Draganfly

Market context

Draganfly sits in the mature commercial and government UAS layer rather than the speculative drone-startup lane. Its relevance comes from long operating history, public-market visibility, North American drone manufacturing, and recent defence/public-safety traction around mission-specific UAV systems.

Products

• Apex
• Commander 3XL
• Flex FPV
• Heavy Lift Drone

Facts

• Website: https://draganfly.com/
• HQ: Saskatoon, Canada
• Founded: 1998
• Ticker: DPRO / NASDAQ
• Segment: aerial robotics and drones

Commercial

8 commercial events; 1 contract award; 7 commercial orders; latest event 2026-05-20

• 2026-05-20 - Contract award - Draganfly and F4 Defense selected for modular counter-UAS development effort - source: webfiles.thecse.com
• 2025-11-20 - Commercial order - Draganfly secures international military order for Commander 3XL drone systems - source: draganfly.com
• 2025-11-13 - Commercial order - Draganfly secures second major Fortune 50 order to expand Heavy Lift Drone fleet - source: draganfly.com
• 2025-07-30 - Commercial order - Fortune 50 telecom company purchases Draganfly Heavy Lift Drone systems for emergency response - source: draganfly.com
• 2025-07-22 - Commercial order - Draganfly secures strategic military order for Commander 3XL UAV systems - source: draganfly.com
• 2025-06-10 - Commercial order - Draganfly delivers Flex FPV systems to major U.S. prime defence contractor - source: draganfly.com
• 2024-09-24 - Commercial order - Draganfly receives Commander 3XL order for TB2 Aerospace DROPS deployment within U.S. DoD branches - source: draganfly.com
• 2024-09-05 - Commercial order - Draganfly receives DoD-linked purchase order for Commander 3XL and Flex FPV drone systems - source: draganfly.com

Professional UAV systems company

Draganfly develops UAV hardware, software and services for public safety, defence, agriculture, energy, humanitarian and industrial users.

