DelMar Aerospace

What DelMar Aerospace does

DelMar Aerospace Corporation is a privately held, Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Las Vegas, NV that provides aerospace operations, maintenance, and logistics services to U.S. federal and allied government defense clients, with a growing commercial infrastructure and energy practice. Founded by three retired military officers — Col. Stan Springer (USAF Retired, COO), Lt. Col. Tom Atkins (USAF Retired, CFO), and Matt Doan (Managing Director, Commercial Ventures) — the firm is positioned as a high-touch services provider rather than a product company, with revenue earned through government and commercial services contracts, proposal development, program management, and systems integration. Its stated differentiators are veteran-led delivery, 24/7 rapid deployment capability, SDVOSB contracting status, and the ability to capture, manage, and execute complex, time-sensitive aerospace engagements.

The company's core technology portfolio centers on unmanned systems (UAV/UAS) operations, with three notable platforms: the Q.Fly® Water drone-based NDMI moisture mapping system using quantum-dot SWIR imaging (resolutions up to 2cm/pixel versus a 20-meter satellite floor), the X8 hybrid-electric UAV platform validated for methane-detection missions on pipelines and oil production facilities in Western Canada, and Draganfly Flex FPV drones used in the AFSOC training program. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales split into dedicated government and commercial business development teams, supplemented by channel partnerships (Draganfly, Xer Technologies AB, Quantum Solutions, Perspectum Drone Inspection Services Ltd.) that provide hardware and technology integration. Revenue mechanics combine fee-for-service professional services (aerospace O&M, consulting), hardware resale (Draganfly Flex FPV), and emerging drone-based inspection service subscriptions across precision agriculture, oil and gas, and infrastructure inspection.

Operationally DelMar is small (11–50 employees) but is executing an aggressive scaling posture, having launched an FPV drone training academy at Camp Pendleton, CA in February 2026, established a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary (Perspectum Drone Inspection Services Ltd.) to support the Q.Fly® Water partnership across the U.S. West Coast and Canada, and stated a target to ramp production capacity 20-fold to $100M in 2026 to meet anticipated military demand.

Name

DelMar Aerospace

Legal name

DelMar Aerospace Corporation

Website

https://delmaraero.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DelMar Aerospace Corporation is a Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business providing aerospace operations, maintenance, logistics, and unmanned systems services to U.S. and allied defense clients, with emerging commercial drone inspection offerings in agriculture, energy, and infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Operations, Maintenance & Logistics Services

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

UAS Integration, Certification & Compliance Systems (Remote ID, Detect-and-Avoid) (IMABAIAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

UAS Launch/Recovery & Support Equipment (Catapults, Nets, Docking) (IMABAIAN)

Keywords

• Aerospace operations services
• Unmanned systems maintenance
• Drone inspection services
• Aerospace logistics consulting
• FPV drone training

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aerospace Operations, Maintenance & Logistics Services: Fee-for-service delivery of aerospace O&M services ranging from boots-on-the-ground operations to proposal development and systems integration for government and commercial clients. Revenue is earned through contract execution on government and commercial services contracts.
2. Drone Hardware and Training Services: Delivery of Draganfly Flex FPV drones and advanced training programs to military units, including U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. Revenue generated from both hardware sales and training service fees.
3. Drone Inspection Services: Drone-based inspection services including moisture mapping, methane detection, pipeline leak detection, wetland delineation, infrastructure inspection, and precision irrigation — delivered via the Q.Fly® Water system through the Perspectum Drone Inspection Services subsidiary partnership.
4. Aerospace Consulting: World-class consulting support encompassing proposal development and program management delivered on-demand to government and commercial aerospace clients.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DelMar Aerospace is a Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business providing aerospace operations, maintenance, and logistics services to government and commercial clients, with an emphasis on unmanned systems (UAV/UAS). Service offerings span boots-on-the-ground O&M support, drone-based inspection (NDMI moisture mapping, methane detection), FPV drone training for special operations forces, proposal development, program management, systems integration, and 24/7 rapid deployment support.

