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Reactive Drone
Multi-Constellation GNSS Module for Ultra-Reliable Positioning & Navigation
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Airbus – Flexrotor
Group 2 VTOL UAS for Military Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, & Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Missions
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Nokia
Nokia Drone Networks: Fully Automated Drone-In-A-Box Solution for Industrial Operations
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Austars Model
Advanced VTOL & Fixed-Wing UAVs | State-Of-The-Art Technologies for Unmanned & Autonomous Aircraft
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Beyond Vision
Fully Autonomous Multirotor Drones & Hybrid VTOL UAVs With AI Capabilities
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TEKEVER
Fixed-Wing UAV Systems: Modular VTOL, Long-Range Maritime UAV, Tactical ISR UAS
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Ascent AeroSystems
Compact, American-Made, All-Weather Drones Designed To Fly When Others Can’t, No Matter The Mission
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Volatus Aerospace
Drone Technology Supplier & Drone Service Provider for Public Safety, Transportation & Training
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BlueBird Aero Systems
Tactical Hybrid VTOL UAS & Loitering Systems for Multi-Domain Operations
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Tamilan
Quadcopter Airframes and Complete Drone Solutions for Civilian, Commercial, and Military Applications
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Altus LSA
Innovative Turnkey UAS Solutions for Mission-Critical Civilian & Defense Applications
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DPI UAV Systems
Revolutionary Tethered Unmanned Aerial Systems for Tactical, Commercial & Industrial Applications
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Vantage Robotics
State-Of-The-Art NDAA-Compliant Drones & Ground Control Stations for Mission-Critical Operations
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Red Cat Holdings
Advanced Aerial Intelligence & Situational Awareness Technologies for Military, Security & Civilian Applications
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Edge Autonomy
Long-Endurance Fixed-Wing & Hybrid VTOL UAVs | UAV Payload Camera Systems | Power Systems
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ISS Aerospace
Autonomous Drone Design, Manufacturing and Operations For Wide Area Actionable UAS Intelligence
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Fly Dragon Drone Tech
Long-Range Fixed Wing Drones, VTOL Airframes, Tandem-Wing UAV & Sprayers | Ground Stations, Drone Generators & Drone Motor Kits
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Cannon Dynamics
Customizable, Long-Range Fixed-Wing Drones - Twin-Wing Design Heavy Lifting Drones
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H3 Dynamics
Enablers of Long-Range Hydrogen Electric Flight | Hydrogen Solutions for UAVs; Lightweight PEM Fuel Cells & Mobile Hydrogen Refueling Stations
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Roze Mobility
Long-Endurance & Heavy-Lift Autonomous Helicopter UAS Platform for Civilian & Military Applications
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BraveX
Versatile Fixed-Wing & VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Long-Range Civilian, Commercial & Military Applications
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Phoenix Flight Industries
Innovative Hydrogen-Powered UAV Systems & Hydrogen Refueling Services
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Sky-Watch
Combat-Proven UAS Designed for Mission-Critical & Life-Saving Military Applications
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Nearthlab
AI-Powered Autonomous Drone Solutions for Public Safety, Defense, and Industrial Inspection
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Arctic Horizons
Cutting-Edge Unmanned Aerial Systems & Counter-Drone Technologies for Government & Defense Applications
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Alpha Unmanned Systems
Helicopter UAVs: Rotary Wing Drones for Maritime, Naval & Security Operations | UAS GCS
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Woot Tech Aerospace
Commercial Drones for Delivery, Surveying, Agriculture, Security & Mapping - Target Drones - UAS GCS
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T-DRONES
Industrial Multirotor Drones, Long-Endurance Fixed Wing VTOL UAVs, & High-Energy-Density Li-ion Batteries
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DeltaQuad
Fixed Wing VTOL UAV for Autonomous Mapping, Surveillance, Inspection and Cargo Applications
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Performance Drone Works (PDW)
High-Performance Autonomous Drones for Mission-Critical Civilian & Military Applications
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WISPR Systems
Customizable, Industrial Quadcopter Drone for Aerial Mapping, Surveying & Inspections
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SwissDrones
Long-Range Autonomous Helicopter Drone for Inspections, Surveillance, Search & Rescue, and Monitoring
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Acecore Technologies
Professional Drones, Quadcopters, Multirotors & Hexacopters for Cinematography, Survey & Inspection
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Surveillance Drones & UAV
Drones, UAV for Aerial Surveillance
Evo Stealth Surveillance Drone by DeltaQuad
Surveillance drones are unmanned aircraft used to gather still images, video recordings or live video of targets such as people, vehicles or specific areas. They may be used by governments, militaries, law enforcement or commercial entities to gather information and intelligence that can be used to assist decision-making.
Using drones for surveillance can provide access to areas that may be difficult or impossible to reach by humans on foot or in land vehicles. Many drones are quieter than manned aircraft, can fly at lower altitudes and are less expensive to operate. Using military and law enforcement surveillance drones in potentially dangerous environments such as battlefields or crime scenes can also prevent putting humans at risk.
Types of surveillance drone
Both fixed-wing and multi-rotor drones may be used for surveillance. Fixed-wing UAVs are typically used to patrol larger areas such as coastlines, borders and long sections of road and infrastructure, as they have greater flight endurance and can cover a greater distance without recharging or refuelling. Multirotor drones are used for smaller areas as they have the ability to hover in place and are generally more manoeuvrable.
Tethered Surveillance Drones
Drone tether systems can also be used to provide a quadcopter or multirotor drone with persistent surveillance capabilities. The UAV hovers in place while attached to a source of power on the ground via a tethering cable, which also transfers images and video to operators on the ground.
The U.S. Department of Defense classifies its unmanned aerial vehicles, which include various models of military and government surveillance drone, according to a group system that groups by factors such as maximum altitude. This system ranges from Group 1 (<1200 ft AGL) to Group 5 (> 18,000 ft).
Schiebel Surveillance CAMCOPTER S-100
Drone surveillance payloads
Tactical drones equipped with specialised surveillance payloads can make a good alternative to satellites, which are expensive to operate and may not always be overhead at the required time. A range of payloads are available to suit different surveillance needs, such as military battlefield ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), border patrol and force protection.
Optical camera payloads provide full colour images and video, often in high-definition. Thermal cameras are used for night-time surveillance, detecting infrared (IR) radiation emitted by objects and assigning colours to different levels of radiation to build up a “false colour” image. Both optical and IR cameras may be combined into the same payload to allow drone surveillance to take place during the day and at night.
AR5 Maritime Surveillance Drone by TEKEVER
