Draganfly Apex Context

Market context

Apex is Draganfly compact enterprise UAV for defence, law-enforcement, public-safety and mission-critical field operations.

  • Target environment: Defence operational environments and public safety field sites.
  • Workflow context: Tactical ISR, reconnaissance and field data collection for defence and public-safety missions.
  • Customer context: Defence customers and public safety agencies needing compact enterprise UAVs.
  • Deployment model: Commercial UAV from a publicly traded defence drone manufacturer.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially available defence and enterprise UAV with active procurement.
  • Adoption constraints: Defence procurement cycles and regulatory restrictions on UAV operations.
  • Market position: Draganfly smaller tactical and enterprise platform alongside its larger aircraft.
  • Adjacent products: Commander 3XL, defence UAVs

Specifications

  • Unfolded Dimensions: 38 H × 114 W × 106 L cm; with propellers
  • Weight With Batteries: 5 kg
  • Communication Range: Core: 8 km; Ultra: 16 km
  • Autopilot: Cube H7, triple-redundant IMU
  • Encryption: Core: 128-bit; Ultra: FIPS AES-256
  • Payload capacity: 3 kg
  • Features: COFDM, multi-band, onboard FPV camera, RTK compatible, optional obstacle avoidance, optional parachute
  • Onboard Compute: NVIDIA Jetson Orin (optional)
  • Max Flight Time Minutes: Up to 45; payload and configuration dependent
  • Blue UAS Component: Cube autopilot
  • Aircraft Class: North American modular enterprise UAV
  • Payload Options: Onboard FPV camera, RTK compatibility, optional obstacle avoidance, optional parachute and configurable payload support
  • Certification: Cube autopilot Blue UAS certified; manufactured in America
  • Price: Starting at $16,495 USD

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