Cyberhawk

What Cyberhawk does

Cyberhawk is a UK-headquartered drone inspection and aerial data management company founded in 2008 by engineers and rope-access specialists from North Sea oil platforms. The company serves asset-intensive industries including utilities, oil and gas, power generation, renewables, and capital construction projects, operating in more than 40 countries with a fleet of 230+ drones and a global network of certified pilots (each requiring a minimum of 18 months and 500 hours of training before offshore deployment). To date, Cyberhawk has completed over 500,000 aerial inspections for 300+ enterprise customers.

The company's core product is the iHawk cloud-based aerial data management platform, which ingests drone-captured imagery, LiDAR, thermal, optical gas imaging, and ultrasonic sensor data and transforms it into a collaborative workspace with AI-powered defect detection, predictive analytics, and workflow automation. iHawk Visualive, launched in February 2026, adds AI-driven inspection workflows; Drone-in-a-Box (DIAB) provides autonomous inspection capabilities currently in deployment with major energy and data center customers. Cyberhawk also operates an advisory practice called AVIATE that helps enterprises scale drone inspection programs, drawing on 15+ years of operational experience.

Cyberhawk monetizes primarily through multi-year enterprise contracts (95% recurring revenue) combining drone inspection services with iHawk SaaS subscriptions, supplemented by advisory and managed services revenue. Named blue-chip customers include Shell (a five-year global contract covering onshore, offshore, and subsea assets), Bechtel, Tecnicas Reunidas, ESB, QatarEnergy, and a roster of major US and international utilities. The company has compounded revenue at an average rate exceeding 34% per annum since 2019, projects revenue of more than $45 million for fiscal year ending March 2027, and carries a disclosed contract backlog of $95 million. In June 2026, Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cyberhawk for approximately $125 million in a predominantly cash transaction, expected to close in Q3 2026.

Name

Cyberhawk

Legal name

Cyberhawk Innovations Ltd

Website

https://thecyberhawk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cyberhawk is a UK-headquartered drone inspection and aerial data management company that combines certified-pilot drone services with the iHawk SaaS platform. It serves 300+ enterprise customers across utilities, oil and gas, power generation, renewables, and construction in 40+ countries, and is being acquired by Ondas Inc. for approximately $125 million.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Drone Inspection Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerial Surveying & Crop Scouting (Imaging, Mapping, Stand Counts) (AFACAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drone/UAS Application Services (Spraying, Spreading, Seeding) (AFACAIAB), Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) (IMABAIAB)

Keywords

• Drone inspection services
• Aerial data management
• Industrial asset inspections
• Emissions monitoring services
• Geospatial aerial surveys

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Drone Inspection Services: End-to-end drone inspection services conducted by certified pilots for critical infrastructure assets. Revenue derived from per-inspection or contract-based service fees. Multi-year contracts with high single-digit to double-digit margins.
2. iHawk SaaS Platform Subscription: Annual or multi-year software subscriptions for aerial data management, visualization, and analytics. iHawk platform provides visual asset management and is sold as SaaS to enterprise customers.
3. UAS Advisory Services (AVIATE): Advisory program helping organizations develop and scale drone inspection programs based on Cyberhawk's 15+ years of operational experience.
4. Drone Managed Services: Managed drone services including Drone-in-a-Box and fleet management for continuous asset monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cyberhawk pairs specialist drone pilots with its proprietary iHawk cloud-based aerial data management SaaS platform to inspect, monitor, and survey critical infrastructure for oil & gas, power generation, utilities, renewables, and capital projects. The company delivers end-to-end services from flight operations (asset inspections, emissions monitoring, geospatial surveys) to actionable visual intelligence, with multi-year enterprise contracts covering onshore, offshore, and subsea assets. Since 2008, Cyberhawk has completed over 500,000 aerial inspections across 40+ countries for 300+ enterprise customers.

Product overview

Cyberhawk is a drone-based infrastructure inspection and aerial data management company offering a platform-plus-services model. The core offering combines expert drone inspection services (asset inspections, emissions monitoring, geospatial surveys) with the proprietary iHawk™ cloud-based SaaS platform for aerial data management. This integration enables end-to-end inspection workflows from flight to actionable insight. Additional offerings include the AVIATE advisory program and emerging autonomous drone technologies such as Drone-in-a-Box (DIAB). The company serves asset-intensive industries including utilities, power generation, oil and gas, renewables, and capital construction projects across 40 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iHawk: Cloud-based aerial data management platform that transforms drone imagery and sensor data into a collaborative workspace for asset inspection and survey data management.
• AVIATE
• Visualive