• Target environment: Public-safety operations, defence missions, energy infrastructure, agricultural sites, emergency-response areas and field drone deployments.
• Deployment model: Drone hardware, software, training and professional UAV solutions supplied to government, commercial and industrial customers.
• Customer context: Public-safety agencies, defence customers, industrial operators, humanitarian organizations and professional drone users.
• Workflow context: Aerial inspection, public-safety response, landmine detection, medical response, situational awareness and drone training.
• Commercial maturity: Commercial UAV company with long operating history and product lines serving professional drone markets.
• Market position: Professional drone company serving public safety, defence and industrial UAV applications.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on regulations, payload fit, airframe performance, customer training, supply-chain resilience and mission reliability.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes public-safety drones, defence UAVs, inspection drones, humanitarian drone operations and professional UAV systems.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-25 - Partnership - Draganfly selected for IACLEA national campus drone readiness program - Draganfly is the named drone systems, services, training, fleet guidance and support provider for the program. The program is aimed at helping campus public-safety teams evaluate and implement drone operations across U.S. higher-education environments.
• 2026-05-20 - Contract Award - Draganfly and F4 Defense selected for modular counter-UAS development effort - Draganfly and F4 Defense International said they were selected by DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for an initial development contract. The work focuses on an integrated, multi-layered, modular and rapid-deployable counter-UAS system. This is a defense R&D awa…
• 2025-12-08 - Partnership - Draganfly explores Asia-Pacific defence collaboration with Babcock and CIT - Draganfly announced a strategic defence and security collaboration exploration with Babcock and Critical Infrastructure Technologies across the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration targets defence modernization, maritime and border security, disaster respon…
• 2025-11-20 - Commercial Order - Draganfly secures international military order for Commander 3XL drone systems - Draganfly announced a strategic international military order for Commander 3XL drone systems. The order adds another defence customer signal for Draganfly modular enterprise UAV platform. The event is a customer-order milestone for Commander 3XL systems.
• 2025-11-13 - Commercial Order - Draganfly secures second major Fortune 50 order to expand Heavy Lift Drone fleet - Draganfly announced a second major order from a Fortune 50 telecommunications company for Heavy Lift Drone systems. The order expands the customer's Heavy Lift Drone fleet for emergency response, disaster recovery and infrastructure support. The repeat order…
• 2025-10-09 - Partnership - Draganfly announces strategic defence partnership with Global Ordnance - Draganfly and Global Ordnance announced a strategic defence partnership to accelerate U.S. defence adoption of Draganfly platforms. The partnership covers market access, defence logistics, supply-chain support, and mission-specific capability integration. Dra…
• 2025-07-30 - Commercial Order - Fortune 50 telecom company purchases Draganfly Heavy Lift Drone systems for emergency response - Draganfly announced that a Fortune 50 telecommunications company purchased multiple Heavy Lift Drone systems. The systems are intended for emergency response, disaster recovery and infrastructure support. The order gives Draganfly's Heavy Lift platform a cust…
• 2025-07-22 - Commercial Order - Draganfly secures strategic military order for Commander 3XL UAV systems - Draganfly announced the sale of Commander 3XL UAV systems to a globally recognized defence contractor. The systems are intended for persistent surveillance and military operational use. The order extends Commander 3XL's role as Draganfly's main defence and IS…
• 2025-06-17 - Capability - Commander 3XL achieves DROPS-enabled status during U.S. Army SMEX25 operational trials - Draganfly said the Commander 3XL integrated with TB2 Aerospace's DROPS system achieved a 100% success rate during U.S. Army SMEX25 operational trials. The company described Commander 3XL as DROPS-enabled, while Apex and Heavy Lift were in the process of becom…
• 2025-06-10 - Commercial Order - Draganfly delivers Flex FPV systems to major U.S. prime defence contractor - Draganfly announced delivery of Flex FPV systems to a major U.S. prime defence contractor. The Flex FPV system is described as modular, allowing operators to switch between arm and propeller sizes for different mission profiles. Treat this as a defence custom…
• 2025-05-08 - Partnership - Volatus Aerospace partners with Draganfly to integrate bathymetric LiDAR with Heavy Lift Drone - Draganfly reported that Volatus Aerospace partnered with the company to integrate Volatus bathymetric LiDAR technology with Draganfly's Heavy Lift Drone. The collaboration targets a pilot project in oil and gas exploration and precision data acquisition in en…
• 2025-04-09 - Partnership - Balko Technologies orders Draganfly systems for modular LiDAR drone integration - Balko Technologies entered an agreement with Draganfly for integration of advanced modular LiDAR drone solutions. The announcement included multiple orders, linking Draganfly UAV platforms with Balko's LiDAR payload and mapping workflows. The event is relevan…
• 2024-09-24 - Commercial Order - Draganfly receives Commander 3XL order for TB2 Aerospace DROPS deployment within U.S. DoD branches - Draganfly received a purchase order from TB2 Aerospace for Commander 3XL drones. The drones are intended to be deployed with TB2 Aerospace's Drone Recharging Operational Payload System Pods within the U.S. Department of Defense. The order positions Commander…
• 2024-09-10 - Product Launch - Draganfly unveils Apex drone for military and law-enforcement operations - Draganfly unveiled Apex as a compact UAV platform for military and law-enforcement drone systems. The company said Apex would make its global debut at the Land Forces Conference in Melbourne. Apex expands Draganfly's lineup with a more portable tactical and e…
• 2024-09-05 - Commercial Order - Draganfly receives DoD-linked purchase order for Commander 3XL and Flex FPV drone systems - Draganfly received a purchase order for Commander 3XL and Flex FPV drone systems for deployment within the U.S. Department of Defense. The Commander 3XL was described as carrying and transporting swarms of Draganfly Flex FPV drones using VRR's Holowarrior pla…
• 2024-05-07 - Product Launch - Draganfly launches FlexForce modular FPV UAV system for government and military buyers - Draganfly launched the FlexForce Modular FPV UAV System following U.S. military demonstrations and training. The system uses quick-exchange assemblies and multiple size configurations for government and defence reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Dragan…
• 2023-11-28 - Regulatory - Draganfly receives Transport Canada SFOC for Heavy Lift Drone flight testing - Draganfly received a Transport Canada Special Flight Operations Certificate for Heavy Lift Drone testing above 55 lb / 25 kg maximum takeoff weight. The approval supports advanced flight testing for delivery, industrial and defence applications. The event mar…
• 2021-09-07 - Product Launch - Draganfly unveils Heavy Lift Drone, Commander 3XL and Long Range LiDAR system - Draganfly announced plans to unveil three new products at Commercial UAV Expo: the Heavy Lift Drone, Commander 3XL Drone and Long Range LiDAR system. Heavy Lift Drone expanded Draganfly's product line into higher-payload UAV operations for industrial, deliver…

