California

Commercial drone operations for inspections, construction documentation, thermal imaging, and aerial data capture.

Verified company

Airspace management for drone operations: FAA authorizations, UTM, Remote ID and public safety coordination.

Autonomous aircraft for fire and emergency response, flown for agencies as a managed service with one fleet portal.

Warehouse and retail automation: mobile robots, AI vision and software that runs robots from different makers.

Antennas and wireless products.

Lithium battery cells and packs for defense.

Parachute recovery systems for drones.

Connectors and cable assemblies for aerospace and defense.

High-power lithium cells for drones and electric aircraft.

Electric motors and hybrid generator systems for drones and aircraft.

Robotic factory in Emeryville, California, that builds robot parts and assemblies for other companies.

Custom machined, fabricated, molded and printed parts made by vetted U.S. shops.

Custom composite fuselages, wings, fairings and optical domes for unmanned systems, built in Livermore.

Livermore sheet metal and CNC machining shop that makes metal components for aerospace, defense and UAV uses.

Ventura County contract manufacturer that molds and machines frames, housings, mounts and other parts for drones.

Injection-molded composite propellers for model aircraft and multirotor drones, made in Woodland, California.

Composite aerostructures and assemblies for aircraft, engines, missile defense, UAV and space programs.

Southern California 3D printing service bureau making prototype and production parts, including for robot makers.

Valencia, California CNC shop that machines titanium and nickel-alloy parts for UAS platforms and defense programs.

San Diego-area hard-metal machine shop that can machine components for missiles, spacecraft and UAVs.

Dealer and integrator selling enterprise drones, payloads and software to public safety, utility and survey teams.

Radio-control hobby retailer with a store in Chico, California, that sells drones, FPV racing quads and parts online.

San Diego seller of camera, FPV and enterprise drones that also makes the Map Pilot Pro mapping app.

Enterprise drone dealer that equips police, fire, search and rescue, farm and inspection drone programs.

San Diego online FPV drone store that sells parts and gear from many makers and develops some of its own.

Family-owned online store that sells FPV drones, parts and kits, with curbside pickup in Chatsworth, California.

Veteran-owned reseller to government and business buyers, with drones among its safety and tactical products.

Sourcing of cable assemblies, power supplies, sensors and sub-assemblies for drone, aerospace and defense companies.

Compliance infrastructure that helps commercial companies enter the federal market.

Software platform for hardware test and control.

Data infrastructure for mission-critical machines in space, defense and autonomy.

On-demand drone insurance.

Consulting and training that help agencies bring maritime and aerial unmanned systems into their operations.

Carlsbad firm that prepares FAA exemptions and airworthiness filings for heavy and agricultural drones.

Aviation insurance agency licensed in all 50 states, writing drone liability, hull and payload cover.

San Diego avionics certification firm offering DO-178C and DO-254 audits and eVTOL certification support.

Online Part 107 drone pilot ground school and FAA test prep from an aviation training company founded in 1974.

Investor in Westmag, Stark and Nominal.

Investor in Westmag, Chariot Defense, Castelion and Anduril.

Investor in Smack Technologies and Tenna Systems.

Investor in Allen Control Systems and HYFIX.

Investor in Aurelius Systems, Scout AI and Natilus.

Investor in True Anomaly and Arc Boat Company.

Investor in Heaviside Industries and Singularity.

Venture investor in national security tech; backed SiFly Aviation and Star Catcher.

Nonprofit lender offering small business term loans, SBA 7(a) loans and equipment leasing to businesses in 44 states.

Nonprofit SBA 504 and community lender in Ontario, California, certified to lend in California, Arizona and Nevada.

Caltrans' drone program, which coordinates drone use by contractors and consultants on current Caltrans projects.