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Draganfly Innovations
TypePublic
Nasdaq: DPRO
IndustryAerospace, Unmanned aerial vehicles
Founded1998; 28 years ago (1998)
FoundersZenon Dragan
Christine Dragan
Headquarters
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
,
Canada
ProductsUnmanned aerial vehicles, drone software, ground robotics
Websitedraganfly.com

Draganfly Innovations commonly known as Draganfly (NASDAQ: DPRO) is a North American public technology company that develops and manufactures unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the aerospace and defense industries.[1][2]

History

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Draganfly Innovations was founded in Saskatoon, Canada in 1998 by Zenon Dragan and Christine Dragan.[3]

Draganfly introduced its first commercial UAV systems in 1999 and released the first multi-rotor UAV equipped with an integrated camera system in 2001.[4]

In May 2013, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Saskatchewan used a Draganflyer X4-ES equipped with a forward-looking infrared camera to locate a driver who had wandered from an overturned vehicle into a wooded area in near-freezing temperatures.[5][6] The event was reported as the first known instance in which a small unmanned aircraft contributed to saving a human life, and the aircraft used in the rescue was later put on permanent display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.[6][7][8]

In July 2015, Draganfly was acquired by TRACE Live Networks, a U.S.-based technology firm, and continued operations under the TRACE co-founder, Cameron Chell.[9][2][10]

Draganfly was incorporated in British Columbia in June 2018 as a vehicle to take the operating business public.[11] Following a reverse-takeover transaction, the company's common shares began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol "DFLY" on November 5, 2019. They were subsequently quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States in January 2020.[11][12] In April 2020, Draganfly acquired Dronelogics Systems Inc., a Canadian drone services and solutions integration company, as a wholly owned subsidiary.[13][11] In January 2021, the company begun the process of applying to up-list its shares to the Nasdaq, citing potential benefits including improved stock liquidity and a broader institutional shareholder base; the shares subsequently began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker "DPRO."[14]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the company developed and tested "Pandemic drones," intended to assist with public health monitoring by analyzing crowd data and detecting physiological indicators.[15][16][17]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Draganfly began supplying drones to Ukraine for humanitarian aid, medical supply delivery, search & rescue, reconnaissance, and humanitarian demining.[18][19][20]

The company collaborated with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Mass General Brigham (MGM) to launch a drone-delivery program for medical supplies in 2024.[21][22] In the following year, Draganfly expanded its domestic United States manufacturing capacity and began selling its products to the US Department of Defense (DoD).[23][24]

Recognitions

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Draganfly was also recognized with the Ernest C. Manning Award, for founder Zenon Dragan in 2014, and its representatives testified before a 2013 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on drone use, law enforcement, and privacy.[25]

References

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  1. ↑ "Sask. drone maker has high hopes for Ottawa's defence spending spree | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  2. 1 2 "Saskatoon-based Draganfly bought by U.S. company - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  3. ↑ Connor, Roger. "This Drone Can Save Your Life". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  4. ↑ Teo, R.; Jung Soon Jang; Tomlin, C.J. (2004). "Automated multiple UAV flight - the Stanford DragonFly UAV Program". IEEE: 4268–4273 Vol.4. doi:10.1109/CDC.2004.1429422. ISBN 978-0-7803-8682-2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  5. ↑ Franzen, Carl (2013-05-10). "Canadian mounties claim first person's life saved by a police drone". The Verge. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  6. 1 2 "Canadian police save a man's life, using a drone". New Atlas. 2013-05-13. Archived from the original on 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  7. ↑ "Drone, Quadrotor, Draganflyer X4-ES | National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  8. ↑ Limer, Eric (2013-05-11). "A Heroic Canadian Police Drone Saved a Car Crash Victim's Life". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Saskatoon-based Draganfly bought by U.S. company - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  10. ↑ "U.S. tech firm purchases Saskatoon drone company | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  11. 1 2 3 "Draganfly Inc. – Form 1-A". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2020. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  12. ↑ "Draganfly Inc. – Form 1-A/A". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2020. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  13. ↑ Garrett-Glaser, Brian (2020-01-17). "Draganfly to Acquire Dronelogics Systems, Expanding its North American-based Drone Offerings". Defense Daily. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  14. ↑ "Draganfly Begins Process to List on NASDAQ". Nasdaq. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  15. ↑ Meisenzahl, Mary. "'Pandemic drones' could single people out in a crowd for coughing, sneezing, or running a temperature, developers say — here's how they work". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  16. ↑ "Connecticut town reverses course on 'pandemic drones' amid privacy concerns". NBC News. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  17. ↑ "How Draganfly brought a 'pandemic drone' to the U.S." VentureBeat. 2020. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  18. ↑ Wilder, Shelby. "In Ukraine, humanitarian drones can save lives". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  19. ↑ "Draganfly Medical Response Drone Arrives In Ukraine". www.flyingmag.com. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  20. ↑ "Saskatoon company donates drones to deliver medical supplies to Ukrainians in Russian-occupied cities | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  21. ↑ "Massachusetts Department of Transportation Selects Draganfly for Drone Medical Delivery Demonstration and Reports Its Successful Completion".
  22. ↑ Shaw, Christina (2025-03-19). "Massachusetts Department of Transportation says successful demonstration of medical supply delivery via drone". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  23. ↑ MILLER, HARRISON (2025-10-09). "Draganfly Jumps On U.S. Defense, Drone Partnership". Investor's Business Daily. Archived from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  24. ↑ "Draganfly expands U.S. manufacturing capacity in line with defence-backed drone production push - Defence Industry Europe". 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  25. ↑ "DraganFly". Innovation Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
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