Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
ZenaTech acquires Merritt Paul Land Surveying
- Merritt Paul is licensed to perform land surveys in 17 U.S. states.
- Founded in 2015, Merritt Paul specializes in utility-scale solar and battery-storage surveys.
- Founders Tyler Bius and Levi George each bring more than a decade of survey experience with rail and airport clients.
Tonner Drones signs binding protocol to acquire Azur Drones
- The proposed transaction covers Azur Drones' assets, technology and key employees, with operations planned to restart debt-free under a reduced workforce.
- Tonner plans to fund the acquisition from cash on hand; consideration and closing date were not disclosed.
- Skeyetech had logged more than 62,000 autonomous BVLOS flights in 11 countries, but no exact product variant was identified.
Cogswell Engineering joins ZenaTech as its 28th Drone as a Service acquisition
- Cogswell provides civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services to customers across five Canadian provinces.
- ZenaTech plans to add drone-based site inspection, structural monitoring and 3D data capture through its ZenaWorx platform.
Archer agrees to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries
- Wisk adds six generations of autonomous eVTOL development and more than 1,700 flight tests.
- Insitu has built more than 3,500 uncrewed aircraft systems deployed across 35 countries and generates more than $200 million in annual revenue.
- SkyGrid contributes aircraft-agnostic airspace-management software; the acquired businesses bring nearly two million combined flight hours of operating data.
Ondas completes approximately $125M acquisition of Cyberhawk
- Cyberhawk continues operating as an Ondas company serving utilities, energy, renewables, mining and industrial customers.
- Ondas described the transaction value as approximately $125 million in its completion announcement.
- The combined programme is intended to connect Cyberhawk inspection data and analytics with Ondas autonomy, robotics and enterprise data infrastructure.
ZenaTech acquires Galena-Benchmark Engineering in Idaho
- The transaction gives ZenaTech its first operating location in Idaho and expands its Drone-as-a-Service network to a thirteenth U.S. state.
- Galena-Benchmark has more than 30 years of customer relationships across municipal, government, construction and land-development work.
- ZenaTech plans to add drone surveying, 3D construction monitoring and later agriculture, forestry, utility and wildfire services through the acquired operation.
ZenaTech completes 26th DaaS acquisition with BA Land Professionals
- BA Land Professionals is licensed in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina.
- The transaction gives ZenaTech its first Ohio location and expands its DaaS footprint to 12 US states.
- ZenaTech said the target adds surveying, construction, energy, industrial and government customers for drone and LiDAR services.
ZenaTech completes acquisition of Velocity Geomatics
- Velocity Geomatics operates as Velocity Group from Grande Prairie, Alberta.
- ZenaTech described the deal as its first acquisition focused on drone-based geomatics for environmental and regulatory compliance in oil and gas.
- The company said Velocity currently uses drones on about 80% of its projects and that the transaction was ZenaTech’s 25th acquisition since January 2025.
Thales agrees to acquire Exail stake ahead of planned tender offer
- The transaction values Exail at an implied enterprise value of about €3.9 billion.
- Thales said the acquisition would expand its underwater-warfare scale and inertial-navigation capabilities.
- Closing of the initial stake purchase is expected by Q3 2027, with the tender offer expected to close by early 2028 at the latest.
Terra Drone consolidates Amazing Drones and WinnyLab as subsidiaries
- Amazing Drones contributes multirotor interceptor capability, while WinnyLab develops fixed-wing systems with longer range and endurance.
- The consolidation supports tighter product development, field-feedback loops and international deployment within Terra Drone’s defence business.
Draganfly completes acquisition of Skip Dynamix drone assets
- The acquired portfolio adds low-cost, mass-producible fixed-wing systems for long-range surveillance and one-way missions.
- The transaction brings Skip Dynamix intellectual property, infrastructure and development capability into Draganfly.
Nanoveu signs binding agreement to acquire Spinoff Robotics
- Nanoveu signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire all of Singapore-based Spinoff Robotics.
- The proposed transaction covered the commercially deployed ALICE tethered aerial platform and METRON inspection system, together with Spinoff's engineering capability.
- Nanoveu said the acquisition would integrate Spinoff's airframes and sensing systems with its ECS-DoT edge-AI silicon.
Revolution Geosystems acquires Phoenix LiDAR Systems
- Phoenix customers were promised continued support for existing products and an expanded future roadmap.
- The combined offering adds mission planning, data processing and analysis to Revolution’s aviation and equipment services.
- Phoenix CEO Rob Dannenberg said the transaction would scale the company’s technology to a broader professional audience.
Volatus acquires Caliburn dual-use UAS technology portfolio
- Volatus acquired a suite of advanced RPAS technologies from Caliburn Holdings LLP.
- The acquisition adds multiple modular dual-use defense UAS platforms with near-term commercialization potential.
- Volatus said the platforms are aligned with the Mirabel manufacturing hub and Canada's sovereign and allied defense requirements.
Piasecki acquires KARGO UAV program from Kaman
- The acquired KARGO UAV program is a medium-lift autonomous logistics aircraft effort.
