Facts

• Segment: Aerial
• Country: Canada
• Founded: 1998
• Website: https://draganfly.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Team
• Supply chain relationships
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Record / Articles
• Sources

Summary

Draganfly develops professional drones, UAV systems and payloads for defence, public safety, mapping and industrial missions. Its products span multirotor, FPV and heavy-lift platforms used for reconnaissance, delivery, inspection and field operations.

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

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.
• 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 initi…
• 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 Infrastruc…
• 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.
• 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 Dro…
• 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 Draganfl…
• 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…
• 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.
• 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 ra…
• 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.
• 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 bathy…
• 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 solutio…
• 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.
• 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.
• 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…
• 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 t…
• 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…
• 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, Commande…

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.
• distribution_partner - Global Ordnance and Draganfly partnered on defence channel and mission integration.

Relationships

• technology_partner - Draganfly explored defence collaboration with Critical Infrastructure Technologies in Asia-Pacific.
• customer - Draganfly secured a strategic military order for Commander 3XL UAV systems.
• customer - A Fortune 50 telecommunications company purchased multiple Draganfly Heavy Lift Drone systems.
• Doodle Labs - technology_partner - Doodle Labs and Draganfly collaborated on Commander 3XL UAV communications with Helix Mesh Rider.
• distribution_partner - ACSL and Draganfly signed exclusive Canadian distributor agreement for SOTEN drones.
• technology_partner - VRR integrated Holowarrior platform with Draganfly Commander 3XL and Flex FPV.
• technology_partner - TB2 Aerospace DROPS system integrated with Draganfly Commander 3XL for DoD logistics.
• technology_partner - Balko Technologies integrated LiDAR drone solutions with Draganfly platforms.
• technology_partner - Volatus Aerospace integrated bathymetric LiDAR with Draganfly Heavy Lift Drone.
• Commander 3XL customer - TB2 Aerospace ordered Draganfly Commander 3XL systems for DROPS logistics use within U.S. Department of Defense branches.
• technology_partner - Draganfly explored defence collaboration with Babcock in Asia-Pacific.
• defense drone customer - Draganfly received a purchase order for Commander 3XL and Flex FPV drone systems for deployment within U.S. Department of Defense operations.
• heavy-lift drone supplier - Draganfly received a Commander 3XL order from an international military customer.
• heavy-lift drone supplier - Draganfly received a Heavy Lift Drone order from a Fortune 50 telecommunications company.

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…
• 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…
• 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…

Record / 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…