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Kestrel · Aerial inspection intelligence
See the defect before it becomes the failure.
Kestrel flies thermal and visual sensors over your assets, then uses a computer vision pipeline to find, grade and report what needs attention, so your maintenance teams go to the right place first.
How it works
From flight to work order.
Kestrel replaces slow, manual inspection with a repeatable cycle. Every finding carries its image, location and confidence, so you can check it rather than take it on trust.
Fly the asset
Planned flights capture thermal and visual imagery to a consistent standard, flight after flight. The platform is ready for hyperspectral sensors.
Find the anomalies
Models trained for each sector flag defects, hotspots and changes, and mark how confident they are in each one.
Rank by consequence
Findings are graded so the issues that threaten safety or service rise to the top of the list.
Act on it
Clear reports and exports feed your maintenance planning, with the evidence attached to every item.
Where Kestrel works today
Four sectors, defined in the platform.
Track and lineside assets
Corridor inspection for structures, lineside equipment and vegetation encroachment, without putting people on the line.
Tower estates
Planned inspection of towers and antennae at estate scale, so climbs are reserved for the work that needs them.
Mine sites
Thermal and visual survey of plant, conveyors, haul roads and stockpiles across large and remote sites.
Detection support
Aerial imagery analysis that helps authorised agencies spot activity that warrants a closer look.
Live platform
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A service you can hold to account.
We deliver Kestrel as a managed inspection service, with flights, analysis and reporting to an agreed service level. You receive answers, not raw footage to work through.
- Inspection-grade aircraft and sensors operated under recognised authorisations
- Locally certified pilots in each region, through our in-country partners
- A field node that processes on site where connectivity is limited
- All platform IP held by Qalhata Technologies Ltd (UK)
See Kestrel on an asset you know.
We will run a demonstration on a representative site or on your own assets, and walk your engineers through every finding.