What Eliasson does

Eliasson Engineering, founded in 1969 in Västerås, Sweden, designs and manufactures LIDAR-based cloud ceilometers that measure cloud base height for civil aviation, military, and meteorological organizations. Its flagship CBME80/120 is a compact (15 kg), IP66-rated instrument using a low-power diode laser with microprocessor and FPGA signal processing, offering measurement ranges of 7.6 km (CBME80) or 12 km (CBME120), ±5 m or ±1% accuracy, 5 m resolution, and a published MTBF of 100,000 hours, with Class 1M eye-safe laser classification under IEC 60825-1. The product line is extended by the Cloud Presentation Suite (client/server data display and storage application), the BE360 Digital Display (tactical two-layer cloud-height visualization), and the BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector (quasi-electrostatic lightning detection to 83 km).

Revenue is generated primarily through direct hardware sales of ceilometer systems to government customers (civil aviation authorities, military organizations, and national meteorological services), supplemented by accessories and spare parts (blower units, digital displays, demodulators, solar shutters), one-time software licenses for the Cloud Presentation Suite, and turn-key installation and integration services now delivered through Mesotech International following its 2025 acquisition. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year enterprise contracts typical for AWOS deployments. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct engagement, the corporate website, industry events, and social channels, with strong reference clients including the US Air Force, US Navy, UK Met Office, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, India Meteorological Department, Swedish Defence Material Administration, and the Danish Meteorological Institute, which selected 27 Eliasson units in a recent national upgrade.

Name

Eliasson

Legal name

Eliasson Engineering

Website

https://eliasson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eliasson Engineering, founded in 1969 in Sweden, designs and manufactures LIDAR-based cloud ceilometers and atmospheric sensors (BTD-300 thunderstorm detector) for civil aviation, military, and meteorological agencies across 120+ countries; the company was acquired by Mesotech International in 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rancho Cordova

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud Ceilometer Hardware Sales: Sale of CBME80/120 ceilometer systems - compact LIDAR-based instruments for cloud height measurement sold as standalone units or integrated into AWOS systems. Revenue generated from initial hardware purchase with potential maintenance contracts.
2. Software and Presentation Suite: Cloud Presentation Suite (CPS) client/server application for displaying and storing ceilometer data. Additional software licensing for data management and visualization.
3. Accessories and Spare Parts: Sales of optional accessories including blower units, digital displays, demodulators, window blowers, solar shutters, and replacement parts for maintenance.
4. Turn-key Installation Services: Complete installation services offered through Mesotech International including site assessment, installation, integration, testing and ongoing support for airports implementing ceilometer systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eliasson manufactures LIDAR-based cloud ceilometers and related atmospheric measurement instruments (including the CBME80/120 series, Cloud Presentation Suite, Digital Display BE360, and BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector). These products are designed for fixed and mobile installations to provide accurate, reliable cloud height and lightning detection data for civil aviation, military, and meteorological applications worldwide.

Product overview

Eliasson offers a focused product portfolio centered on cloud ceilometers and related atmospheric measurement solutions. The core product is the CBME80/120 Cloud Ceilometer—a LIDAR-based instrument for measuring cloud height—supplemented by the Cloud Presentation Suite software for data display and storage, the BE360 Digital Display for local visualization, and the BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector for lightning detection. These products form an integrated ecosystem for aviation safety and meteorological monitoring applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cloud Presentation Suite (CPS): A client/server application capable of displaying and storing information from CBME40 and CBME80 ceilometers. FAA, ICAO & WMO compliant with maintenance efficiency and compact design.
• Digital Display BE360
• BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector

