What Ultraview AI does

Ultraview AI, headquartered in Austin, Texas and founded in 2023, builds an autonomous aircraft inspection platform that combines a 4K + 3D LiDAR drone for full exterior scans with a ruggedized AI-powered handheld for targeted on-device inspections. Both form factors feed proprietary computer vision models trained on real aircraft data to detect, classify, and measure surface damage (dents, scratches, cracks, corrosion, lightning strikes) and to automatically compare measurements against the Structural Repair Manual with Boeing-certified sub-millimeter tolerance (±0.002" depth, ±0.04" width). A unified cloud-and-edge software layer schedules inspections, reviews AI-flagged anomalies, generates reports, and syncs to MRO systems.

The platform is sold exclusively through an enterprise, demo-led sales motion targeting four primary verticals: commercial airline tech ops, defense and government (DoD and allies) maintenance, third-party MRO facilities, and aerospace prime contractors. Revenue is generated from hardware sales of the drone and handheld devices, recurring software/AI platform subscriptions bundled with deployments, deployment/training/support services, and multi-year fleet-wide enterprise contracts (e.g., a top-five U.S. carrier deploying the platform across its narrow-body fleet for heavy maintenance checks, announced February 2026). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The company is American-made, ITAR-compliant (achieved January 2026), NDAA-compliant, and currently operating with FAA approval pending for autonomous drone inspection. It raised a Series A in December 2025 from undisclosed defense and aviation investors following earlier rounds including a Techstars-led $546,000 raise in March 2024 and an Atlanta-area angel round in September 2024; headcount is 11-50. Leadership includes Colby Harvey as CEO and Gabriel Rucker as VP of Global Sales & Partnerships.

Name

Ultraview AI

Legal name

Ultraview AI

Website

https://ultraview.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ultraview AI builds an autonomous aircraft inspection platform combining a 4K + LiDAR drone with an AI-powered handheld and proprietary computer vision models, sold enterprise to airlines, MROs, defense programs, and aerospace prime contractors for fleet-wide heavy maintenance and walkaround inspections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Aircraft Inspection

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerial Robotics (Drones & UAV Autonomy) (HDAAAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) & Autonomous Aerial Platforms (IMABAMAC), UAS Integration, Certification & Compliance Systems (Remote ID, Detect-and-Avoid) (IMABAIAO)

Keywords

• Aircraft inspection systems
• Autonomous drone maintenance
• Aviation computer vision
• MRO inspection platforms
• Aircraft damage detection

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of the autonomous drone system and the ruggedized handheld AI inspection device to airlines, MROs, militaries, and prime contractors.
2. Software / AI Platform Subscriptions: Recurring access to the unified inspection app, AI detection and measurement, MRO software integration, and reporting — sold alongside the hardware for fleet- and facility-wide deployment.
3. Deployment, Training & Support Services: Enterprise onboarding, MRO software integration, training, and ongoing support bundled with platform deployments.
4. Fleet-Wide Enterprise Contracts: Multi-year, fleet- or program-wide deployment contracts (e.g., top-five U.S. airline deploying across its narrow-body fleet for heavy maintenance checks).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ultraview AI sells an AI-powered autonomous aircraft inspection platform delivered as two interoperable hardware form factors — an autonomous full-exterior inspection drone (4K cameras plus 3D LiDAR) and a ruggedized AI handheld scanner — plus a unified software app and recurring AI/computer-vision subscriptions. The platform detects, classifies, and measures surface damage (dents, scratches, cracks, corrosion, lightning strikes) with Boeing-certified sub-millimeter accuracy and is sold to airlines, MROs, militaries, and prime contractors as fleet- and program-wide enterprise deployments.

Product overview

Ultraview AI is a single platform-plus-modules autonomous aircraft inspection platform delivered through two interoperable form factors — the Ultraview Drone for full exterior autonomous scans and the Ultraview Handheld (including the V2) for targeted, on-device AI inspections — unified by the Ultraview App scheduling/reporting interface and powered by the Ultraview AI computer vision engine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ultraview Handheld: Ruggedized, AI-powered handheld inspection device with on-device real-time computer vision for targeted inspections; V2 released in March 2026 with sub-millimeter measurement accuracy and AI defect classification.
• Ultraview Drone