- Piasecki said the deal expands its portfolio of vertical-lift and uncrewed aircraft technologies.
- The transaction gives Piasecki control of a program aimed at contested logistics and expeditionary cargo movement.
Heven acquires Zepher Flight Labs
- Zepher contributed lightweight, field-repairable VTOL engineering and its Bingen, Washington operation.
- The acquired Z1 programme and team joined Heven's broader hydrogen-powered unmanned-aircraft portfolio.
- The transaction was completed in April 2025; Heven's separate Mach Industries production partnership is not part of this acquisition record.
ZenaTech closes Miller Land Surveying acquisition for Drone-as-a-Service rollout
- ZenaTech closed the acquisition of Miller Land Surveying Corporation in Florida.
- The company positioned the acquisition as part of its national Drone-as-a-Service rollout for land survey and mapping customers.
Drone Delivery Canada and Volatus complete merger of equals
- The combined company continued under the Volatus Aerospace name and joined Drone Delivery Canada's logistics technology with Volatus' commercialization platform.
- The merger followed shareholder approvals by both companies and Ontario court approval.
Management-led group acquires Flying Eye
- Connect Pro announced the completed transmission on May 22, 2024 and said the capital and operating transition had finalized at the end of January.
- The transaction was a management buy-in led by Simon Leroy and Jeremy Ladoucette, backed by Connect Pro Sud Rebond and other investors through Mahogany Transmission.
- Founder Alexandre Thomas remained involved to support continuity while the new leaders pursued product, service and commercial expansion.
Drone Delivery Canada and Volatus announce merger of equals to form combined drone technology and services company
- Drone Delivery Canada and Volatus Aerospace announced a merger of equals to create a combined company under the Volatus Aerospace name.
- The transaction combined Drone Delivery Canada's remote operations and logistics technology with Volatus' commercialization and drone-services platform.
- The companies said the combined business would focus on aerial intelligence, cargo, drone services, and drone technology commercialization.
Saab acquires remaining UMS SKELDAR shares
- Saab disclosed the completed transaction with its first-quarter results on April 26, 2024.
- The parent acquired the remaining UMS SKELDAR shares for what it described as a minor consideration.
- The transaction converted the former joint venture into a wholly owned Saab subsidiary.
Robinson acquires Ascent AeroSystems
- Ascent became a wholly owned Robinson Helicopter subsidiary.
- The acquisition added compact coaxial UAS for industrial, public-safety and defense applications.
- Robinson said Ascent aircraft could scale through its vertically integrated Torrance manufacturing facility.
Ondas completes acquisition of Airobotics
- Ondas completed its acquisition of Airobotics effective 23 January 2023, issuing approximately 2.8 million Ondas shares to Airobotics shareholders.
- Airobotics added the Optimus autonomous drone platform and automated data-analysis software alongside American Robotics Scout.
- Ondas said the combined drone portfolio would target smart cities, public safety, construction, mining, rail, oil and gas.
Ondas agrees to acquire Airobotics
- The companies positioned the deal as a way to combine autonomous drone-in-a-box systems and automated data workflows.
- Airobotics added international autonomous UAS deployments and regulatory experience to Ondas’ drone portfolio.
mdGroup acquires GeoCue alongside Microdrones
- GeoCue joined Microdrones as part of mdGroup aerial surveying portfolio.
- The acquisition added U.S. LiDAR mapping hardware and processing software capabilities.
- The acquisition reshaped the same aerial surveying group portfolio as Microdrones.
AgEagle agrees to acquire senseFly from Parrot
- senseFly added eBee fixed-wing mapping drones to AgEagle drone hardware, sensor and software portfolio.
- The acquisition expanded AgEagle coverage across agriculture, government, engineering and construction markets.
Ondas completes strategic acquisition of American Robotics
- Ondas completed its acquisition of American Robotics on 5 August 2021 after receiving support from approximately 99.7% of votes cast by shareholders.
- American Robotics became an Ondas subsidiary with its Scout autonomous drone-in-a-box system and Robot-as-a-Service model.
- The combination paired Scout remote data collection with Ondas connectivity for rail, agriculture, utilities and critical-infrastructure customers.
Ondas Holdings announces definitive agreement to acquire American Robotics
- Ondas entered a definitive agreement to acquire American Robotics for consideration valued at approximately $70.6 million in cash and equity.
- American Robotics brought the Scout autonomous drone-in-a-box system and FAA approval for automated BVLOS operations without an on-site human operator.
- The companies planned to combine Scout with Ondas FullMAX connectivity for continuous industrial data collection across infrastructure, utilities and agriculture.
Asteria Aerospace becomes Reliance-controlled after majority-stake purchase
- Reliance Strategic Business Ventures paid INR 23.12 crore in cash for the shares.
- The purchase gave the Reliance subsidiary 51.78% of Asteria’s equity.
- Reliance proposed up to INR 125 crore of further investment tied to agreed milestones.
FLIR acquires Aria Insights drone assets
- The transaction included intellectual property, multiple patents and selected operating assets from the former CyPhy Works.
- FLIR said it would integrate the assets into its Unmanned Systems and Integrated Solutions division after Aria ceased operations in March 2019.