PKL FORMS STRATEGIC COLLABORATION FOR DRONE TRAINING
May 27, 2025
PKL has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Japanese company, Blue Innovation Co., Ltd. (Blue Innovation). Blue Innovation is a system platform provider that supports building of infrastructure and developing modern drone and robotics solutions.
The purpose of the MOU is to foster mutual intent for developing and providing drone training simulators that incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge mixed reality technologies.
This collaboration is highly complementary and mutually beneficial, aligning PKL’s proven OMNISPEC® Training System, with Blue Innovation’s vast experience and know-how gained via many years of offering drone training with JUIDA (Japan UAS Industrial Development Association).
The signing of the MOU comes after the companies collaborated at a recent 3-day forum in Tokyo, where we demonstrated our Drone Mission Trainers; Training Simulation for Quadcopter with First Person Perspective (FPV); Maintenance Training Courseware using CBT, AR, and VR; Assistive Live Display Tools; and AI embedded in training software.
Drone technology is evolving rapidly, and its applications are expanding in emergency situations such as natural disasters, aging public infrastructure, and security issues. However, as the number of situations in which drones are used increases, the need for specialized pilots and maintenance technicians, who have mastered drone techniques for each unique situation, is also increasing, and the urgent issue is to create appropriately customized training environments for these diverse mission applications.
Our MOU therefore aims to jointly develop and provide drone training simulators that will reproduce various usage scenarios, using drone x AI technology, which will accelerate our efforts towards the following four goals.
- Provide specialized training programs for different applications, such as drone use in inspection work and disaster or emergency response.
- Develop simulation training that reproduces real-world situations. By integrating AI, we will create a virtual environment to realistically reproduce actual work scenes so pilots and maintainers can learn in a simulator before entering the field to respond to high-risk missions.
- Construct safe and efficient training environments by using simulation technology, allowing pilots and maintenance crews to acquire advanced skills in a safe but realistic environment.
- Create synthetic environments for training and validation of AI models. We will simulate drone operations, with layers of software and algorithms, allowing trainees to process information, plan actions, and control movements, resulting in valuable performance data.
By delivering customized training technologies, our strategic collaboration will improve the technology and capacity of the drone industry. Additionally, our vision for cutting-edge training will increase the production of drone pilots and maintenance technicians who will now possess advanced, mission-specific skillsets, thus strengthening the market competitiveness of PKL and Blue Innovation.
For more on Blue Innovation and our partnership, please visit their website and their recent press release.
