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Draganfly Launches Draganfly Blitz(TM) Advanced Optical Payload Product Line to Address Growing Demand for Best-in-Class, NDAA-Compliant Integrated Gimbal Systems
New payload ecosystem positions Draganfly as a next-generation North American provider of high-pe...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Draganfly Launches Draganfly Blitz™ Advanced Optical Payload Product Line to Address Growing Demand for Best-in-Class, NDAA-Compliant Integrated Gimbal Systems\nNew payload ecosystem positions Draganfly as a next-generation North American provider of high-performance drone optics for defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets Tampa, Florida, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO; CSE: DPRO; FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading developer of drone solutions and systems, today announced the launch of the Draganfly Blitz™ payload platform, a family of advanced electro-optical and infrared (“EO/IR”) payloads and stabilized gimbal systems developed in partnership with Blitz Technologies. Under the agreement, Draganfly will serve as the exclusive integrator, distributor, and commercialization partner for Blitz Technology across North America and the broader Americas market. The launch marks Draganfly’s strategic entry into one of the fastest-growing and most supply-constrained segments of the global unmanned systems industry: mission-critical optical payloads for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (“ISR”), tactical overwatch, force protection, and autonomous systems. The global EO/IR gimbal and drone payload market is estimated to exceed $12 billion annually by 2030, driven by accelerating defense modernization programs, border security requirements, autonomous warfare initiatives, and rapidly expanding demand for drone-based ISR capabilities. Across North America and allied nations, government agencies and defense operators are increasingly seeking secure, NDAA-aligned alternatives to legacy payload suppliers amid rising geopolitical tensions, extended procurement timelines, and growing operational demand for scalable drone systems. The Draganfly Blitz platform is designed to meet that demand with: lower acquisition costs,rapid production scalability,reduced delivery timelines,modular integration capability,and high-performance optical systems optimized for real-world operational deployment. “Modern conflicts and public safety operations have fundamentally changed the economics of ISR,” said Cameron Chell, CEO of Draganfly. “Operators will no lon...