Draganfly Innovations Inc.
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About Draganfly Innovations Inc.
Draganfly Innovations Inc. creates machines that make a difference in the world. From flying outings in the park with our hobby line products products to protecting emergency services personnel in dangerous situations via our high-end industrial platforms, we are constantly working towards delivering the best possible machines for our customers.
Founded in 1998 by Zenon and Christine Dragan, Draganfly Innovations Inc. started as a small mail-order business specializing in radio controlled flying machines. We soon began selling our unique, four-rotor helicopter, the Draganflyer. The Draganflyer was originally designed to be an easy-to-fly, low-maintenance helicopter, which evolved into a camera platform and was then refined into the professional videography apparatus it is today. Our Draganflyers are extremely sophisticated, high-performance yet easy-to-fly, affordable machines.
To date, more than eight thousand Draganflyers have been sold worldwide. These machines can perform many operations including search and rescue assistance, construction site inspection, crime scene investigation, aerial observation, tactical observation, and videography and photography for advertising and real estate.
Draganfly Innovations Inc. has won numerous awards and has also been featured in countless magazines, news articles, and television programs.
The collaboration of ideas from our customers, employees, and associates has resulted in the release of some of the most exciting and capable aerial photographic platforms on the market today. We develop all of our systems from the ground-up, conducting our own in-house R&D, mechanical design, PCB design, and software engineering to provide our customers with the best possible products and customer support. Our helicopters raise the bar with state-of-the-art control systems to provide the user with optimum flight stability and handling while maintaining simple, easy-to-control functionality.
Since the release of the Draganflyer X6 Helicopter in our product line up, we have also introduced the Draganflyer X4, the Draganflyer X8, and now the Draganflyer X4-P. Draganfly Innovations Inc. continues to evolve and strives to produce the best UAV VTOL helicopters on the market.
Company Milestones
May, 2012
The introduction of the new Draganflyer X4-P VTOL UAV helicopter for aerial videography and photography. |
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August, 2011
The introduction of the Handheld Ground Control Station (GCS) for Public Safety Agencies. |
January, 2011
Draganflyer UAV Helicopters are being utilized by 5 Canadian Public Safty Agencies at 7 different locations. |
October, 2009
Draganflyer X6 is approved by FAA for use by the Mesa County Sheriffs Office and featured in the Grand Junction Free Press. |
May, 2009
Draganflyer X6 UAV saw it's first operational use by a municipal police department (the City Of Saskatoon). Read More |
May, 2009
Draganfly Innovations Inc. wins the Saskatoon Achievement in Business Excellence (SABEX) award for New Product of the Year. |
Feb, 2009
Draganflyer X6 is used in the first operational mission of a federally approved, commercially produced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by an emergency service in North America. |
November, 2008
Popular Science awards the Draganflyer X6 helicopter "Best of What's New" for 2008 in the Aviation & Space category. |
August, 2008
Draganfly Innovations Inc. releases their most ambitious project to date, the revolutionary Draganflyer X6 Helicopter. |
November, 2007
Vanderbilt University uses Draganflyer RC helicopters to develop Autonomous Control System (VECPAV Project - Vanderbilt Embedded Computing Platform for Autonomous Vehicles). |
January, 2007
The International Academy of Science names the Draganfly Tango Surveillance Aircraft a Top 10 Finalist in the 2006 Outstanding Technology of the Year Award. |
2007
Draganfly Innovations Inc. is awarded a GSA (General Services Administration) contract for the Draganflyer TSU Tactical Surveillance Unit RC Helicopter and its associated parts and accessories. |
March, 2007
MIT has their first demonstration using ten UAV quadrotors (Draganflyer V Ti Pro's) flying autonomously. |
December, 2006
The Tango UAV Aircraft is released. The tandem wing design allows the aircraft to fly exceptionally well at very low speeds aiding flight stability and performance. |
June, 2006
The Aerospace Controls Laboratory at MIT successfully flies a SWARM of DraganFlyer V Ti Pro RC Helicopters hands-free using computers and sensors. This is ground-breaking technology! |
2006
The Draganflyer SAVS RC Helicopter's is used in its first MTV music video. The Draganflyer SAVS captured unique aerial vantage point shots in the production of Brown & Bondi's "Let's Get Out". |
2006
The Draganflyer SAVS Stabilized Aerial Video System RC Helicopter is released. The Draganflyer SAVS provides an inexpensive platform for stable, professional, aerial video. |
2006
Draganfly Innovations Inc. builds the Draganbot, their first unmanned ground robot (UGR). The Draganbot protects miners with its advanced wireless video camera system that relays video and images to the operator. |
2005
Draganfly Innovations Inc. begins to work together with local law enforcement to create innovative solutions to assist SWAT teams. |
2004
The Predator UAV is released. |
2004
Draganfly Innovations Inc. wins the Saskatoon Achievement in Business Excellence (SABEX) award for Business Exporter and Business Marketer. |
2003
The movie, Inspector Gadget 2, features one of Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s products, the Anti-Gravity Throwing Disc. |
October, 2001
Draganfly Innovations Inc. is awarded the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce's Annual Achievement in Business (ABEX) award for New Venture of the Year. |
2001
The Draganflyer III RC Helicopter is released. The creation of a new, dramatically improved carbon fibre frame made the Draganflyer III much more durable, stable, increased flight response, and readied it for the next step as a micro video camera platform. |
March, 2001
The new line of radio controlled airplanes is announced, expanding Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s hobby section. |
1999
Draganfly Innovations Inc. announces the release of their most innovative product yet, the 4-rotor Draganflyer helicopter. |
1999
Draganfly Innovations Inc. is recognized in the 1999 Guinness World Book of Inventions for our blimp cams. |
1998
Draganfly Innovations Inc.'s newest product, the Big Brother 3-Channel Blimp with Wireless Video Camera is released and featured in Popular Mechanics magazine. |
1998
Founded by Zenon and Christine Dragan, Draganfly Innovations Inc. was created. Their first product, a 2-channel flying saucer, is unveiled. |
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