Canadian Drone Maker AVSS Surpasses 2,000 Units This Fiscal Year, Exceeding Last Year's Full-Year Output

Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions (AVSS), a drone safety company headquartered in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, has announced that it has manufactured more than 2,000 drone components and complete systems so far this fiscal year — a milestone that surpasses the company's total output for the entire previous fiscal year, with several months still remaining on the calendar.

AVSS's product portfolio spans parachute recovery systems (PRS), motors, electronic speed controllers (ESCs), FPV cameras, cold-weather ground control stations, guided aerial resupply systems, and avalanche mitigation hardware. All products are designed, engineered, and manufactured in Canada. The company reports that approximately 75% of its commercial revenue this fiscal year has come from international markets, with products operating in more than 20 countries and distributed through a global network of over 70 partners.

Proprietary IP as the Foundation for Sustainable Growth

AVSS has made a point of keeping product development, engineering, manufacturing, testing, and quality assurance entirely within Canada — with no outsourcing or foreign licensing arrangements. The company stated in its announcement: "Sourcing off-the-shelf components for assembly or entering into licensing agreements may create short-term opportunities, but sustainable economic growth comes from owning and continuously improving core intellectual property."

DroneXL has followed AVSS for several years, with particular focus on the company's PRS product line developed for DJI enterprise fleets. In March 2025, AVSS completed ASTM F3322-24a certification testing for the DJI M30 series, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for lawful flight over people and in urban environments. The company subsequently launched the PRS-M4S system for the DJI Matrice 4 series in January 2025, followed a month later by the PRS-M4DT for the DJI Dock 3 and Matrice 4D. In February, AVSS conducted its first live-fire avalanche drone test at Jasper National Park as part of its Precision Avalanche Management System (PAMS) program, which launched last year.

Founder Credits Domestic Manufacturing Team for Milestone

AVSS CEO Josh Ogden attributed the milestone to the company's manufacturing workforce rather than to any single product launch. "Manufacturing more than 2,000 systems year-to-date is an exciting milestone, but what it really represents is the exceptional effort from our growing manufacturing team," Ogden said. "While continuing to design, develop, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio in Canada, we have surpassed all previous fiscal year production records."

Founded in 2017, AVSS shipped its first drone products in 2020. The company now describes itself as Canada's largest exporter of drone components and solutions, with products flying in commercial, public safety, military, and government fleets across more than 35 countries. In 2026 alone, AVSS has added its "Flying Beehive" lineup — a system for airborne deployment of FPV drones — to its existing range of motors, ESCs, cameras, and ground control stations.

Analysis

A production milestone press release does not normally warrant extended commentary — but this one does. What AVSS manufactures is the hardware that allows high-value commercial drones, primarily DJI Matrice-series aircraft, to fly legally over people and in urban areas under ASTM F3322 standards. It is unglamorous and rarely headlines-worthy, but it keeps working regardless of which government is taking aim at which drone manufacturer.

Much of the industry's attention over the past year has been consumed by the standoff between DJI and U.S. regulators. AVSS serves as a reminder that significant parts of the supply chain built around DJI hardware — parachutes, ESCs, ground stations — are not located in China and do not depend on Shenzhen's next move. A Canadian company manufacturing safety-critical components for DJI enterprise fleets, and now diversifying into its own drone subsystems, is a strategically sound position every time the FCC Covered List discussion resurfaces.

The question worth watching: will AVSS continue to expand beyond parachutes and avalanche systems and evolve into a full drone platform manufacturer, rather than remaining a Tier 2 supplier to other companies' fleets?

Source: AVSS

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