Cyberhawk Innovations, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection and survey firm, has signed a partnership agreement with Construção e Manutenção Electromecânica (CME), a Portuguese engineering-service provider and contractor.

This will see customers in Portuguese-speaking markets benefit from “a unique combination of Cyberhawk’s industry-leading cloud-based asset-management software — iHawk — and CME’s detailed local knowledge and UAV solution”.

CME has its headquarters in Oeiras (near Lisbon), with offices in Africa and South America. It comprises engineering companies that “design and develop innovative integrated projects to provide engineering and construction services to the high demands of customers in all utilities sectors.”

Craig Roberts, CEO at Cyberhawk, said: “This partnership is a significant step forward in increasing our presence in Europe and in deploying our Asset Management Partnership business model. Our industry-leading ‘inspection pilot’ training will enable CME to safely and efficiently deliver drone data capture.

“Combining this with our proven iHawk solution ensures that CME delivers a powerful cloud asset management solution to its clients, with consistent inspection standards and a high-definition image behind each defect classification.”