Draganfly

Robotics & Autonomous SystemsDefenceAviationNasdaq: DPROSaskatoon, SK

Saskatoon company that designs and manufactures uncrewed aerial vehicles, payloads and software for public safety, defence, agriculture and industrial inspection, building its products in a machine shop inside its Saskatchewan head office.

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About

Source: sec.gov

An award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer, contract engineering, reseller and product development company within the UAV space, serving the public safety, civil, military, agriculture, industrial inspections, and mapping and surveying markets.

  • Its FY2025 Annual Information Form states products are manufactured at a machine shop within its leased head office at 235 103rd St E, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. sec.gov

  • That filing reports 69 employees as at December 31, 2025 — 58 in Canada and 11 in the United States, of whom 67 are full time. sec.gov

  • Subsidiary Draganfly Innovations holds issued Canadian and US patents covering folding-rotor-arm UAVs, VTOL aircraft and ground-air vehicles, plus a pending PCT application. sec.gov

  • Manufacturing is not exclusively Canadian: on August 28, 2025 the company announced an expansion of its US manufacturing footprint for US-made drone solutions. sec.gov

  • Draganfly was accepted as a Qualified Supplier in Canada's Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace as of August 28, 2026, across all five capability streams. sec.gov

  • On September 1, 2026 the FAA granted a Section 44807 exemption letting its Heavy Lift platform exceed the 55-pound Part 107 weight limit in US airspace. sec.gov

  • Shares trade under the symbol DPRO on both Nasdaq and the Canadian Securities Exchange, and as 3U8 in Frankfurt; the CSE lists the company as Active. thecse.com

Products & Services

Company site: draganfly.com

Products Draganfly publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

Draganfly Flex FPV

FPV drone

First-person-view drone system. The company announced on September 30, 2025 that the US Army selected it for an initial order, including establishing on-site manufacturing of the Flex FPV within overseas US Forces facilities and providing flight and manufacturing training.

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Commander 3XL

Industrial UAV

Heavy industrial airframe. The FY2025 filing states the platform was selected in July 2025 by a major branch of the United States Department of Defense, procured through a prime contractor.

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Heavy Lift Drone

Heavy-lift UAV

Heavy-lift platform that received an FAA Section 44807 exemption on September 1, 2026 permitting operation above the 55-pound Part 107 limit in US airspace.

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Payloads, sensors and software

UAV systems

The company's product line also covers payloads and sensors, long-range LiDAR and software alongside its own airframes, sold into public safety, agriculture, inspection and mapping markets.

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Deployment & Services

Company site: draganfly.com

How Draganfly says its technology can be deployed and delivered.

Contract engineering and product development

The company describes itself in its FY2025 filing as a manufacturer, contract engineering, reseller and product development company, with subsidiary Dronelogics operating as a solutions integrator providing sales, training, rentals, maintenance and data processing.

Recent News

  1. Sep 1, 2026Government

    Draganfly Receives FAA Section 44807 Exemption for Heavy Lift Platform

    The FAA granted Draganfly a Section 44807 exemption allowing its Heavy Lift platform to operate above the 55-pound weight limit set by Part 107 in United States airspace.

  2. Aug 28, 2026Government

    Draganfly Selected as Qualified Supplier under Canada's Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace

    Draganfly was accepted as a Qualified Supplier under the Government of Canada's Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace, qualifying across all five capability streams. The $180 billion and $105 million figures in the release are Government of Canada programme totals, not amounts awarded to Draganfly.

People

Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.

Zenon Dragan

Founder

Cameron Chell

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Board

Kevin Leblond

Vice-President, Canadian Defence and Security

Technology Focus

Company site: draganfly.com

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Uncrewed aerial vehiclesPayloads and sensorsContract engineering

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