Keelback

Keelback designs and builds multi-rotor unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Queensland, Australia, for defence, law enforcement and commercial users. Its products are Australian owned, designed, sourced and built, and the company says its facility draws on 70 years of complex manufacturing experience.

Products

• Mozzie: a compact UAS under 2 kg for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, training, surveying and photography. Developed with Australian Defence, it is on the Department of Defence Sovereign UAS List and has a modular payload design
• Mozzie X: a combat ready version with interchangeable payloads, built for extended reach in open and urban terrain and for high volume production
• MissionHub: a rugged ground control station with modular radios, mission specific payloads and quick swap parts

Approvals

• ISO 9001 quality management
• AS9100D aerospace quality management
• ISO 27001 information security
• Member of the Australian Defence Industry Security Program (DISP)

Awards

Winner of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator Sovereign Uncrewed Aerial Systems Challenge.

Team

Ross McKinnon (Executive Chair), Gavin Juhasz (Chief Revenue Officer), Wayne Salzgaber (Vice President Americas) and Basil Macklai (Managing Director EMEA).

Offices

• Brisbane, Australia (global support office): 28 Container Street, Tingalpa QLD 4173, +61 7 3344 6599
• Dubai, UAE: Unit 2908, Platinum Tower, Cluster I, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, +971 4 557 4256
• Washington DC, USA

Contact

Details from keelback.com, October 2026.