What FEDS does

FEDS (Falcon Eye Drones Services) is a managed drone services provider headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with additional operations in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania. Founded in 2014, the company deploys certified pilots and enterprise-grade hardware, primarily DJI platforms (M300 RTK, Zenmuse P1/L1/H20T payloads) plus Flybotix ASIO X and Flyability Elios 2 for confined space work, to deliver aerial surveying, mapping, inspection, construction monitoring, aerial filming, and indoor asset inspection. FEDS holds the distinction of being the first ISO-certified drone company in the Middle East and manages full regulatory compliance across UAE (DCAA/GCAA) and Saudi Arabia (GACA), including operations in complex airspace near airports and high-security zones. The company serves more than 200 enterprise and government clients across power and utilities, engineering and construction, agriculture, oil and gas, real estate and hospitality, and environmental conservation.

The company's technology stack combines hardware-driven aerial and indoor data capture with AI-assisted analytics. A custom-trained palm tree detection engine on the Picterra platform achieves 97% accuracy on UAE orthomosaic imagery; solar panel inspection integrates Aerodyne's VertikalitiSolar platform to compress processing timelines from weeks to 2-3 days; and confined space operations use SLAM navigation with LiDAR-based 3D mapping in GPS-denied environments. Deliverables include orthomosaics, NDVI/NDRE maps, 3D point clouds, thermal imagery, digital twins, and GIS/CAD/BIM-compatible reports.

FEDS operates a professional services revenue model with quote-based project pricing, billable per mission, deliverable, and turnaround requirement. Emergency rapid deployment is available as a premium option. A secondary revenue stream runs through The Drone Academy, which provides training, SOP development, and procurement advisory for enterprise clients building internal drone programmes. Distribution is direct enterprise and government field sales with no channel partners, supported by content marketing through the company blog and case study library. The business has no disclosed funding rounds and appears privately held under the Shikenso corporate umbrella.

Name

FEDS

Legal name

Shikenso

Website

https://feds.group

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FEDS (Falcon Eye Drones Services) is a Dubai-headquartered managed drone services provider delivering aerial surveying, mapping, inspection, and AI-assisted analytics to 200+ enterprise and government clients across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and East Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drone Services and Aerial Data Collection

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

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

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

Keywords

• Drone surveying services
• Aerial inspection services
• Drone mapping solutions
• Confined space inspection
• Precision agriculture drones

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Drone Service Delivery (Managed Services): FEDS deploys certified pilots, professional-grade drones, and handling all regulatory permits to deliver aerial data projects for enterprise and government clients. Services include drone surveying and mapping, inspections, construction monitoring, aerial filming, and confined space inspections. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for drone missions with deliverables including orthomosaics, 3D point clouds, thermal data, and inspection reports. Projects are priced based on area coverage, complexity, and turnaround requirements.
2. Drone Training & Academy Services: Through The Drone Academy (thedroneacademy.ae), FEDS provides tailored workshops, operational briefings, and training programs to help enterprise and government clients build internal drone programs including SOPs, workflows, training frameworks, and hardware/software procurement guidance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FEDS provides managed enterprise drone services including aerial surveying and mapping, infrastructure inspection, construction progress monitoring, aerial filming and photography, indoor/confined space inspections, and mobile mapping. The company deploys certified pilots with DJI enterprise platforms (M300 RTK, Zenmuse P1/L1/H20T payloads) and collision-tolerant indoor drones (Flybotix ASIO X, Flyability Elios 2), handles all regulatory permits across UAE and KSA, and delivers processed data outputs such as orthomosaics, 3D point clouds, thermal reports, and digital twins.

Product overview

FEDS (Falcon Eye Drones Services) is a managed drone services provider offering an integrated portfolio of aerial data collection and analysis solutions. The core offering comprises six service lines: Drone Surveying & Mapping (using DJI platforms with Zenmuse P1/L1 payloads), Drone Inspection (thermal and RGB), Construction & Monitoring, Aerial Filming & Photography, Indoor & Confined Space Inspections (using Flybotix ASIO X and Flyability Elios 2 drones), and Mobile Mapping & Scanning. These are augmented by AI-powered analytics modules for tree counting, thermal anomaly detection, and digital twin reconstruction. The company operates primarily in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Tanzania, serving industries including power & utilities, construction, agriculture, oil & gas, real estate, and environmental conservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Drone Academy: Drone training and certification programs for internal teams and external clients

