National Highways were aware that to continue all of the vital work across their network, they needed to unlock the full benefits of drones - by achieving BVLOS drone operations. With the regulatory landscape advancing and the UK experiencing increased numbers of BVLOS UAS approvals, they required a clear route forward to reaching BVLOS.

Realising the capabilities of drones at scale in the UK holds immense challenges and cost implications, with several public sectors addressing parallel challenges, focusing on their own specific goals. It’s because of the scale of this challenge that coordinated efforts are so vital - avoiding duplication and maximising investment of limited public resources, scaling impactful capabilities sooner.

BT Business team required an external review of BT Compliance across multiple business streams, as part of ongoing risk management. They then needed the enhancement of their operational envelope by obtaining an Operational Authorisation (OA), to enable a suite of drone-related work.

In order to perform ‘drone swarm’ operations within UK airspace, any company such as our client Lumina requires an Operational Authorisation (OA). This is achieved through a successful operational risk assessment (safety case or ORA) application, submitted to and approved by the CAA - a process which is often complex and requires expert management, taking approx. six months.

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, staying at the forefront of innovation is crucial for organisations to maintain their operational efficiency and effectiveness. With Sellafield's current inspection fleet due to go out-of-service shortly, Sellafield require support in making an informed decision to select and procure the most suitable UAS that can provide equal or improved performance to their current fleet.

Distribution of medical equipment across the UK is challenging due to the varying geography of the UK landscape.

UK healthcare organisations have identified a potential route to overcome medical logistics challenges is to use drones, but do not a have a clear route to achieve this.

The Manx Wildlife identified they could be using drones to improve their conservations efforts but were unclear on the following questions:

How could Manx Wildlife Trust be using new drone solutions?

What are the best systems for me?

How can I integrate these successfully?

Having identified the need to conduct inspections over a long distance, Ajuno supported Network Rail by developing a comprehensive Operating Safety Case, enabling BVLOS with visual mitigation operations at scale across the network and unlocking benefits in efficiency, safety and cost.

In an era where data drives innovation, National Highways harnessed £60Bn worth of data, transforming it into actionable insights to revolutionise road safety and operational efficiency.