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Elistair has Been Awarded a Framework Contract with the French General Armament Directorate

Lyon, 17 May 2022 – Elistair, the global leader in the tethered drone industry, has been awarded a framework agreement by the DGA (French Armament General Directorate) for the supply of ORION 2 military drones. The DGA EM (DGA Missile Test Unit), a reference center in Europe for missile flight tests, has chosen ORION 2 military drones to reinforce its…

ORION 2 Persistent Drone 50 Hour Flight Test by Elistair R&D Team

To improve our understanding of our customers’ requirements, Elistair’s R&D team recently flew the Orion 2 persistent drone continuously for 50 hours. The purpose of this flight test was to further investigate the Orion 2’s endurance with a view to continuously improve its capabilities. On this occasion our team took turns onboard our customised operations truck, operating in a field near Lyon (France) for…

The Nestor Project: Elistair retained in European border surveillance project

Traffic across borders, and by consequence border surveillance, are major focal points for Southern Europe. Therefore, it requires high levels of operational efficiency to respond to security needs. It is in this context that the Nestor project, headed by Horizon 2020 and the Hellenic police, seeks to demonstrate a new generation of functional systems…

Elistair announces a €5M Series B round to accelerate its international expansion

Lyon, France and Boston, USA, March 30, 2021 – Elistair, a market leader in tethered drones, has raised €5M from Omnes and Starquest Capital, its historic investor. This Series B round follows an initial €2M funding round in 2018. Since its creation in 2014, Elistair’s solutions have already been deployed by military forces and national security agencies in over 65 countries.

Elistair unveils ORION 2, Tethered Drone for Defense and Security

Lyon, France, November 5th 2020. Elistair introduces its new Orion 2 tethered drone for defense government, and industry users. Unlike other multi-rotor drones, the Orion 2 hexacopter is a tethered drone that delivers surveillance for up to 24 hours at a time. This it a true persistent surveillance platform for defense applications.