DropForce Systems builds production cells in three sizes and STURM 01, the drone they produce. We design its flight-controller and ESC board in-house, manufactured in Europe, and offer both as individual boards too.
Two aerospace engineers from Vienna who have known each other since school. Both are managing directors.
Co-founder & CEO
Leads strategy, partnerships and the company. First point of contact for pilot projects.
Before DropForce: satellite propulsion at Enpulsion, then Diamond Aircraft.
j.hamdard@dropforce.atLinkedIn: Jakub Hamdard (opens in a new tab)
Co-founder & CTO
Leads engineering: airframe, production process, electronics and firmware. Responsible for STURM 01 and the production core.
Before DropForce: HTL Eisenstadt, Schiebel, Airborne Technologies and Diamond Aircraft.
c.muehl@dropforce.atLinkedIn: Christian Mühl (opens in a new tab)
Then
4–8h
Per drone. Hand soldering by specialists. Components from outside Europe.
Now
20min
Per drone. Printed parts, a pre-configured kit, no soldering. Built where the drone is used.
We did not want to solder faster. We redesigned STURM 01 backwards from the assembly step and put its production into a case.
“The crucial question is no longer just how good a drone is – but how quickly and easily it can be built.”
Reconnaissance and overwatch, search and rescue, border and critical-infrastructure protection, disaster response and training. For public-safety organisations, infrastructure operators and defence procurement teams in Europe.
We brief civil-protection organisations, infrastructure operators, public-safety agencies and defence procurement teams, in person or in a call.
Please do not send classified or sensitive details by e-mail. We agree a suitable channel.