Products and services

• Drone Surveying & Mapping Professional aerial surveying service using DJI drones with Zenmuse P1 and L1 payloads to capture high-resolution orthomosaics, 3D point clouds, DSMs, contour lines, and georeferenced data at centimeter-level accuracy for construction, engineering, and infrastructure projects.
• Drone Inspection Aerial inspection service for infrastructure assets including power lines, solar farms, bridges, and towers, delivering thermal and RGB imagery, defect identification, and actionable inspection reports for utility operators, energy companies, and infrastructure owners.
• Construction & Monitoring Progress monitoring service using repeated aerial surveys to track construction development with standardized reporting, 3D modeling, and BIM-compatible deliverables for comparing project phases across construction and engineering firms.
• Aerial Filming & Photography Professional aerial media capture for events, real estate, construction progress, and marketing using FPV and traditional drone platforms delivering high-resolution video and still imagery for enterprise clients in hospitality, real estate, and event management.
• Indoor & Confined Space Inspections Specialized inspection service using collision-tolerant drones (Flybotix ASIO X, Flyability Elios 2) for GPS-denied environments including tanks, silos, boilers, sewers, and industrial vessels, featuring SLAM navigation and digital twin output for oil & gas, petrochemical, and industrial asset operators.
• Mobile Mapping & Scanning Services Mobile ground-based mapping service complementing aerial surveys for comprehensive site coverage, delivering point clouds, 3D models, and integration-ready geospatial data for surveying, engineering, and infrastructure clients.
• Oil & Gas Asset Inspection Specialized indoor and outdoor inspection solutions for petrochemical refineries, maritime assets, flare stacks, pressure vessels, and storage tanks, enabling inspection without hot work permits and reducing shutdown requirements for oil & gas operators.
• Agricultural Surveying & Mapping Drone-based agricultural intelligence including NDVI/NDRE mapping, crop health monitoring, plant population counting, and prescription maps for precision irrigation and fertilization, supporting food security and sustainable farming operations.
• Environmental Conservation Services Managed drone services for ecological applications including mangrove rejuvenation mapping, hyperspectral imaging for water quality monitoring, wildlife conservation, and anti-poaching operations for government environmental agencies and conservation organizations.
• Drone Solar Panel Inspection Solution Solar panel inspection service using DJI M300 RTK with H20T payload for combined thermal and RGB capture, integrated with AI-powered automated data processing to reduce analysis time from weeks to 2-3 days for solar farm operators.
• Drone Academy Training Educational and consulting program providing workshops, operational briefings, SOP development, workflows, training frameworks, and hardware/software procurement guidance for enterprise and government clients building internal drone programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Facade inspections completed in 2 days instead of weeks at One Zabeel project
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DJI (through The Drone Centre)coreTechnology or IntegrationFEDS uses DJI drone platforms including M300 RTK, Phantom 4 RTK, and DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise as primary hardware. The company partners with DJI through The Drone Centre (thedronecentre.ae) for hardware procurement and support, and has published multiple technical blog articles about DJI payloads including Zenmuse P1, Zenmuse L1, and Zenmuse H20T for thermal and visual inspections.
• Flybotix (ASIO X)coreTechnology or IntegrationFEDS uses Flybotix ASIO X collision-tolerant confined space drones for indoor and hazardous environment inspections. The ASIO X features carbon-fiber protective cage design enabling contact with walls and ceilings, specifically engineered for GPS-denied industrial environments.
• MoCCAE (Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEDS partnered with UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment for agricultural drone surveying at the Wadi Al Khib site, mapping 500 sqm of farmland including greenhouses, wells, soil type, salinity, and livestock population to create precision agricultural maps for sustainable farming.
• Environment Agency - Abu DhabicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEDS collaborates with the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi on mangrove rejuvenation projects, using heavy-lift drones integrated with LiDAR and multispectral sensors to map tidal flats and precision-seed coastal ecosystems as part of the UAE's 100 million mangrove planting goal by 2030.
• MubadalaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMubadala is listed among FEDS's trusted enterprise and government clients, indicating an established commercial relationship for drone services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Skydio: Major US autonomous drone manufacturer with growing commercial inspection and public-safety presence. Comparable as an inspection drone vendor and as an emerging enterprise services platform competing for similar industrial customers.
• senseFly (Parrot): Established fixed-wing and mapping-drone manufacturer serving surveying, agriculture, and inspection markets. Comparable to FEDS's surveying/mapping workflow at the hardware and software layer, though operates more as a product vendor than services provider.
• DJI: World's largest commercial drone manufacturer and FEDS's primary hardware supplier (M300 RTK, Zenmuse P1/L1/H20T). Relevant as both a partner ecosystem and as a competitive force via DJI's expanding enterprise service offerings.
• Delair: France-based provider of fixed-wing UAVs and end-to-end surveying/inspection solutions for mining, utilities, and agriculture. Comparable to FEDS's surveying and industrial-inspection offerings, particularly across EMEA markets.

Direct peers

• PrecisionHawk: US-based drone data analytics and services provider serving agriculture, energy, and infrastructure. Comparable to FEDS in combining drone-based data capture with AI-driven analytics across multiple verticals.
• Flyability: Swiss manufacturer of the Elios series of collision-tolerant indoor drones for confined-space industrial inspection. Direct peer in the indoor/confined-space inspection market where FEDS deploys Elios 2 alongside Flybotix ASIO X.
• Cyberhawk Innovations: UK-based industrial drone inspection specialist focused on oil & gas, power, and utilities confined-space and flare-stack inspections. Closely matches FEDS's confined-space and energy-vertical capabilities with a similar managed-services model.
• Aerodyne Group: Globally scaled drone-based enterprise solutions provider with strong Middle East presence in inspection, surveying, and asset management. Directly comparable to FEDS in service offering and customer base, and is also a technology partner (VertikalitiSolar).

Others

• Pix4D: Photogrammetry software platform widely used by drone services providers to convert aerial imagery into orthomosaics, point clouds, and 3D models. Enabling technology peer underpinning FEDS's surveying and digital-twin deliverables.
• DroneDeploy: Leading drone mapping and data-management SaaS platform used for aerial surveying, construction progress monitoring, and asset inspection. Complementary to FEDS's services — and a potential long-term software alternative for enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Fedsae
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/feds-ae

Compliance1 record

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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