Inspired Flight Technologies

• IF1200A
• IF800 Tomcat

• IF1200A with YellowScan Mapper and Mapper+ lidar payloads

  2023-10-05 - Evaluation - Mounted - Case Study: Environmental Monitoring and Analysis using LiDAR Technology

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• IF800 Tomcat with Doodle Labs 2450 Blue-approved radio

  Reference Design - Connected - An IF800 Tomcat ground-control configuration uses a Doodle Labs 2.4 GHz Blue-approved radio for its long-range link.

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Supply chain relationships

• Gremsy

  Inbound - Perception - Inspired Flight offers an IF800 Tomcat bundle equipped with the Gremsy VIO F1 EO/IR payload

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• Phase One

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers a plug-and-play IF1200A configuration with the Phase One P3 100MP payload

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• CubePilot

  Inbound - Flight Control - Inspired Flight specifies CubePilot Cube Blue H7 as the IF800 flight management unit

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• Workswell

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight lists Workswell WIRIS Pro and Enterprise payload configurations for IF1200A

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• Linebird

  Inbound - Utility Payloads - Inspired Flight offers Linebird's Osprey payload system as an IF1200 option

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• AgEagle Aerial Systems

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers MicaSense RedEdge-P cameras with optional integration kits for IF800 and IF1200 aircraft

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• Inertial Labs

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers Inertial Labs RESEPI LiDAR payload configurations

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• YellowScan

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers fully integrated YellowScan LiDAR payloads for its aircraft

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• RIEGL

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers RIEGL miniVUX-3UAV and VUX-120 payload configurations for IF800 and IF1200

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• GeoCue

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers GeoCue TrueView LiDAR payloads mounted on its aircraft

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• SPH Engineering

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers SPH Engineering integrated geophysical sensor systems for its aircraft

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• LiDARUSA

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers LiDARUSA payload configurations for its aircraft

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• Phoenix LiDAR Systems

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers Phoenix LiDAR payload systems for its aircraft

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• ROCK Robotic

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight offers ROCK R3-series LiDAR payloads mounted on its aircraft

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• Sentera

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Inspired Flight sells a complete Sentera 6X payload system for IF800 and IF1200 aircraft

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• 2025-08-25 - Series A - $12M - Inspired Flight raises $12 million Series A led by Tri-Valley Ventures

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• Other investors - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-08-25
• Tri-Valley Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-08-25

• Adam Bilmes - Co-Founder and Director of Business Development
• Rick Stollmeyer - Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder - Leads the company’s US-made professional UAS business.
• Marc Stollmeyer - Founder and Director of Product and Engineering

Events

• 2025-12-10 - Partnership - Inspired Flight integrates MicaSense multispectral cameras with IF800 Tomcat

  Inspired Flight announced full integration of Eagle NXT's MicaSense camera kits with the IF800 Tomcat and IF1200. The integration supports Altum-PT, RedEdge-P, and RedEdge-P Dual sensors through the Smart Dovetail Interface. The kits provide native power, data, and control for precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, research, and surveying.

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• 2025-11-21 - Partnership - Inspired Flight expands Ascend Engineering partnership for drone software

  Inspired Flight expanded its partnership with Ascend Engineering for UAV control, autonomy, and system integration. The collaboration supports Inspired Ground Control, mission planning, in-flight management, payload integration, and NTRIP connectivity.

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• 2025-08-25 - Funding - Inspired Flight raises $12 million Series A led by Tri-Valley Ventures

  Inspired Flight secured $12 million in Series A funding led by Tri-Valley Ventures. The funding will support new product releases and scaling of American drone manufacturing. Inspired Flight cited IF800 Tomcat, IF1200, payload integrations, Inspired Suite, and GS-ONE as key platform components.

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• 2025-08-14 - Product Launch - Inspired Flight launches GS-ONE ground control station

  Inspired Flight launched GS-ONE, an NDAA-compliant handheld ground control station for commercial, industrial, and government UAS. GS-ONE integrates with IF800 Tomcat and IF1200 with a 7-inch 2000-nit touchscreen, hot-swappable batteries, and 6 miles of range. The controller uses a Qualcomm QCS6490 processor, Android 14, 8 GB RAM, and an IP55-rated enclosure.

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• 2024-12-11 - Regulatory - Inspired Flight IF800 Tomcat and IF1200A receive AUVSI Green UAS certification

  AUVSI granted Green UAS certification to Inspired Flight's IF1200A and IF800 Tomcat platforms. The certification expands the Green approved list for public safety, critical infrastructure, mapping, and survey operations. Green UAS certification provides a civilian and commercial procurement pathway aligned with NDAA and cybersecurity expectations.

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• 2024-01-11 - Partnership - Inspired Flight and Gremsy launch VIO F1 EO/IR payload integration for IF800 Tomcat

  Inspired Flight and Gremsy announced an integrated IF800 Tomcat and Gremsy VIO F1 EO/IR payload package. The VIO F1 includes a 4K zoom sensor, 640x512 radiometric FLIR Boson thermal camera, laser rangefinder, and AI tracking. The package targets inspection, law enforcement, military, firefighting, search-and-rescue, and utility inspection workflows.

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• 2023-06-08 - Product Launch - Inspired Flight unveils IF800 Tomcat American-made drone

  Inspired Flight unveiled the IF800 Tomcat, a foldable American-made drone for professional and enterprise users. The aircraft was positioned around compact transport, payload flexibility, and deployment in mapping, inspection, and industrial workflows. The launch created Inspired Flight's current mid-lift platform anchor below its heavier IF1200 aircraft.

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• JOUAV

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Context tags

• Industrial mapping and inspection VTOL UAV builders - Peer Group - Official surveying and mapping page documents complete IF800 and IF1200 VTOL aircraft for professional mapping and inspection.
• Heavy-lift VTOL aircraft ecosystem - Stack Layer