2019 · World record reported by ProTV
260 kmBucurești Alba Iulia
Experimental flight across the Carpathians, on the Bucharest–Alba Iulia route, reported by ProTV on 1 November 2019 as a world first.
Watch the ProTV report · RomanianProTV ·
Press and research
The development of FAE Drones, seen through public sources.
Mihai Dragu presents UAV technology through demonstrations, interviews and explanations in the national media. The archive brings together engineering projects, the FAE story and contributions on drone applications and current events.
TV appearances
Mihai Dragu explains drone technology in interviews, discussions and demonstrations in television studios.
Mihai Dragu presents a fixed-wing drone in the Antena 3 studio.
Antena 3
Mihai Dragu takes part in a technical discussion in the Euronews România studio.
Euronews România
Mihai Dragu explains drone-related topics on Euronews România.
Euronews România
Mihai Dragu in an interview about drones on Nașul TV.
Nașul TV
Engineering and entrepreneurship
Știrile ProTV · 1 November 2019
Bucharest–Alba Iulia, 2019: an experimental 260 km flight across the Carpathians, reported by ProTV as a world first.
Experimental flight across the Carpathians, on the Bucharest–Alba Iulia route, reported by ProTV on 1 November 2019 as a world first.
IEEE · 2019
Updating an electric propulsion UAV device for long range missions
Conference paper on updating electric propulsion for long-endurance UAV missions.
Antena 3 ·
Presentation of the solar-powered drone project on the Eroul Zilei programme.
Republica · 2017
FAE platforms for surveying and infrastructure
A profile of Mihai Dragu, the beginnings of FAE and beneficiaries using the company’s platforms for surveying and infrastructure.
Ziare.com ·
Interview with Mihai Dragu about the transition from photography to drone construction and professional applications.
Digi24 · 2015
FAE in a report about Romanian drone manufacturers
A report about the FAE team and its design and production work in 2015.
StartupCafe · 2015
A report on platforms and regulation
An interview about applications, technology and the operational framework of the period.
Digi24 · 2014
Bucharest filmed with a drone
A report about aerial imagery and the technical perspective of unmanned platforms.
România Liberă · 2011
A passion for photography and flight becomes a business
An early profile of aerial photography and platform construction.
Media appearances and technical explanations
Euronews România ·
Technical explanations of the maritime drone in the Port of Constanța and detection methods.
Euronews România ·
Technical commentary on the drone incident in Galați, based on publicly available images and information.
Euronews România ·
Assembling a drone in the studio and explaining its components and costs in the context of military news.
Antena 3 CNN ·
Studio demonstration explaining drone flight and loss of control.
Euronews România ·
Explanations of Shahed drones using a civilian aircraft brought into the studio.
From drone construction to airborne services
The articles trace FAE's development in their respective publication years. Since 2024, we have used platform design and construction exclusively for our own airborne survey services.
FAE Drones
From documented history to today’s FAE services.
Discover how design and integration experience supports current airborne surveys.