Product overview

DelMar Aerospace Corporation is a Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that operates as an aerospace operations, maintenance, and logistics services provider with an emphasis on unmanned systems. The company delivers services including boots-on-the-ground O&M services, proposal development, program management, consulting support, and systems integration to government and commercial clients. Rather than offering a discrete software product portfolio, DelMar Aerospace functions as a services company providing aerospace expertise and unmanned systems operational support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerospace Operations, Maintenance & Logistics Services
• Rapid Deployment Solutions
• Aerospace Consulting
• FPV Drone Training Services
• Drone-Based Inspection Services (NDMI Moisture Mapping & Methane Detection)
• Military Drone Hardware Supply

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity scaled 20-fold to support anticipated military demand surge
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Quantum SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026DelMar Aerospace and its Canadian subsidiary Perspectum Drone Inspection Services Ltd. partnered with UK-based Quantum Solutions to deploy the Q.Fly® Water drone-based NDMI moisture mapping system across the U.S. West Coast and Canada. The system uses quantum-dot SWIR imaging to compute NDMI at resolutions up to 2cm per pixel — far exceeding the 20-meter resolution of satellite data. The partnership covers end-to-end moisture intelligence services for precision irrigation, pipeline leak detection, wetland delineation, and infrastructure inspection, with plans to expand to solar panel inspection services.
• Draganfly Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026DelMar Aerospace entered a strategic training partnership with Draganfly Inc. to provide Draganfly Flex FPV drones and advanced training to U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command units. The first training cohort was scheduled to begin in mid-February 2026 at DelMar's Camp Pendleton facility. This partnership marks DelMar's entry into key federal military operations as a drone training and support provider.
• Xer Technologies AB (Xer Tech)coreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2025DelMar Aerospace purchased an X8 hybrid-electric UAV system from Xer Technologies AB following a successful three-month operational evaluation and field testing program in Western Canada. The purchase agreement is valued at approximately SEK 1.4 million and includes the commercial X8 aircraft, a spare engine, and a long-range antenna. The platform successfully performed methane-detection missions for pipelines, oil production facilities, and complex infrastructure. The companies are exploring new multi-sensor configurations and positioning for expansion into North American infrastructure, energy, and defense sectors.
• Perspectum Drone Inspection Services Ltd.coreTechnology or IntegrationDelMar Aerospace's Canadian subsidiary, Perspectum Drone Inspection Services Ltd., is the operational entity delivering drone-based inspection services under the Quantum Solutions partnership. Perspectum provides drone data capture, analysis, and actionable reporting for moisture mapping, methane detection, and infrastructure inspection across North America.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Draganfly Inc. Draganfly is a publicly traded UAS manufacturer and services provider and is DelMar's strategic partner for Flex FPV drones and AFSOC training delivery. It directly overlaps in defense UAS hardware, training, and inspection services.
• Volatus Aerospace: Volatus is a commercial drone services and inspection provider with a partnership listed by DelMar. It directly overlaps in commercial infrastructure inspection, methane/pipeline monitoring, and drone-based environmental services.
• Xer Technologies: Xer Technologies is a hybrid-electric UAV manufacturer and DelMar's supplier for the X8 platform used in Western Canada methane-detection missions. It is comparable as a peer UAS vendor and partner in long-endurance commercial inspection.
• PrecisionHawk: PrecisionHawk provides drone-based inspection, mapping, and analytics for energy, agriculture, and infrastructure — directly comparable to DelMar's commercial NDMI moisture mapping and infrastructure inspection offerings.

Broad incumbents

• AeroVironment: AeroVironment is an established defense and commercial UAS manufacturer with deep DoD relationships across ISR, loitering munitions, and small UAS. It competes for many of the same defense and commercial inspection programs DelMar targets.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions: Kratos designs, manufactures, and operates high-performance unmanned systems (target drones, jet UAS) and provides defense aerospace services. It competes for DoD UAS training and operational support contracts at significantly larger scale.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril is a large, well-funded defense tech company building autonomous UAS, counter-UAS, and ISR solutions. It increasingly competes for DoD services and training programs adjacent to DelMar's AFSOC-focused offerings.

Emerging players

• Shield AI: Shield AI develops autonomous UAS (e.g., V-BAT) and AI pilot software for defense customers. It competes with DelMar in the defense unmanned systems autonomy, ISR, and special operations segments.
• Quantum Solutions: UK-based Quantum Solutions develops the Q.Fly® Water quantum-dot SWIR imaging system that DelMar deploys. The companies jointly address high-resolution drone-based inspection and are directly comparable in commercial UAS-based environmental monitoring.

Others

• K2 Integrity: K2 Integrity provides advisory and consulting support to government and commercial aerospace clients. It is comparable to DelMar's aerospace consulting and proposal development practice as a services-side adjacent peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Delmaraero
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChR125fgP3F5tkW3GqFbmhA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Delmaraero
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delmaraero
• Instagraminstagram.com/delmar_aerospace

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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