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Global Drone Services Provider
Aerodyne, which received RM20 million investment capital from the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) via the latter’s wholly-owned VentureTECH Sdn Bhd, is now the world’s third-best drone services firm.


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Aerodyne Group targets 10pc market share in global drone services
By Ayisy Yusof - November 8, 2021 @ 8:49am



Aerodyne Group, Malaysia’s drone specialist, aims to secure about 10 per cent of the global market share for drone services as the sector is likely to hit a US$60 billion (RM249.21 billion) in size by 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR: Aerodyne Group, Malaysia's drone specialist, aims to secure about 10 per cent of the global market share for drone services as the sector is likely to hit a US$60 billion (RM249.21 billion) in size by 2030.

Founder and group chief executive officer Kamarul A Muhamed said the drone services industry is growing at about 51 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

"The industry is very competitive and is very much tech-driven. Our key focus is in research and design (R&D) and to continue expanding our market footprint globally," he told the New Straits Times recently.

Kamarul said Aerodyne Group has a presence in 35 countries with regional headquarters in 12 countries globally while reinforcing its leading position as the world's drone services company.

"With persistence, supported by our world-class team, we are determined to achieve our vision," he said.

Meanwhile, he said the industry (drone, data and digital transformation) is expected to collectively contribute RM50 billion to Malaysia gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 while creating 100,000 jobs.

Kamarul said the adoption of drones had been steadily increasing over the years due to technology awareness and its proven ability to provide solutions that make business sense.

"Disruptive solutions are faster, better, cheaper and safer than the one that it replaces," he said.

Kamarul said the agriculture sector is leading the demand for drones and robotics technology mainly due to the acute shortage of labour as the pandemic disrupted the supply," he said.

Higher productivity and sustainability have been among the main elements in national plans and agricultural policies to strengthen Malaysia's food security, according to Economic Outlook 2022.

The report highlighted that Malaysia had been a net importer of food for many years, resulting in a growing food trade deficit from RM1.1 billion in 1990 to RM21.7 billion in 2020.

The main contributors to the 2020 deficit were cereals, cereal preparation representing 22.8 per cent, vegetables (18.9 per cent) and animals feed (17 per cent).

Kamarul said Malaysia is currently facing a food security crisis as the country imported over RM50 billion annually, equivalent to about RM1 billion on average for every week.

"It is the right time for Malaysia to shift from cheap labour strategy to high technology. A drone is one proven technology not just for mechanisation but also precision agriculture," he said.

Using drones and robotics technology would promote more sustainable farming and reduce dependence on manual labour for specific tasks.

This is one of the highlights for Malaysia to achieve sustainability across its agriculture sector to boost its food security.

Kamarul said Malaysia is one of the most advanced and pioneering countries to adopt drones technology.

He said some of Aerodyne Group's top drone-based solutions - critical assets management solutions for powerline, telecommunications, security, geospatial intelligence - were developed in Malaysia since 2016 and exported to over 30 countries globally.

"With the advent of fast and powerful 5G and cloud infrastructure, next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) driven swarm intelligence systems are currently being developed by Aerodyne in Malaysia.

"This will drive the digital economy in Malaysia even further while across key industries from agriculture to security, asset management (telco, power, oil and gas, renewables, highways, ports) and even security and surveillance," he said.

Kamarul said Aerodyne Group is focused on developing the next generation drone technology-driven via the AI-driven swarm intelligence platform, which is currently being tested.

"There are also many other groundbreaking data solutions that we put under close-wrap at the moment.

"Suffice to say, the future of the industry is in advanced data intelligence," he said.

Kamarul said Aerodyne is building a team of 500 AI engineers and data scientists over the next 24 months to propel the company to the next level of growth and global competitiveness.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021...drone-services