xCraft UAV

xCraft UAV is a drone manufacturer based in Hayden, Idaho. The company designs, tests and assembles drones for enterprise and military customers. Its products include tethered drones, mapping drones and VTOL drones.

The company's co-founder and chief executive is JD Claridge. The site says he built a fixed-wing drone from hobby parts in 2005 to film real estate. The company began with the X PLUS ONE prototype, which was built in Claridge's garage.

The site says the company's tethered drones can stay airborne for weeks at a time. The Matrix SE has a four pound payload. The Shadow is described as portable, tethered and powerful. The Maverick line includes VTOL drones that travel at up to 60 mph. The Nano is a small drone with a FLIR thermal camera.

The site says the company works in public safety, surveying and mapping, defense, and mining and construction. Listed uses include law enforcement, site security, agricultural surveying, wildland fire scouting, utility line inspection, crop inspection, and geothermal data collection for mining.

The company says it starts with the job a drone must do, then builds the drone for that job. It has built VTOL, fixed-wing, tethered and mini aircraft. The site says it follows a fail fast, fail often approach and runs a rigorous testing process.

The office is at 3661 W Daugharty Lp., Hayden, ID 83835. The phone number is 208-635-5336. The site has a contact form, a support section, training pages and an investor resources page.