EW Drone Passion

Austrian drone company that supplies professional drones and counter-drone systems from third-party manufacturers and offers drone operations, rental and pilot training, including FPV courses for authorities and military units.

EW Drone Passion GmbH is an Austrian company registered in Möllersdorf, Lower Austria, with its location at the ECOCENTER business park in Wiener Neudorf. It is managed by Patrick Esser. Its portfolio consists of systems from other manufacturers. As an official DJI partner it sells DJI industrial, cargo and agricultural drones, and it also offers Autel Robotics drones including the EVO Lite Enterprise, EVO Max, EVO II Enterprise V3, Alpha and Dragonfish series with the EVO Nest and Dragonfish Nest docking stations. Further products include the Airboxer fuel-powered unmanned helicopter from Higheye, Sniffer4D gas and air-quality sensors from Soarability, Wisson cargo and cleaning drones and Ludwig load hooks.

For security and defence users the company offers counter-drone systems from Skyfend, both portable and stationary, among them the Hunter F, a stationary system for RF detection, protocol decoding, pilot localisation and jamming. It also lists the Patria SKY long-range UAV and the Patria Multi-Purpose Platform from Patria Drones, as well as charge systems from the Finnish company Insta that can be integrated into UAV configurations. The company itself describes its strength as combining industrial applications, defence technology and practical training.

Services include cargo transport by drone with payloads of up to 40 kg over distances of up to 2 km, aerial surveying, inspection and analysis with orthophotos and 3D models, photo and film production, and drone rental with or without a pilot. The training programme covers the EU A1/A3 and A2 drone licences as well as courses on cargo, thermal, surveying, agricultural and forestry and FPV drones. A dedicated FPV course for authorities, security organisations and military units teaches reconnaissance, situational awareness and the building and configuration of tactical FPV systems.