# Volatus Aerospace: drone company

Canonical ID: `95108361-2ef4-4d9c-b034-961c789b0b63`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** [Glen Lynch](/people/glen-lynch.md)
- **COO:** [Greg Colacitti](/people/greg-colacitti.md) (co-founder of Drone Delivery Canada)
- **Ticker:** [TSX: FLT / OTCQX: TAKOF](/public-companies.md) ([see public companies](/public-companies.md))
- **Founded:** 2018 (Volatus); merged with DDC (est. 2014) in Aug 2024
- **Employees:** 180+
- **Offices:** Canada, USA, UK, Norway
- **Commercial operations:** 11,000+ completed (as of Feb 2026)
- **Manufacturing:** [200,000 sq ft hub in Mirabel, Quebec (announced Oct 2025)](/manufacturing.md) ([see manufacturing](/manufacturing.md))
- **Regulatory:** Transport Canada SFOCs for nighttime BVLOS, Arctic ops, 500+ kg aircraft
- **Acquisitions:** 19 M&A transactions including DDC, Synergy Aviation, iRed Remote Sensing, M3 Drone

- **Slug:** volatus-aerospace
- **Founded:** 2018
- **HQ:** Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone](/models/volatus-heavy-lift-cargo-drone.md) (aerial) (id: `d28c19f4-52d1-4ade-9979-8c14006dfd0c`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Glen Lynch](/people/glen-lynch.md) CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Greg Colacitti](/people/greg-colacitti.md) COO (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (2)

- [Volatus Aerospace x Dufour Aerospace](/partnerships/volatus-aerospace-x-dufour-aerospace.md) with Dufour Aerospace _development_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)
- [Volatus Aerospace x DSV](/partnerships/volatus-aerospace-x-dsv.md) with DSV _deployment_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Volatus Aerospace?

Canadian aerospace and defence platform (TSX: FLT) delivering sovereign uncrewed aerial systems, ISR capabilities, and BVLOS cargo delivery operations. Formed from the August 2024 merger of Volatus and Drone Delivery Canada, with 180+ employees across offices in Canada, USA, UK, and Norway. Has completed 11,000+ commercial drone operations from BC to New Brunswick, including medical supply delivery to First Nations communities, pipeline infrastructure inspection, and cargo transport. Building a 200,000 sq ft manufacturing hub in Mirabel, Quebec for MALE and cargo drone platforms, with Arctic surveillance UAVs (7-day endurance) under development.

### What does Volatus Aerospace make?

Volatus Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone (Volatus Aerospace builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Volatus Aerospace?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Volatus Aerospace building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

### Where is Volatus Aerospace headquartered?

Volatus Aerospace is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.

### Where does Volatus Aerospace operate robots?

Volatus Aerospace is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Volatus Aerospace a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Volatus Aerospace ranks in roughly the top 93% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Volatus Aerospace founded?

Volatus Aerospace was founded in 2018.


## Sources (2)

1. https://volatusaerospace.com/
2. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/11/3253673/0/en/volatus-aerospace-executes-contract-to-develop-and-commercialize-heavy-lift-offshore-cargo-drone-deliveries-for-wind-turbine-operations.html

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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