Products and services

• iHawk Aerial Data Management Platform Cloud-based aerial data management SaaS platform that transforms drone imagery and sensor data into a collaborative workspace, automating analysis and connecting inspection findings to maintenance decisions across asset portfolios for enterprise utilities, oil & gas operators and capital project owners.
• Asset Inspections Drone-based industrial inspection services covering oil and gas, power generation, utilities, renewables and capital projects. Certified pilots capture high-resolution visual, thermal, LiDAR, ultrasonic and gas-imaging data from hard-to-reach infrastructure while assets remain operational.
• Emissions Monitoring Drone-based emissions monitoring services using specialized sensors to detect methane leaks and measure gas concentrations, supporting environmental compliance for oil & gas operators and utilities.
• Geospatial Surveys Aerial survey services using drones equipped with LiDAR, thermal and other sensors to capture geospatial data for terrain modeling, volumetric analysis and infrastructure mapping across capital projects and industrial sites.
• Drone in a Box (DIAB) Autonomous drone system enabling automated, remotely-operated inspections without on-site pilots, delivered as a managed service for continuous asset monitoring at customer sites.
• AVIATE UAS Advisory Program UAS advisory program providing expert guidance to help organizations accelerate their drone inspection programs from concept to scale, drawing on Cyberhawk's 15+ years of operational experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6x faster cargo oil tank inspections with $600,000 savings per project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• ShellcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Five-year, multi-million dollar global contract covering onshore, offshore and subsea assets. Shell renews iHawk contract to power digital transformation across global energy projects. Represents one of Cyberhawk's flagship enterprise partnerships.
• Tecnicas ReunidascoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2025Collaboration agreement for Tecnicas Reunidas to incorporate iHawk SaaS platform for monitoring, tracking, and visual analysis of energy and oil & gas projects. Supports TR's digital transformation strategy.
• Explicit ApSstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Joint launch of largest offshore drone-based emissions monitoring campaign in Norwegian North Sea. Cyberhawk provides drone operations while Explicit contributes emissions measurement technology.
• Skygauge RoboticscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Partnership to deliver cutting-edge ultrasonic thickness (UT) inspections using Skygauge drone technology to customers globally. Enables accurate and repeatable thickness measurements on live assets.
• VisionWave Holdings (Solar Drone Ltd.)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Acquisition of Solar Drone Ltd. expanding autonomous UAV portfolio and aerial inspection capabilities for utility and energy infrastructure sectors.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Sentera: Sentera provides drone-based data capture and analytics for agriculture and infrastructure. Comparable in offering integrated drone sensor payloads plus data analytics workflows similar to iHawk.
• Skydio: Skydio is a US drone manufacturer with a fast-growing enterprise inspection and public safety software/services layer. Overlaps with Cyberhawk's customer base (utilities, energy) and competes across hardware-enabled inspection services.
• American Robotics: American Robotics develops autonomous Drone-in-a-Box systems with FAA approvals for beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Competes with Cyberhawk's DIAB roadmap in industrial asset monitoring and recurring autonomous inspection.

Direct peers

• PrecisionHawk: PrecisionHawk provides commercial drone services, data analytics, and aerial intelligence for industrial and infrastructure customers. Directly comparable to Cyberhawk in drone-based inspection, mapping, and asset analytics for energy and utility verticals.
• Sharper Shape: Sharper Shape delivers drone-based inspection and asset management primarily for electric utilities. Directly comparable to Cyberhawk's Power Grid and Utilities vertical, including transmission and distribution inspection use cases.
• DroneDeploy: DroneDeploy provides cloud-based drone data management and analytics software for enterprise customers. Closely comparable to the iHawk platform in enabling inspection, mapping, and asset workflows on top of drone-captured imagery.
• Sky-Futures (Bristow Group): Sky-Futures pioneered drone inspection for the oil & gas sector and was acquired by Bristow Group. Highly comparable to Cyberhawk in offshore and onshore industrial UAS inspection services and inspector-pilot training model.
• Percepto: Percepto offers autonomous Drone-in-a-Box solutions for industrial sites, including power, oil & gas, and mining. Competes directly with Cyberhawk's DIAB offering and addresses the same shift toward autonomous, recurring industrial monitoring.

Broad incumbents

• Applus+: Applus+ is a global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) incumbent serving energy and infrastructure. Represents the broader traditional inspection market Cyberhawk disrupts with drone-based alternatives.
• Mistras Group: Mistras Group is an industrial inspection services provider with strong presence in oil & gas, power, and aerospace. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for industrial asset inspection spend that Cyberhawk targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/TheCyberhawk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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