Elistair

Founded in 2014 and based in Dardilly, France, with a US office in Wilmington, North Carolina, Elistair builds tethered drone systems that keep a UAV aloft indefinitely by supplying power and data through a physical tether to a ground station, solving the flight-time limitation of battery-powered drones for continuous surveillance. Customers span defense, public safety and private security organizations that need persistent aerial monitoring rather than short, battery-limited flights.

The product range covers Khronos, an automated tethered drone-in-a-box station with RF-silent and follow-me modes; Safe-T, a tethering station compatible with more than 50 third-party drone platforms; and Ligh-T, a portable station used by first responders in more than 70 countries. Elistair reports over 1,000 customers worldwide, including the US Army, the UK Ministry of Defence and United Nations agencies, for border monitoring, event security and infrastructure inspection.

1. Persistent flight: Tethered power and data link keep drones airborne continuously without battery limits.

2. RF-silent mode: Khronos station supports covert, radio-silent operation with follow-me tracking.

3. Broad compatibility: Safe-T tethering station works with more than 50 third-party drone platforms.

4. Portable field use: Ligh-T station is deployed by first responders in over 70 countries.

5. Defense-grade client base: Customers include the US Army, UK Ministry of Defence and UN agencies.

6. Scale: More than 1,000 customers worldwide across defense, public safety and private security.