Drone firm A-TechSYN has been quietly building cutting-edge drones in Shannon after it moved its HQ to the West of Ireland from Turkey several years ago. The company builds heavy-duty drones for use in research and defence, rather than the commercial-focused delivery drones trying to capture consumers. A-TechSYN is more of a behind-the-scenes company. In one such case, it has been working on a project called Guard, funded by the government’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) to the tune of €5.1 million, with the Irish Naval Service to use drones to patrol Irish waters for any threats. DTIF projects like…

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