For DoD, DHS & Government Buyers
What Elite Aerial does.
Kansas-built Group 1 UAS, in-house propulsion through Elite Kinetic Solutions, and an active federal engagement track — aligned for contested airspace and denied-environment operations.
Overview
Who we are.
Elite Aerial Technology is a Kansas-based small business that designs and assembles unmanned aircraft systems in the United States for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the public safety community. Every platform is engineered around NDAA-aligned sourcing and Section 889 supply-chain screening, with domestic motor production planned through our in-house arm, Elite Kinetic Solutions.
Core Competencies
What we deliver.
- Design and U.S. assembly of Group 1 FPV reconnaissance UAS
- Long-endurance modular ISR platforms with thermal payloads
- EO day, low-light, and 1280 × 1024 thermal payload integration
- GNSS-denied testing in progress for urban / jammed environments
- Modular 3D-printed, field-repairable airframes
- Planned domestic motor production via Elite Kinetic Solutions
- NDAA-aligned components and Section 889 supply-chain screening
- Public-safety support: SLED overwatch, SAR, and disaster response
Differentiators
Why Elite Aerial Technology.
Designed & Assembled in U.S.A.
Domestic design and assembly with vetted suppliers, reducing supply-chain risk for government customers.
NDAA-Aligned Design
Components screened for applicable UAS sourcing restrictions. Formal NDAA sourcing review in progress.
Green UAS Pathway
Preparing for AUVSI Green UAS certification, which since July 2025 auto-grants Blue UAS Cleared List status.
Elite Kinetic Solutions
In-house arm targeting domestic brushless-motor production to reduce foreign dependency in the small-UAS supply chain.
Government Engagement
Active federal pipeline.
Elite Aerial Technology is engaged across multiple government channels to field U.S.-assembled unmanned systems.
Active engagement targeting the Army's IBAS program for small tactical UAS capability development.
Positioning U.S.-assembled tactical and ISR aircraft for National Guard readiness and domestic response missions.
Cornerstone Initiative Request package under development to accelerate contracting under 10 U.S.C. §4022.
NAICS Codes
Primary NAICS
- 336411 — Aircraft Manufacturing
- Primary
- 334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation & Nautical Instrument Mfg.
- Primary
Corporate Data
Company Details
- Legal name
- Elite Aerial Technology, LLC
- Entity type
- Kansas LLC
- Address
- Saint George, Kansas
- Point of contact
- Ryan DeWeese, President & CEO
- Phone
- (785) 410-9559
- ryan@eliteaerialtechnology.com
- UEI
- RARKAY8ET738
- CAGE Code
- 17PR8
- SAM.gov
- Registered