Delair

Delair is a French company that designs and builds fixed-wing drones and sensors for industry, defence and mapping. It is based in Toulouse, France. The site says its aircraft have been offered for long-range work since 2011, and that they are built for continual use in all seasons. Delair also offers a ground control station and manufacturing and engineering services to clients.

Aircraft and payloads

• Long-range UAVs: fixed-wing aircraft for border surveillance, reconnaissance and special operations, which the site says two people can deploy in under 30 minutes.
• Mapping drones: the UX11 with an in-house industrial RGB camera and the UX11 IR with an added infrared sensor.
• Convertible drone: one model converts from fixed wing to vertical take-off in about 15 minutes in the field, with no tools.
• Sensors and communications: a gyro-stabilised dual EO and IR sensor and extended-range military band telecommunications for defence use.
• DRAKO: a universal ground control station for its aircraft.

Engineering and manufacturing

Delair operates a production and warehouse facility in Toulouse. The site says its technicians are certified in industrial painting, composite lamination, electronics soldering and mechanical assembly, and that its UAV engineers help partners with hardware and software development. It also says that in 2012 the company unveiled the first drone certified for beyond visual line of sight flights in civilian airspace, used for power line inspections.

Key facts

• Based in: Toulouse, France
• Products: UX11 mapping drones, DT61, DT46 and DT26 aircraft, DRAKO ground control station
• Markets: Defence, industrial and mapping customers