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Drone stocks, like ZenaTech (NASDAQ: ZENA), AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV), Unusual Machines Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: UMAC), AIRO Group Holdings (NASDAQ: AIRO), and Leonardo DRS Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) are flying high with no signs of being grounded.
That’s because drones are now an essential tool for the U.S. government, and businesses involved in inspections, surveying, maintenance, precision agriculture and inventory management, for example. In fact, the demand from the government and business for such services is helping to create a potential $355.55 billion drone-as-a-service (DaaS) market, as noted by Research and Markets.
It’s also a solid catalyst for drone stocks, such as ZenaTech’s ZenaDrone’s Drone as a Service (DaaS) business model offers both business and government customers reduced costs and convenience to utilize drones to streamline legacy processes and manual tasks such as inspections, surveying, maintenance, precision agriculture and inventory management.
Plus, with the ZenaTech, there’s never a need to purchase drone hardware and software, find a drone pilot, manage maintenance and operation, or acquire regulatory approvals. It also offers scalability to use more often or less often based on business needs and utilizes ZenaDrone’s multifunction AI autonomous drones.
Expanding its Presence, ZenaTech Just Signed an Offer to Acquire Washington Land Surveying and Mapping Firm Expanding Drone as a Service (DaaS) in the Northwest Tapping into an $8.5 Billion US Market
ZenaTech just announced it signed an offer to acquire a well-established land surveying and mapping firm located in the state of Washington with a history of customers and past project success spanning across both Washington and Idaho.
According to Shaun Passley, Ph.D., ZenaTech CEO:
“When closed, we anticipate this acquisition will give us another location in our rapidly expanding US Drone as a Service business, establishing a strong foothold in the Northwest and unlocking significant opportunity particularly in drone-based land and marine surveys. This will also help strengthen our vision to deploy AI-powered drones across multiple traditional services including surveying, power washing, inspections, and precision agriculture, delivering incremental speed, precision, safety and efficiency.”
This proposed acquisition represents another step in ZenaTech’s DaaS expansion plan embedding AI-powered drone technology into critical survey workflows and data management, creating new opportunities for scalable recurring revenue.
ZenaTech has now completed nine acquisitions toward its goal of acquiring and establishing 25 Drone-as-a-Service locations by mid-next year.
Other related developments from around the markets include:
AeroVironment unveiled its Tomahawk Grip TA5. The Grip TA5 is an 8-inch tactical controller designed to deliver enhanced situational awareness, precision strike capabilities, and seamless scalability across mission sets for today’s modern warfighter. “Our ability to deliver effective, next-generation solutions at mission scale and speed positions AV as a top developer and manufacturer in the defense industry,” said Trace Stevenson, President of Autonomous Systems for AV. “The Grip TA5 is more than a controller. It’s a force multiplier that brings speed, interoperability, and future-ready capabilities to the modern warfighter.”
Unusual Machines, a leading provider of NDAA-compliant drone components, today announced that on September 3, 2025, it completed its acquisition of Rotor Lab Pty Ltd, an Australian developer of electric motors and propulsion systems for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The all-stock transaction, originally announced on June 13, 2025, is valued at $7.0 million, including a $3.0 million earnout. Rotor Lab expands Unusual Machines' portfolio with high-performance motors used in both commercial and defense applications. The two companies have already co-developed a family of motors - including the 2207, 2807, and 3220 sizes - that will be among the first produced at Unusual Machines' new motor facility in Orlando, Florida, scheduled to open in September 2025. Rotor Lab's Canberra site will continue to operate as an engineering hub for motor design and prototyping, complementing U.S. manufacturing operations.
AIRO Group Holdings, a global leader in advanced aerospace and defense technologies announced at EAA AirVenture 2025 in Oshkosh, WI, the development of its new middle-mile, medium-lift cargo drone and the expansion of its operations into the YMX Innovation Zone in Mirabel, Quebec. The initiative is led by its Electric Air Mobility segment, Jaunt Air Mobility, and its Canadian subsidiary, Jaunt Air Mobility Canada. Jaunt’s presence in this hub for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) innovation strengthens its collaboration with Vertiko Mobilité, a Canadian leader in AAM operations and ground infrastructure development, and benefits from the support of Aéroports de Montréal (ADM).
Leonardo DRS Chairman and CEO Bill Lynn just said, “Leonardo DRS delivered another set of strong financial results marked by healthy bookings, solid organic revenue growth and continued profit and margin expansion in the second quarter. The need to deter and contest heightened global threats continues to bolster customer demand for our innovative, high-performance technologies. Amidst a more dynamic macro backdrop, we remain focused on disciplined execution and delivering differentiated capabilities to customers.”
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