Team

• Cameron Chell - CEO and President - Current operating leader for Draganfly's drone, autonomy and defence-facing systems business.
• Paul Mullen - Chief Operating Officer
• Paul Sun - Chief Financial Officer
• Deborah R. Greenberg - Chief Legal Officer

Supply chain relationships

• ACSL - Distribution Partner - ACSL and Draganfly signed Canadian distribution and integration agreement for SOTEN.

Relationships

• Doodle Labs - Technology Partner - Doodle Labs and Draganfly collaborated on Commander 3XL UAV communications with Helix Mesh Rider.

Context tags

• Defence UAV builder - Peer Group - Recent C-UAS/DEVCOM work and defense drone activity connect Draganfly to defense UAV programs.
• Autonomous drone operations - Capability - Draganfly supports mission-specific drone operations, services and payload integration.
• Commercial drone operations - Workflow - Company profile spans public safety, inspection, mapping and enterprise drone workflows.
• Commercial drone OEM - Peer Group - Draganfly develops commercial and public-safety UAV systems.

Customers and deployments

• Commander 3xl Order Status - international military Commander 3XL order - 2025-11-20 - international military customer - military UAS - Draganfly secured an international military order for Commander 3XL drone systems.…
• Heavy Lift Fleet Expansion Order - second major Heavy Lift Drone fleet expansion order - 2025-11-13 - Fortune 50 telecommunications company - telecom drone operations - Draganfly secured a second major order from a Fort…
• Order Quantity - multiple Heavy Lift Drone systems - 2025-07-30 - Fortune 50 telecommunications company - emergency response UAS - A Fortune 50 telecommunications company purchased multiple Draganfly Heavy Lift Drone sy…
• Order Status - Commander 3XL UAV systems order - 2025-07-22 - military customer - defense UAS procurement - Draganfly secured a strategic military order for Commander 3XL UAV systems. - source posture: Company Disclosed
• Delivery Status - Flex FPV systems delivered to U.S. prime defense contractor - 2025-06-10 - major U.S. prime defense contractor - defense FPV systems - Draganfly delivered Flex FPV systems to a major U.S. prime defense…
• Customer Bound Commander 3xl Order - Commander 3XL purchase order for DROPS logistics - 2024-09-24 - TB2 Aerospace / U.S. Department of Defense branches - military logistics drone operations - Draganfly received a Comma…
• Flex Fpv Purchase Order - Flex FPV drone systems purchase order - 2024-09-05 - U.S. Department of Defense customer - defense drone operations - Draganfly received a purchase order for Flex FPV drones for deployment with…
• Commander 3xl Purchase Order - Commander 3XL systems purchase order - 2024-09-05 - U.S. Department of Defense customer - defense drone operations - Draganfly received a purchase order for Commander 3XL drones for deploy…

Articles

• 2026-05-07 - ACSL and Draganfly sign exclusive Canadian distribution and integration agreement for SOTEN - Japan's largest drone maker enters Canada through Draganfly's distribution and dealer network, with cross-platfo…