07:56 AM EDT, 04/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Draganfly Inc. ( DPRO ) , a developer of drone solutions and systems, was at last look up 2.9% in US premarket Wednesday after saying it has been selected as the primary UAS provider by Balko Technologies, which specializes in the design and manufacture of high-performance LiDAR payloads and post-processing software.

In a statement Draganfly ( DPRO ) noted this announcement follows the integration and testing of Balko LiDAR products on the Draganfly Commander 3XL and Apex UAS, providing Balko customers with a suite of modular LiDAR and Drone platforms "supporting a wide variety of performance requirements, budgets, and operating scenarios".

Under this agreement, Balko becomes an official distributor of Draganfly's ( DPRO ) products throughout North America, expanding access to drone technology for industrial, energy, and environmental monitoring applications. Since signing the agreement, multiple customers have issued purchase orders for the Draganfly Commander 3XL to be paired with Balko's innovative modular Connectiv LiDAR sensor with one delivery completed in Q1, the statement said.

Cameron Chell, President and CEO of Draganfly ( DPRO ), said. "Partnering with Balko enhances our ability to provide customers with advanced aerial mapping and data collection tools, leveraging Balko's robust LiDAR payloads to further our reach across North America."