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Elistair
Elistair designs and manufactures its own tethered UAVs (Orion 2 hexacopter, Khronos drone-in-a-box) with automated launch, flight and recovery; Khronos deploys in under two minutes and operates in GNSS-denied environments with onboard target tracking. Power and secure data run over the micro-tether, enabling up to 24 hours of continuous RF-silent flight. The company also builds Safe-T and Ligh-T tethering stations compatible with 50+ third-party drone platforms, and integrates Khronos onto vehicles including Milrem Robotics UGVs with Rheinmetall Canada.
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Khronos
- Up to 24-hour tethered endurance with 10 km observation range
Continuous powered flight time via tether and stated sensor detection range of the drone-in-a-box system
Claim source - Launches in under two minutes and operates in GPS-denied environments
Time from containerized stowage to airborne operation; navigation capability without satellite positioning
Claim source - Dual Payload variant combines Silvus tactical radio relay and Nextvision EO camera at up to 60 m altitude
Simultaneous communications-relay and imaging payload configuration unveiled at Milipol 2025
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Orion 2
- Up to 24 hours of continuous tethered flight with 2 kg payload capacity
Powered-by-tether flight endurance and maximum sensor payload of the tethered hexacopter
Claim source - 10 km detection range; operates in winds averaging 35 km/h with gusts to 50 km/h
Stated sensor detection distance and wind-resistance envelope
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Deployment log
Announced and cited only
Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series B
Omnes Capital, Starquest Capital
Round sourceVenture
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