Long-range ISR and inspection
Scouter Hybrid UAV
A hybrid gas-electric UAV with up to five hours of endurance, for long-range ISR, inspection and special-mission operations.
- Endurance
- Up to 5 h
- Range
- 200 km
- MTOW
- 25 kg
Demonstrated at the DND IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox, September 2026
Long-range hybrid UAVs and counter-UAS, built in Canada.
Autonomous flying systems for defence, security and BVLOS operations, designed and manufactured in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.
- Endurance
- 5h Scouter, up to, no payload
- Range
- 200km Scouter operational range
- Payload
- 10kg Scouter maximum, for 1 hour
- Flight record
- 1,500+h Operational flight hours
DND IDEaS Counter-UAS SandboxAI-Scout demonstrated to Canadian and allied defence evaluators, September 2026. View the program.
First capture in flightAI-Scout captured a target drone in flight in August 2026.
ISC Attritable InterceptorsSelected in the Innovation Solutions Canada challenge sponsored by DND.
100% CanadianDesigned, built and owned in British Columbia.
Platforms
Two platforms. One mission.
Scouter stays in the air for hours to see what is happening. AI-Scout responds when a hostile drone arrives. Both are designed and built in British Columbia.
Counter-drone
AI-Scout Interceptor
A reusable interceptor that finds a hostile drone, flies to it and brings it down whole, for places where shooting, jamming or crashing into a drone is not an option.
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Captures
- Up to 2
- Defeat
- Capture
Scouter engineering
Hours of endurance, minutes to deploy.
A hybrid generator gives Scouter longer missions than fully electric drones, in an airframe with five-minute attachment and detachment.
- 1,800 mmReady to fly, centre to centre
- 650 mmHeight with gear (350 mm without)
- 25 kgMaximum takeoff weight
Overlay is illustrative and not to scale.
Endurance
- Up to 5 hours at sea level
- Up to 10 kg payload capacity
- 25 kg maximum takeoff weight
- RGB and thermal for day and night
Hybrid power
- Hybrid fuel-electric system
- High-efficiency power generator
- Quick refuelling between sorties
- Low maintenance requirements
Fast deployment
- Attach and detach in 5 minutes
- Compact carrying solution
- Autonomous takeoff and landing
- User-friendly mechanisms
Built-in safety
- Onboard obstacle detection
- Emergency recovery parachute
- Built for BVLOS operations
- Durable in tough conditions
Applications
Built for missions that outlast batteries.
Scouter carries the sensor the job requires: EO/IR, LiDAR, mapping cameras, multispectral or hyperspectral.
Surveillance
Long-range patrol with live high-resolution and thermal imagery, for borders, wildlife and search and rescue.
Inspection
Power lines, pipelines, rail and wind assets, with fewer people on site.
Mapping
LiDAR and photogrammetry across up to 200 km in a single mission.
Custom engineering
Hardware, software, prototyping and integration, from concept to flight test, when an off-the-shelf drone cannot meet the requirement.
Built in Port Coquitlam
Sovereign capability starts on the shop floor.
Skyscouter designs, machines, assembles and flies its own aircraft. Controlling the build means faster iteration, and full control of the hardware and software that fly.
- CNC milling, routing and lathe machining
- FDM 3D printing and vacuum forming
- PCB assembly and electronics integration
- Temperature calibration and flight testing
Start the right conversation.
Operators and defence programs
Put a platform on your mission
Talk through your requirement with the team that builds the aircraft, from platform selection to deployment and training.
Investors
Canadian autonomy, with a flight record
Two platforms, two Department of National Defence program selections, a first in-flight capture in August 2026 and more than 1,500 operational flight hours.
About Skyscouter
What does Skyscouter do?
Skyscouter designs and manufactures autonomous flying systems for defence, security and critical-infrastructure operators. Its two platforms are Scouter, a long-range hybrid UAV, and AI-Scout, an autonomous counter-UAS interceptor.
Where is Skyscouter based?
Skyscouter is based at Unit 12, 1770 McLean Ave, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, where its platforms are designed and built.
When was Skyscouter founded?
Skyscouter was founded in British Columbia in 2017. Its aircraft have flown commercial missions in forestry, oil and gas inspection and pipeline monitoring, building more than 1,500 flight hours of operational experience.