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Griff 30
A heavy-lift UAV with a 30 kg payload capacity. Its modular design allows rapid integration of cameras, sensors and cargo systems, making it suitable for diverse missions across logistics, surveillance and emergency response. Compatible with Griff's own payload accessories including the Griff Eye tilt camera and Griff Claw cargo hook.
Griff 60
Griff's largest production platform, capable of carrying up to 60 kg. Designed for demanding operational conditions including Arctic and mountainous environments. The Griff 60 has also been adapted by Teleplan into a weaponised hybrid variant capable of carrying MBDA Akeron MP precision strike missiles.
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Griff Aviation — Building the Future of Heavy-Lift Flight
GRIFF 135 - Launch
About
Griff Aviation is a Norwegian UAV manufacturer founded in 2015 in Sykkylven, on the west coast of Norway. The company grew out of experience in helicopter-based aerial filming, where its founders identified the gap between lightweight consumer drones and full-scale aircraft — a gap that heavy-lift unmanned platforms could fill for industrial, public safety and defence applications.
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Sykkylven, NorwayCustomers & Partners
Teleplan (weaponised Griff 60 hybrid UAV integration, DSEI 2025)
Timeline
2025-09
Teleplan unveiled the Griff Hybrid UAV at DSEI 2025 in London — a weaponised variant of the Griff 60 integrated with MBDA Akeron MP strike missiles.
2018-01
Launched the GRIFF 135 at The Aviation Conference in Bodø, Norway.
2017-04
Announced opening of GRIFF Aviation North America assembly plant at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport near Tampa, Florida.
2015
Founded in Sykkylven, Norway, emerging from helicopter-based aerial filming operations.
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Products & Solutions
Griff 30
A heavy-lift UAV with a 30 kg payload capacity. Its modular design allows rapid integration of cameras, sensors and cargo systems, making it suitable for diverse missions across logistics, surveillance and emergency response. Compatible with Griff's own payload accessories including the Griff Eye tilt camera and Griff Claw cargo hook.
Griff 60
Griff's largest production platform, capable of carrying up to 60 kg. Designed for demanding operational conditions including Arctic and mountainous environments. The Griff 60 has also been adapted by Teleplan into a weaponised hybrid variant capable of carrying MBDA Akeron MP precision strike missiles.
Videos
Griff Aviation — Building the Future of Heavy-Lift Flight
GRIFF 135 - Launch
Open Positions (4)
2 Hardware & Systems1 Operations1 Software & Data
About
Griff Aviation is a Norwegian UAV manufacturer founded in 2015 in Sykkylven, on the west coast of Norway. The company grew out of experience in helicopter-based aerial filming, where its founders identified the gap between lightweight consumer drones and full-scale aircraft — a gap that heavy-lift unmanned platforms could fill for industrial, public safety and defence applications.
Offices
Sykkylven, NorwayCustomers & Partners
Teleplan (weaponised Griff 60 hybrid UAV integration, DSEI 2025)
Timeline
2025-09
Teleplan unveiled the Griff Hybrid UAV at DSEI 2025 in London — a weaponised variant of the Griff 60 integrated with MBDA Akeron MP strike missiles.
2018-01
Launched the GRIFF 135 at The Aviation Conference in Bodø, Norway.
2017-04
Announced opening of GRIFF Aviation North America assembly plant at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport near Tampa, Florida.
2015
Founded in Sykkylven, Norway, emerging from helicopter-based aerial filming operations.
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