Volatus Aerospace Launches SKYDRA(TM), a Counter-Drone Platform

Executive Summary

• Volatus Aerospace announced SKYDRA™, its first SaaS platform for counter‑UAS (CUAS) operational planning and simulation.
• The platform introduces a recurring‑revenue software stream, expanding the company’s defence portfolio beyond hardware into digital services.
• SKYDRA™ will be sold via subscription licences to armed forces, public‑safety agencies, and operators of critical infrastructure, with enterprise and evaluation programmes available.

Key Details

• Platform Name: SKYDRA™ – a SaaS solution for CUAS operational planning, simulation, and readiness exercises.
• Technology Basis: Patent‑pending intellectual property supporting secure virtual environments for structured planning and tabletop drills.
• Target Customers: Armed forces, public safety agencies, airports, ports, energy facilities, and other strategic sites.
• Revenue Model: Subscription‑based licensing (enterprise deployments and evaluation programs).
• Strategic Rationale: Provides a recurring software revenue stream and extends Volatus’ offering from hardware to digital operational capability.
• Market Context: Industry analysts project the global counter‑UAS market could exceed $20 billion by 2030, driven by demand for airspace security and defence modernisation.
• Management Comment: CEO Glen Lynch highlighted SKYDRA™ as a milestone that “establishes a recurring software revenue stream within our defence strategy.”
• Future Outlook: Volatus will issue further commercial updates as material agreements with customers are executed.

Notable Quotes

“SKYDRA™ represents an important milestone for Volatus as our first SaaS platform and establishes a recurring software revenue stream within our defence strategy,” – Glen Lynch, Chief Executive Officer.