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Drones for Military and Government

Air and ground drone for military operations

Draganfly offers a range of services and products to military and government organizations, as well as defence contractors, aimed at enhancing safety, intelligence, and data infrastructure. Specifically, Draganfly designs and manufactures custom airframes, payloads, and robotic systems, and also offers management services for complex flight operations.

Draganfly’s team of industry experts holds advanced pilot certificates and is approved to fly in controlled airspaces, including airports. Additionally, the company has been approved by Canada’s Controlled Goods Program to handle ITAR equipment and technologies, which is an essential regulatory compliance requirement for working with military and defence-related equipment.

Draganfly has a secure facility in Saskatoon, SK, that ensures that only approved personnel handle the company’s proprietary hardware and software solutions. This focus on security and compliance is critical for customers in the military and government sectors, who often have strict requirements around the handling and protection of sensitive information and equipment.

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North American-Manufactured Turnkey Solutions

The Draganflyer Commander aerial system is built with custom payloads and sensors that can be optimized for military and government use cases. Our proprietary controller can be secured and encrypted as part of an end-to-end package that includes our own UAV’s, or as a standalone option that can be used with other drone systems. By combining our hardware and post-processing software solutions, data can be used to audit and improve responses to reduce exposure and aid in optimizing future high-pressure situations.

As an original manufacturer, we have the internal resources to consistently provide you with unparalleled support to keep your critical systems ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. Lifetime product support and service and a one-year warranty enables you to confidently choose us as your trusted partner when it’s time to begin or expand your RPAS program.

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Contract Engineering

Draganfly is a contract engineering partner for federal, state, and municipal government agencies of all sizes. Our in-house team of hardware and software designers, engineers, project managers, and skilled technicians work together to build custom solutions for clients.

Learn more about our autonomous solutions and end-to-end engineering services.

Drones Designed for Military and Government

The Draganflyer Commander is a high-endurance, electric multi-rotor UAV built on our patented carbon fiber folding airframe with interchangeable payloads. The Commander is perfect for high-stress, high-risk applications due to its ease of use and ability to rapidly deploy. This turnkey solution is both manufactured and supported in North America so you can be confident in the integrity of your data and investment.

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Draganflyer Digital Video Network

Our experienced team of system engineers have designed and implemented our infrastructure with network security as the top priority. The 128bit AES encrypted digital video down-link system delivers sharp, crystal clear video that can be networked and shared to multiple devices. This AES encryption ensures that your most valuable asset, your data, is fully secured in any high-pressure situation.

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The Team You Can Trust

With more than 22 years of experience manufacturing drones for the military and government sectors in North America, our team has designed the Draganflyer Commander to help public agencies protect life, mitigate risk, and reduce liability.

We have a long history of supporting and working with public safety agencies worldwide. Our team has extensive experience working with several U.S. Department of Defense approved entities. Our successful past performance history recently led to a teaming agreement with AeroVironment who entrusted us with the exclusive worldwide distribution of their commercial hybrid VTOL system, the Quantix Mapper.

We are backed by a world-class team of advisors and subject matter experts who empower us to be the world’s leading professional drone designer and manufacturer.

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“Draganfly’s proven leadership working with global military and government agencies has allowed us to scale and rapidly deploy important technology solutions. As we move forward, drones and autonomous technology will continue to be an increasingly important part of ensuring public safety.”

— Andy Card, Draganfly Board of Directors Member, Current Chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy, Former White House Chief of Staff and U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Work with Draganfly on the perfect drone solution

Contact our team to discuss our strategic, tactical UAS systems. 

Tim Dunnigan

ADVISOR

Tim Dunnigan is a thought leader and serial entrepreneur who served 22-years in the U.S. Army as a Soldier, NCO, and Commissioned Officer where he filled a myriad of dynamic leadership roles and global assignments, including three combat tours of duty. His 20-years of entrepreneurial success is guided by transformational ideas and ventures in technology, innovation, and education. Tim is the CEO & Founder at CaptureTec, LLC – a Center for Verification and Evaluation Certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (CVE SDVOSB) focused on leadership consultation, systems integration, and solutions that provide data capture for infrastructure assets using aerial, static, and mobile scanning technologies. As the COO and Co-founder at Talon Aerolytics, Tim architected the nation’s largest aerial drone services provider from inception to all 50 states serving clients including AT&T, Nokia, T-Mobile, Ericsson, and Verizon. As the CEO & Founder at Strategic Integration (CVE SDVOSB), Tim developed the CTED (Create, Test, Educate, Deploy) turnkey business model for defense consulting and technology integration, while serving America’s interests abroad through multiple U.S. DoD classified hardware and software contracts in the U.S. and overseas. Additionally, Tim is the Founder of Innovalearn, where he created education content for clients including Aflac, Synovus, Subway, and Cox Communications; the Founder of iK9 (CVE SDVOSB), where he co-authored the Veterans Administration (VA) training protocols for service dogs for Veterans with PTSD; and the Co-founder of GameLink Lounge, where he architected innovative entertainment concepts for Service Members and their families on Military installations across the U.S.

Tim is also the Founder of the I’m a Hero Too Foundation [501(c)(3)] and a children’s book author. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development, a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and Management, and has completed 2-years of PhD studies in Adult Education at Auburn University. Tim’s been awarded 6 patents and currently has two patents pending on an aerial drone delivery system he developed to fill capability gaps he witnessed during his multiple trips to Ukraine.

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