Vision Aerial
Bozeman, Montana commercial UAS maker founded 2013; builds the NDAA-compliant SwitchBlade-Elite tricopter carrying 2 kg for up to 50 minutes.
Vision Aerial is a commercial UAS manufacturer headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, founded in 2013. The company designs, builds, tests, and supports its drone platforms domestically in the United States, and its systems are NDAA-compliant.
Its flagship platform, the SwitchBlade-Elite, is a three-rotor tricopter carrying payloads of up to 2.0 kilograms, flying for up to 50 minutes, operating in winds up to 40 kph, and deploying from case to air in under two minutes; a pivoting rear yaw mechanism gives the aircraft yaw authority during hover and turns, and it folds for transport while accepting field-swappable batteries and payloads such as thermal, optical, and optical gas imaging sensors. Vision Aerial also makes the IS7, a compact drone built for indoor inspection of confined spaces and industrial tanks, and the Vulcan SX, Vulcan YX, and Vector platforms, supported by payload options spanning LiDAR, multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, and meteorological sensors plus field and processing software. The company's systems serve inspection and mapping work in oil and gas, architecture, engineering and construction, utilities, environmental monitoring and firefighting, agriculture, and public safety.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Aerial Reforestation Service
Heavy-lift drone swarm service for post-wildfire aerial seeding and reforestation
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Contact Vision Aerial
WEBSITE
https://www.visionaerial.comPHONE
+1 406-219-4804HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2013
Primary Role
Manufacturer
Company Size
employees 10-50
Primary Region
North America
Annual Sales
-
Funding Stage
Early-Stage VC
Funding Total
$ 357,000
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