When you need an American Made drone built for

Performance. Precision. Purpose.

From oil storage tanks to wildfire zones, Vision Aerial drones are engineered for demanding real-world work.

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Oil & Gas

From upstream oil & gas to downstream refineries and heavy industry, Vision Aerial drones are engineered to thrive in tough, high-consequence environments. Our UAVs deliver rapid situational awareness, safer inspections, and data-rich insights — even in thermally extreme or hazardous locations.

In a recent tank battery inspection, Vision Aerial’s SwitchBlade equipped with OGI Scout found a fugitive emission in the first 25 seconds of flight that prevented a violation in excess of more than 10 times the cost of the system.

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Architecture, Engineering & Construction

From pre-bid surveys to punch-list walk-throughs, Vision Aerial drones help construction and engineering teams streamline documentation, reduce rework, and maintain better project control. Our platforms support aerial mapping, reality capture, and progress monitoring — whether you're building highways, bridges, energy infrastructure, or vertical development.

A major civil contractor used Vision Aerial drones to survey a 7-mile pipeline right-of-way in just 2 days — cutting traditional ground survey time by over 80%.

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Utilities

For utility, and infrastructure teams, downtime isn’t an option. Vision Aerial drones provide rapid, high-precision data capture for inspections, assessments, and emergency response — all while keeping field crews safer and more productive.

Vision Aerial drones have inspected thousands miles of transmission corridors and flown utility missions from the Great Plains to the Gulf Coast — identifying faults before outages and helping restore power faster after major storms.

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Environmental & Firefighting

From early detection to post-burn analysis, Vision Aerial drones deliver the data wildfire teams and environmental professionals need — fast, safely, and from the air. Our UAVs are built for rugged field work, with thermal, optical, and multispectral payload support that empowers better decisions in dynamic conditions.

MSU uses Vision Aerial drones and payloads to predict the timing and magnitude of ice jam floods.

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Agriculture

From large-scale farms to specialty crop operations, Vision Aerial drones deliver high-efficiency solutions for modern agriculture. Whether it's faster field inspections, targeted input application, or seasonal crop health monitoring, our systems give growers the edge in data, decision-making, and sustainability.

Research shows that drone-assisted precision agriculture can reduce pesticide usage by up to 30% while increasing crop by up to 15%.

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Public Safety

When seconds matter, aerial situational awareness can mean the difference between life and death. Vision Aerial’s rugged drones support fast deployment, thermal and zoom-equipped overwatch, and real-time coordination for law enforcement, fire, SAR, and emergency management teams.

Vision Aerial drones have been tested all the way from altitude in Big Sky Country to low coastal elevations, and from backwoods rural to urban settings.

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“Have you seen this thing fly?”

- 15 year drone pilot veteran -


Why pros choose Vision Aerial

American made in Montana. NDAA compliant.


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Built to work.

We build for the field, not the showroom.


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Portable.

Your drone goes where you go.


Versatile.

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Fly what you want to fly, even if it changes between missions.


Adaptable & upgradable.

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You’re not the same as yesterday, your drone shouldn’t be either.


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Safe to fly.

Safety should NEVER be a compromise.


No nonsense support.

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Talk to real people — in Montana — who build and fly drones.


You don’t need 5,000 features.
You need a drone that works when you do.


Start wherever you are

Whether you’re planning your first mission or expanding operations, we’ve got you.

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Getting off the tarmac

New to drones? We'll be your partner to help you launch with confidence.

Getting Started Resources ⇢
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Stepping up your game

Ready for more power, precision, and capability? Let’s work together get you there.

Advancing Skills Resources ⇢
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Scaling your program

Adding new missions, payloads, or teams?
We can collaborate to help you scale safely.

Scaling Your Program Resources ⇢

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