared passion for advancing aerial surveying. Moments like these remind us why we're obsessed with building the most capable, reliable drone systems on the market.

What topo-bathymetric or high-density LiDAR projects are on your radar? Let us know in the comments

#LiDAR #UAV #DroneMapping #BathymetricLiDAR #RIEGL #HarrisAerial #AerialSurvey #Geospatial #RemoteSensing

This is a quick video demonstrating our integration with the Hyspex Mjolnir V-1240 integrated on our Carrier HX8 drone. It demonstrates how to start the sensor using Hyspex Air and flight planning using HA Ground Control.

In this integration, both drone and sensor are integrated with the same IP radio, so we are able to monitor both the sensor and use HA Ground Control at the same time on our C-GCS ground control station.