Aeryon Labs

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]

Aeryon Labs
IndustryAerospace
FoundedWaterloo, Canada (2 February 2007 (2007-02-02))
Headquarters
Waterloo, Ontario
,
Canada
ProductsUnmanned aerial vehicles
Websitewww.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:

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
  1. "Aeryon Defense - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems". www.aeryondefense.us. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. "Aeryon Labs acquisition". Financialpost.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "Photo3S". Aeryon.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. "VideoZoom10x". Aeryon.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. "Thermal Imaging FLIR". Aeryon.com. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. "SkyRanger Payloads". Aeryon.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. "Aeryon Scout". Aeryon.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. "Aeryon SkyRanger R60". Aeryon.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  9. "Aeryon SkyRanger R80". Aeryon.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (2012), The Trans-Canada (McKee) Trophy / Le Trophée Trans-Canada (McKee) Archived 26 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 19 May 2013.
  11. Deloitte. "Technology Fast 50 winners" (PDF).
  12. The Canadian Press (24 August 2011). "Canadian robot spy flies for Libyan rebels - Technology & Science - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  13. "Aeryon Deploys SkyRangers to Support Hurricane Irma Response - Aeryon". www.aeryon.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.


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