64. Elistair – France
Elistair, a French company founded in 2014, is a designer and manufacturer of innovative tethered drone systems for both defense and commercial applications.
Unlike traditional battery-powered drones, Elistair’s solutions provide continuous power and secure data transmission via a tether to a ground station, enabling unlimited flight endurance.
This unique capability positions them as a key provider for persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, as well as tactical communication relay.
For defense and security sectors, Elistair offers a range of tethered drone stations and integrated drone-in-a-box solutions like the Khronos.
The Khronos is an all-in-one, push-button system designed for rapid deployment from vehicles or fixed platforms, providing instant aerial intelligence and enhanced situational awareness, even in GPS-denied environments.
Elistair’s Safe-T 2 and Ligh-T 4 tethering stations are compatible with various third-party drones, enabling them to operate for extended durations (up to 50 hours of continuous flight).
Its systems are actively deployed by militaries and law enforcement in over 70 countries, including the US Army and the French Defence Agency, for battlefield overwatch, border protection, critical infrastructure monitoring, and expanding tactical communication networks in challenging terrains.
Elistair has also secured significant contracts to equip military vehicles with their tethered UAS, enhancing real-time intelligence and operational awareness.
