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Canadian autonomy, with a flight record.
Skyscouter is building Canadian sovereign capability in autonomous flight, with a long-range hybrid UAV and an autonomous counter-UAS interceptor, designed and manufactured in British Columbia.
- Founded
- 2017 In British Columbia
- Flight record
- 1,500+h Operational flight hours
- First capture
- Aug2026 AI-Scout, target drone in flight
- DND selections
- 2 IDEaS Sandbox, ISC challenge
Why now
Three shifts behind the opportunity.
The threat is here
Small drones now threaten military sites, airports, stadiums and critical infrastructure. Most defences either jam radio signals, which an autonomous drone can ignore, or destroy the target, which sends debris onto whatever is below.
Sovereignty matters
Canada’s IDEaS program considers Canadian content when it evaluates innovators. Skyscouter designs and manufactures in British Columbia, with Canadian expertise behind both platforms.
The rules are opening
Since November 4, 2025, Transport Canada allows eligible lower-risk BVLOS flights without a Special Flight Operations Certificate, opening a clearer path for long-range commercial operations.
Why Skyscouter
From prototype to two active DND program selections.
Tested in the field
AI-Scout captured a target drone in flight in August 2026 and was demonstrated at the DND IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox that September, built on more than 1,500 flight hours of commercial missions.
Two markets, one technology base
Scouter serves commercial and government long-range missions. AI-Scout addresses the counter-drone need, with FirstScout planned for fire and police services. Autonomy, machine vision and airframe know-how carry across all of them.
Vertically integrated
In-house machining, 3D printing, PCB assembly and flight test shorten the path from design change to flying hardware.
Autonomy in-house
A dedicated machine vision team builds the detection, classification and tracking models that run on board.
100% Canadian
Designed, built and owned in British Columbia, with support from the National Research Council of Canada’s IRAP.
Track record
Milestones
Government programs:
- IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026
- ISC Attritable Interceptors challenge
- NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
- 2017
Skyscouter is founded
Founded in British Columbia to build drones for demanding industrial work.
- 2020 to 2025
Commercial missions and Scouter
Aircraft fly commercial missions in forestry, oil and gas inspection and pipeline monitoring, while the Scouter long-range hybrid drone is developed.
- 2025
AI-Scout program launched
Drawing on that field experience, Skyscouter launches the AI-Scout counter-drone program.
- Program
ISC Attritable Interceptors
Selected in the Innovation Solutions Canada challenge sponsored by DND.
- March 2026
NRC IRAP support
The National Research Council of Canada’s IRAP supports work on AI-enabled counter-drone detection, combining radar and optical sensing.
- Summer 2026
Flight-test campaign
The AI-Scout airframe, sensors and onboard AI come together in an intensive flight-test campaign.
- August 2026
First capture in flight
AI-Scout captures a target drone in flight for the first time.
- September 2026
DND IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox
AI-Scout is demonstrated to Canadian and allied defence evaluators in Suffield, Alberta.
- Next
Production and FirstScout
Production units for defence and security customers, and FirstScout, a version for fire and police services.
Leadership
The team building it.
Amir Sarabi
Chief Technology Officer
Parham Fatemi
Engineering LeadTalk to the team
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