Patria has top-notch expertise in unmanned systems
10.2.2025
Patria has extensive experience and strong expertise in unmanned systems (UAS) and aviation. From design to maintenance and training, Patria's expertise is at the forefront of Finnish drone technology development.
Patria expanded its unmanned systems offering in the summer of 2024 by acquiring company Nordic Drones, a Finnish leading drone pilot trainer and manufacturer of drones designed for professional use. The acquisition is a milestone in promoting the export opportunities of the Finnish defense industry. Due to acquisition, Patria Drones continue to be a significant part of the company's portfolio, showcasing its innovation and excellence in the field of UAS with three state-of-the-art products: Patria SKY, Patria ONE and Patria GEO.
Patria Drones
Patria expanded its offering of unmanned systems in the summer of 2024 by acquiring Nordic Drones, which is Finland's leading developer and manufacturer of drones intended for official use. The acquisition is a milestone in promoting export opportunities for the Finnish defense industry. With the acquisition, Patria's product range expanded with three top products: Patria SKY, Patria ONE, and Patria GEO.
Patria expanded its unmanned systems offerings by acquiring Nordic Drones, Finland's leading trainer of drone pilots and manufacturer of drones for professional use.
Patria SKY is a multi-mission long-range UAV system, designed in collaboration with professional security industry operators to meet the demanding needs of high-level security authorities. The advanced drone system has undergone rigorous manufacturing and maintenance inspections, receiving approval from Finnish authorities. Patria SKY is built to withstand challenging weather conditions.
Patria SKY - Long range drone for multipurpose use
Patria ONE is a versatile UAV with modular components and high safety standards. The modular design of Patria ONE allows for swappable radios, fiber optic control, swappable payloads (including explosives), swappable motor arms, and tether readiness. This flexibility makes it suitable for a wide range of missions. The UAV also features a three-step safety system for operator safety when handling explosive payloads. Patria ONE is easy to transport and can be fitted into a tactical backpack, making it highly portable.
Patria ONE - Data and results from the sky
The Patria GEO drone is designed for terrain mapping. With a flight time of up to 74 minutes, it can map over 100 hectares in a single flight, making it a quick and easy solution to visualize, measure, and model different kinds of targets.The Patria GEO drone is equipped with a 42Mpx camera, providing a ground sample distance size of 2 centimeters when imaging at 150 meters.
Patria GEO – The best performance in its class
Patria strongly involved in co-development
A national drone strategy has been prepared and published in Finland, with the core objective of ensuring the utilization of Finnish technological expertise to create new business opportunities and ensure societal security.
Patria contributes to achieving the goals of the national drone strategy by bringing together the strengths of innovative Finnish actors in the eALLIACE project and promoting European drone development through the ACTUS project.
Patria contributes to achieving strategic goals by bringing together the strengths of Finnish civil and defense sector actors in its eALLIANCE project. Patria also promotes European drone development and regulatory advancement through the ACTUS project ("Advanced capabilities & Certification for Tactical UAV Systems") funded by the European Defence Fund.
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