Products and services

• CBME80/120 Cloud Ceilometer A compact and lightweight standalone instrument using LIDAR technology with low-power diode laser for fixed and mobile installations requiring accurate and reliable cloud height measurements. Offers ranges of 7.6 km/25,000 ft or 12 km/40,000 ft, with resolution of 5m and accuracy of ±5m or ±1% of height. Features MTBF of 100,000 hours, IP66 environmental protection, and FAA/ICAO/WMO/CAP437 compliance for airports, helidecks, military, and meteorological applications.
• Cloud Presentation Suite (CPS) A client/server application that displays and stores information from CBME40 and CBME80 ceilometers, making cloud detection data accessible to users. Provides cloud presence sensor information up to 25,000 feet (7.5 km) with real-time detection and false alarm prevention. FAA, ICAO & WMO compliant.
• Digital Display BE360 A professional integrated digital display unit designed for presenting cloud height data from the CBME80 cloud ceilometer in tactical and mobile use scenarios. Features 2-layer display, telegram checksum verification, and day/night mode.
• BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector A standalone sensor that reliably detects the presence of all forms of lightning to a range of 83km using a quasi-electrostatic operating principle, providing very low false alarm rates (<2%) and early warning of overhead lightning risk before the first discharge occurs. CE Certified, EN50536:2011+A1:2012 Class 1 compliant, IEC 62793 Class A compliant.
• Turn-key Installation Services Complete installation services including site assessment, installation, integration, testing and ongoing support for airports implementing ceilometer systems, delivered through Mesotech International following the 2025 acquisition.

Quantifiable outcome

• MTBF of 100,000 hours ensuring mission-critical reliability
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mesotech International Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025In 2025, Eliasson was acquired by Mesotech International Inc., a trusted partner in civil and military aviation safety for over 30 years. Mesotech's AWOS systems provide complete automated meteorological sensing and reporting solutions for airports and heliports/helidecks of any size worldwide. This acquisition combined Eliasson's ceilometer expertise with Mesotech's comprehensive weather observation systems.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• RPG Radiometer Physics: Specialist in microwave radiometers and atmospheric remote-sensing instruments for meteorological research and operational forecasting. Adjacent remote-sensing player that could expand into the ceilometry category.

Broad incumbents

• Leonardo S.p.A. Global aerospace and defense group with meteorological radar, weather observation systems, and military avionics serving air traffic management and defense customers — overlapping with Eliasson's aviation and military use cases.
• Northrop Grumman: Large defense and aerospace prime with weather sensing, mission-critical avionics, and military met-intelligence capabilities. Sells into the same military meteorological end market as Eliasson's defense segment.

Direct peers

• Campbell Scientific: Designs and manufactures rugged meteorological measurement systems and data loggers used by national weather services, research institutes, and AWOS integrators. Comparable in atmospheric measurement instrumentation and customer overlap.
• Vaisala: Global leader in meteorological and environmental measurement instruments, including a competing range of ceilometers used in aviation AWOS, national met services, and defense. Vaisala is Eliasson's primary head-to-head competitor in cloud-height sensing.
• Belfort Instrument: Manufacturer of meteorological sensors including cloud-height indicators and visibility instruments used in aviation and weather observation. Direct comparable in ceilometry and met-sensing for the same end markets.
• Biral: U.K.-based manufacturer of atmospheric sensors including lightning detection and visibility/present-weather instruments for aviation and meteorology. Overlaps with Eliasson in lightning detection (BTD-300) and meteorological sensing.
• All Weather Inc. U.S.-based manufacturer of AWOS systems and meteorological sensors, including ceilometers, for airports, military, and national weather services. Directly comparable to Eliasson in product scope and target customer base.
• OTT HydroMet: Provider of hydrometeorological sensors (formerly including Lufft) serving aviation weather, national met services, and road weather. Offers competing ceilometer and visibility sensor products to the same civil aviation and meteorology customers as Eliasson.

Others

• Mesotech International, Inc. Acquired Eliasson in 2025; supplies complete AWOS systems for airports and heliports globally. Operates in the same value chain as Eliasson but as the parent/buyer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/eliasson
• YouTubeyoutube.com/eliasson
• Facebookfacebook.com/eliasson
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eliasson
• Instagraminstagram.com/eliasson

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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