New Partnership Announcement

Scarecrow

KENT, UK — March 10, 2025 — ScareCrow Intelligence, a UK-based smart farming startup specialising in AI-powered early warning systems, and Soloma Avionics, a developer of UAV technology, today announced a collaboration to create specialised unmanned aerial vehicles for advanced crop protection.

This collaborative development will integrate ScareCrow's climate prediction technology with Soloma's UAV systems to create an automated, environmentally friendly solution for protecting crops from unpredictable weather events caused by climate change.

"Climate change is leading to significant crop damage worldwide, with extreme weather events causing substantial financial losses," said Cevdet Bulut, CEO of ScareCrow Intelligence. "By collaborating with Soloma Avionics, we're combining our AI-driven prediction capabilities with their UAV technology to improve protection for farms of all sizes. This is in line with our vision to make smart farming both accessible and affordable without environmental cost."

The partnership will utilise Soloma's expertise in developing custom UAV solutions with payload capacities beyond 30-45kg and ranges up to 400 miles. Their "Herald" UAV platform will be adapted for ScareCrow's agricultural applications, featuring extended battery life, flight stability, and delivery systems.

"We look forward to applying our UAV engineering capabilities to the agricultural sector," said Hordii Malkovych, Director of Soloma Avionics. "Our technologies in atmospheric intervention, autonomous navigation, and all-weather operation can help address the challenges of modern agriculture in a changing climate."

The agreement establishes a one-year development period to design and prototype specialised UAVs for advanced crop protection, with integration into ScareCrow Intelligence’s AI-driven prediction and protection system. Field testing will be conducted at ScareCrow Intelligence’s pilot locations in Kent, allowing for real-world validation of this environmentally responsible solution, which aims to significantly reduce fossil fuel emissions compared to traditional methods.

The joint solution aims to address challenges facing farmers: environmental impact, operational costs, and limitations of existing methods. ScareCrow's system predicts adverse weather events using hyper-local, self-learning AI, while Sonoma’s UAVs will provide automated intervention capability for large-scale operations.

This development agreement represents an important step in ScareCrow Intelligence's technology roadmap, which is progressing toward a planned commercial launch in Q4 2025. The company has already secured testing arrangements with two vineyards for real-world validation.

"We look forward to beginning this exciting collaboration," said Hordii Malkovych, Director of Soloma Avionics. "By combining our respective expertise, we can create solutions that address the growing challenges faced by agricultural producers in today's changing climate."

Upon successful development, Soloma Avionics will serve as a vendor supplying UAV systems to ScareCrow Intelligence, with specific terms and production requirements to be finalised following the development phase.

About ScareCrow Intelligence ScareCrow Intelligence is a smart farming startup from Kent, UK, developing AI-powered early warning systems and risk management tools for crop protection, designed to serve farms of all sizes. Their core offerings include monitoring and detection of risks for crop health, real-time alerts, and risk mitigation, all delivered through simple, user-friendly automated turnkey solutions.

To learn more about Scarecrow visit: https://www.scarecrow.ag

About Soloma Avionics Soloma Avionics specialises in developing customised UAV solutions with capabilities including extended flight times, payload capacity, and autonomous systems. Their UAVs are designed for reliability in commercial applications, with expertise in atmospheric intervention, environmental monitoring, and operations.

To learn more about Soloma Avionics visit: https://www.soloma.ai