Aeryon Labs is a Canadian developer and manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Founded in 2007, it is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. Aeryon Defense is a wholly owned subsidiary, based in Denver, Colorado, focused on sales and support for the US Government.[1] The company was purchased by FLIR Systems in January 2019 for US$200 million.[2]

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Aeryon Labs

Industry	Aerospace
Founded	Waterloo, Canada (2 February 2007 (2007-02-02))
Headquarters	Waterloo, Ontario , Canada
Products	Unmanned aerial vehicles
Website	www.aeryon.com

Products

Aeryon Labs' UAVs have a field interchangeable payload interface to support multiple payloads. All imaging payloads are stabilized and include high resolution stills,[3] optical zoom video,[4] thermal Imaging,[5] HD video,[4] and dual EO/IR video/still camera.[6] The company's UAVs are:

• Aeryon Scout[7] (discontinued)
• Aeryon SkyRanger R60[8]
• Aeryon SkyRanger R80[9]

Awards

David Kroetsch and Michael Peasgood of Aeryon Labs won the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute's 2012 Trans-Canada Trophy. The oldest aviation award in Canada (established in 1927), the Trophy is awarded for outstanding achievement in aviation.[10]

Aeryon was listed on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2014, 2015 and 2016[11]

Notable Uses

In 2011 the company provided a Scout UAV to the Free Libyan Air Force.[12]

In 2018, the SkyRanger drone provided support for disaster response following Hurricane Irma.[13]

References

External links

• Official website

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