The Anafi USA joins the French armed forces

The French Armed Forces will be equipped with the micro-drone Anafi USA that Parrot will sell to the DGA. This is great news that cannot and must not go unnoticed.

The Anafi will be just one among hundreds of drone systems being added to the complex framework of equipment, adaptations and training of the pilots concerned.

The contract signed between the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) and Parrot for the supply of micro-drones to French troops is an important one. It is equipment intended for French soldiers for reconnaissance and surveillance missions, unparalleled in the history of the Armed Forces.

For now, as many as 300 Anafi USA have been ordered for the French Armed Forces; all that remains is to explain why.

An operation with enormous worldwide impact: here is the proof

The importance of the operation involving the French Armed Forces is shown by the performance of Parrot's stock itself, which gained about 15% on the stock market as soon as the news was made official.

The micro-drone Anafi USA is a powerful drone built to meet the needs of surveying and inspection professionals, search and rescue teams and firefighters, and the requirements of first responders.

Made in the United States, it is an ultraportable, reliable and durable aerial camera platform, equipped with 4K HDR video, 32x zoom and thermal imaging capability.

Pix4Dreact is the mapping software it comes with, a feature that makes it as high-performing as few drones in the world.

The 32x zoom is an important feature of the platform that best meets the need to pinpoint hot spots while also being able to assess the entire visual scene. Thanks to the gimbal and the advanced optics of Anafi USA, designed around two 21-megapixel cameras, operators can clearly see details up to 5 km (3.1 mi) away.

Anafi USA lets you see details down to 1 cm with precision from a distance of 50 metres. Simply fantastic.

Blended with images from the FLIR Boson camera, the zoom image, thanks to the thermal camera, picks up hot spots while the visual camera makes it possible to better see other important details and people up to 2 km (1.2 mi) away.

With a lightweight drone (500 g / 1.1 lb), Parrot manages to ensure excellent image stabilisation at 32x zoom, a decidedly important technological achievement made possible by pairing the gimbal with full 3-axis digital stabilisation and image processing. It is easy to understand how much the Armed Forces have gained by adding this very powerful drone to their equipment.

Anafi USA and its unrivalled mapping system

Anafi USA uses a standard USB-C charger that ensures hassle-free convenience, and it is by far the quietest drone in its category, with a sound level of just 79 dB at 50 cm from the ground. Discretion is certainly a mission-critical priority, and in this respect Anafi USA offers the ability to fly silently while capturing incredible details from long distances with its 32x zoom.

But the big news is the presence of the Pix4Dreact software, which enables better mapping in response to emergencies. Thanks to this software it becomes possible to obtain information quickly and make informed decisions in the field.

Pix4Dreact was developed by public safety professionals to better tackle the most demanding challenges. This system uses rapid stitching technology to create accurate 2D orthomosaic maps, all by combining a large number of nadir drone images.

Having reliable, up-to-date information is of the utmost importance for those who work in the Armed Forces, and this refined system is the best answer that could be found on the drone market.

Top performance in its category, maps from aerial images in just a few minutes, great day and night observation capability.

Anafi USA truly proves to be a flagship product and the perfect solution in a sector of worldwide scope, that of reconnaissance and intelligence, which follows and increases the operational capabilities of the drones already used by the French Armed Forces.