Dragoon Technology
About
About Dragoon Technology
Dragoon was founded in Tucson in 2020 by Sean Culbertson, Jason Douglas and Carlos Murphy after their earlier UAS company, Latitude Engineering, was acquired by L3 Technologies. The team focuses on improving the endurance and payload-power economics of small aircraft rather than scaling a conventional battery-only design.
Its architecture combines liquid-fuel energy density with battery-like electrical operation, distributed propulsion and an integrated Aircraft Management Unit. Coriolis has supported NOAA-related beyond-visual-line-of-sight and endurance testing, including simultaneous multi-aircraft operation. The Cinder prototype programme applies the same long-range posture to defence missions and integrates Teledyne FLIR Prism perception software under Project Artemis.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Teledyne FLIR
Inbound - Software - Teledyne FLIR supplies Prism SKR and Supervisor software for Dragoon Cinder prototypes under Project Artemis
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Team
- Carlos Murphy - Co-Founder - Co-founded Dragoon around hybrid-powered, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft.
- Jason Douglas - Co-Founder - Co-founded Dragoon after helping build and field VTOL UAS at Latitude Engineering.
- Sean Culbertson - Co-Founder - Co-founded Dragoon to develop long-endurance small UAS using a hybrid powertrain.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-01-22 - Demonstration - Dragoon flies three-aircraft Coriolis mini-swarm
A single user interface managed three aircraft in shared airspace during the coordinated test. One Coriolis aircraft remained airborne for 14.7 hours and covered more than 916 miles (1,467 km). The hybrid powertrain is designed to provide electrical power for persistent surveillance, communications and weather payloads.
Source - 2025-12-05 - Demonstration - Dragoon completes NOAA Blue Water BVLOS test
The December test used NOAA's FAA Certificate of Authorization for beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Coriolis streamed data over a satellite communications link during the end-to-end test. The planned hurricane sortie was deferred because the 2025 Gulf season was unusually quiet, with a 2026 attempt being prepared.
Source - 2025-10-30 - Demonstration - Dragoon participates in Army xTechOverwatch
The programme included Soldier New Equipment Training on the Coriolis system. Dragoon then flew missions simulating terrain-shaping tasks over a second week. The event tested autonomous systems using AI, secure networking and real-time data processing for overwatch workflows.
Source - 2025-05-20 - Capability - Dragoon selects FLIR Prism for Cinder prototypes
Cinder prototypes use Prism SKR for perception and target-recognition workloads. Prism Supervisor provides mission-control functions for the long-range unmanned platform. The software is paired with Dragoon’s hybrid powertrain and vertically integrated avionics stack.
Source - 2025-03-14 - Contract Award - Dragoon selected for DIU Project Artemis
The March 2025 selection was one of four awards made under Project Artemis. Dragoon described a prototype schedule targeting a demonstration by May 2025. The company's stated design goals included operation in GPS-denied and low-bandwidth conditions.
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Context
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Context tags
- Aerial autonomy technology stack - Stack Layer - Primary evidence: https://www.dragoon.tech/ | https://www.dragoon.tech/technology | https://www.dragoon.tech/applications |…
- Autonomous drone systems participation - Workflow - Primary evidence: https://www.dragoon.tech/ | https://www.dragoon.tech/technology | https://www.dragoon.tech/applications |…
Commercial
- Dragoon selected for DIU Project Artemis
2025-03-14 · Order / contract · Dragoon Technology was selected for the Defense Innovation Unit Project Artemis effort to develop and test long-range, low-cost UAS for contested electromagnetic environments.
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