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DT61
Delair's largest drone, unveiled at Paris Air Show in June 2025, designed for inspection and surveillance of large land and sea areas in civilian and military contexts. Gas-powered and VTOL-capable, it carries a 15 kg payload, flies for up to 7 hours and communicates over 100 km. Two people can deploy it in under 30 minutes, and its modular design supports multiple interchangeable payloads.
DT46
Delair's flagship ISR platform, available as a pure fixed-wing or convertible VTOL configuration. The fixed-wing variant delivers up to 6.5 hours of endurance at 20 kg with a 100 km AES-256 encrypted communications range. In VTOL mode endurance is 3.5 hours at 25 kg. The aircraft converts between configurations in 15 minutes in the field without tools, and has been selected by the French Army artillery and Gendarmerie Nationale.
DT26E
A family of long-endurance mini-UAVs (up to 170 minutes, 15-18 kg) that deploys in under 8 minutes. Three variants are available: Surveillance, with a gyrostabilised EO/IR camera and 30 km data link; Tactical, with a 50 km encrypted link, 30x optical zoom, four-target video tracking and an IMSI/IMEI catcher payload option; and Open Payload, a configurable platform for operator-supplied sensors. The Tactical variant has been combat-proven with French Special Forces and in Ukraine.
UX11
A 1.4 kg fixed-wing mapping drone for geospatial surveying and digital twin generation. It carries an industrial RGB camera as standard and is available in an IR variant with an added thermal sensor. Standard endurance is 59 minutes (up to 80 minutes with extended battery), covering 53-70 km of ground track per sortie.
CROW
A modular multicopter platform carrying payloads up to 6 kg at speeds up to 100 km/h for inspection, monitoring and security missions. The CROW RFSA variant is certified for radio frequency spectrum analysis across S1, S2 and S3 operational categories.
DRAKO
A universal ground control station launched at Eurosatory in June 2024, designed to operate heterogeneous drone fleets from a single interface. Compatible with multicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, VTOLs and other types from multiple manufacturers, DRAKO reduces the training burden of managing diverse inventories. It has been described as combat-proven through operations in Ukraine.
Videos
DELAIR DT46 from design to delivery
French Army using DT46 drone - Future Combat Command (CCF)
Reconnaissance DT26 drone in the Ukrainian Battlefield - 2024
About
Delair designs and manufactures fixed-wing UAVs for defence, security and industrial applications from its headquarters in Toulouse, France. Founded in 2011 by four aerospace engineers, the company spent over a decade building drones certified for beyond visual line of sight operations and holds the Origine France Garantie label, confirming that its products are designed, manufactured and marketed in France.
Offices
Toulouse, FranceLabege, FranceGrenoble, FranceMarseille, FranceBacked by
AndromedeBpifranceIntel Capital
Customers & Partners
French Army (Armee de Terre)French Special ForcesFrench Gendarmerie NationaleFrench Navy (Marine Nationale)Croatian Police AcademyNiger Armed ForcesUkrainian Armed ForcesSNCFThalesSafran Electronics & DefenseISAE-SUPAEROOSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Timeline
2024
Launched DRAKO universal GCS at Eurosatory and acquired Grenoble-based Squadrone System, adding swarm drone and anti-drone capabilities.
2023
Acquired underwater drone maker Notilo Plus and delivered 150 UAVs to Ukraine.
2018
Received a strategic investment from Intel Capital and acquired talent and assets from US drone startup Airware after its closure.
2016
Raised $14.5 million led by Andromede to fund expansion into the US and Australia.
2012
Obtained the first certification in France for a drone to fly autonomously beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).
2011
Founded in Toulouse by four aerospace engineers.
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Products & Solutions
DT61
Delair's largest drone, unveiled at Paris Air Show in June 2025, designed for inspection and surveillance of large land and sea areas in civilian and military contexts. Gas-powered and VTOL-capable, it carries a 15 kg payload, flies for up to 7 hours and communicates over 100 km. Two people can deploy it in under 30 minutes, and its modular design supports multiple interchangeable payloads.
DT46
Delair's flagship ISR platform, available as a pure fixed-wing or convertible VTOL configuration. The fixed-wing variant delivers up to 6.5 hours of endurance at 20 kg with a 100 km AES-256 encrypted communications range. In VTOL mode endurance is 3.5 hours at 25 kg. The aircraft converts between configurations in 15 minutes in the field without tools, and has been selected by the French Army artillery and Gendarmerie Nationale.
DT26E
A family of long-endurance mini-UAVs (up to 170 minutes, 15-18 kg) that deploys in under 8 minutes. Three variants are available: Surveillance, with a gyrostabilised EO/IR camera and 30 km data link; Tactical, with a 50 km encrypted link, 30x optical zoom, four-target video tracking and an IMSI/IMEI catcher payload option; and Open Payload, a configurable platform for operator-supplied sensors. The Tactical variant has been combat-proven with French Special Forces and in Ukraine.
UX11
A 1.4 kg fixed-wing mapping drone for geospatial surveying and digital twin generation. It carries an industrial RGB camera as standard and is available in an IR variant with an added thermal sensor. Standard endurance is 59 minutes (up to 80 minutes with extended battery), covering 53-70 km of ground track per sortie.
CROW
A modular multicopter platform carrying payloads up to 6 kg at speeds up to 100 km/h for inspection, monitoring and security missions. The CROW RFSA variant is certified for radio frequency spectrum analysis across S1, S2 and S3 operational categories.
DRAKO
A universal ground control station launched at Eurosatory in June 2024, designed to operate heterogeneous drone fleets from a single interface. Compatible with multicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, VTOLs and other types from multiple manufacturers, DRAKO reduces the training burden of managing diverse inventories. It has been described as combat-proven through operations in Ukraine.
Videos
DELAIR DT46 from design to delivery
French Army using DT46 drone - Future Combat Command (CCF)
Reconnaissance DT26 drone in the Ukrainian Battlefield - 2024
Open Positions (5)
About
Delair designs and manufactures fixed-wing UAVs for defence, security and industrial applications from its headquarters in Toulouse, France. Founded in 2011 by four aerospace engineers, the company spent over a decade building drones certified for beyond visual line of sight operations and holds the Origine France Garantie label, confirming that its products are designed, manufactured and marketed in France.
Offices
Toulouse, FranceLabege, FranceGrenoble, FranceMarseille, FranceBacked by
AndromedeBpifranceIntel Capital
Customers & Partners
French Army (Armee de Terre)French Special ForcesFrench Gendarmerie NationaleFrench Navy (Marine Nationale)Croatian Police AcademyNiger Armed ForcesUkrainian Armed ForcesSNCFThalesSafran Electronics & DefenseISAE-SUPAEROOSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Timeline
2024
Launched DRAKO universal GCS at Eurosatory and acquired Grenoble-based Squadrone System, adding swarm drone and anti-drone capabilities.
2023
Acquired underwater drone maker Notilo Plus and delivered 150 UAVs to Ukraine.
2018
Received a strategic investment from Intel Capital and acquired talent and assets from US drone startup Airware after its closure.
2016
Raised $14.5 million led by Andromede to fund expansion into the US and Australia.
2012
Obtained the first certification in France for a drone to fly autonomously beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).
2011
Founded in Toulouse by four aerospace engineers.
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