Products and services

• Ultraview Drone Autonomous full-aircraft inspection drone that captures the entire exterior of an aircraft using 4K cameras and 3D LiDAR, navigating autonomously around the aircraft after a single button press and sending data to cloud-based AI analysis. Sold to airlines, MROs, militaries, and prime contractors as part of Ultraview's dual-form-factor platform.
• Ultraview Handheld Ruggedized, AI-powered handheld inspection device that points, scans, and measures surface anomalies on aircraft with on-device real-time computer vision overlay, operating 100% offline and ramp-ready in rain, snow, and darkness from 15+ ft standoff. Used by line maintenance and MRO technicians for targeted inspections and syncs data into the Ultraview App.
• Ultraview Handheld V2 Second-generation Ultraview Handheld launched in March 2026, pairing sub-millimeter measurement accuracy with real-time AI defect classification for line technicians performing daily walkarounds and targeted inspections on commercial and military aircraft.
• Ultraview App Unified software interface used to schedule inspections, review AI-flagged anomalies, and generate detailed reports from data captured by both the Ultraview Drone and Ultraview Handheld, with MRO software sync (MRO Sync) for integration into existing maintenance systems.
• Ultraview AI (Computer Vision Engine) Proprietary computer vision stack trained on real aircraft data that detects, classifies, and measures dents, scratches, cracks, corrosion, and lightning strike damage, executing both on-device (edge) on the handheld with real-time overlay and in the cloud for drone full-exterior scans. Sold as the AI engine underlying the Ultraview Drone and Handheld products.
• Deployment, Training & Support Services Professional services including enterprise onboarding, MRO software integration, technician training, and ongoing support for fleet- and facility-wide Ultraview deployments, sold alongside hardware and software subscriptions to airlines, MROs, militaries, and prime contractors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sub-minute damage assessment, replacing the 15–60 minute steel-ruler workflow
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Top-five U.S. carrier (unnamed)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026A top-five U.S. airline selected Ultraview's autonomous drone inspection platform for heavy maintenance checks across its entire narrow-body fleet. Announced Feb 28, 2026. Represents a flagship fleet-wide deployment establishing Ultraview as a strategic inspection partner to a major U.S. commercial carrier.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Donecle: Donecle is a France-based autonomous drone inspection company focused specifically on commercial aircraft exterior inspection, using computer vision to detect and report damage. It is the closest direct competitor to Ultraview's drone-based aircraft inspection offering.

Broad incumbents

• Lufthansa Technik: Lufthansa Technik is one of the world's largest MRO providers and has publicly piloted autonomous drone-based aircraft inspection in its hangars. It competes with Ultraview in the commercial aviation inspection market from a position of incumbency, scale, and deep airline relationships.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell is a major aerospace avionics, sensors, and connected-aircraft vendor with deep airline and MRO relationships and significant in-house R&D on AI-enabled inspection and maintenance. It represents the type of large incumbent that could bundle competing inspection capabilities into its existing airline stack.
• DJI: DJI is the dominant global commercial drone OEM, supplying the airframes and autonomy stacks used across most drone-based industrial inspection markets. It is a broad incumbent whose products underpin many inspection deployments, and its US regulatory status shapes the competitive set Ultraview navigates.
• Boeing: Boeing is a major aerospace prime and original equipment manufacturer with deep involvement in MRO, digital fleet management, and certified inspection workflows. As the source of Ultraview's Boeing-certified accuracy claim, Boeing is both a credentialing partner and a potential long-term competitor or customer.
• Airbus: Airbus is a major aerospace prime with active drone-based aircraft inspection research and an installed base of commercial aircraft globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent that could deploy proprietary inspection AI through its airline customers and MRO network.

Emerging players

• Skydio: Skydio is a leading US-based autonomous drone OEM with a strong defense and public-safety focus, providing the autonomy stack and airframes used across many industrial inspection applications. It is a potential platform partner or competitor as it expands into verticalized inspection workflows.
• Percepto: Percepto provides autonomous industrial drone-in-a-box inspection solutions for power, mining, oil & gas, and other critical infrastructure sites. It is comparable as a fellow autonomous-inspection platform with edge AI and a regulatory/enterprise GTM motion, though it does not focus on aviation.
• Near Earth Autonomy: Near Earth Autonomy develops autonomous flight technology for full-size helicopters and aircraft, with applications in cargo, inspection, and eVTOL. It is comparable to Ultraview as a fellow autonomy-stack provider serving aviation, though its focus is broader than aircraft inspection.

Others

• Anduril Industries: Anduril is a US defense technology company building autonomous systems (air, ground, undersea) and AI-enabled defense software with strong DoD relationships. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but its growing aerospace autonomy portfolio and procurement clout could intersect with Ultraview's defense ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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