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LiveSky HL
Hoverfly Technologies
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LiveSky HL
Hoverfly TechnologiesThe Hoverfly LiveSky HL is a tethered unmanned aerial system (TeUAS) manufactured by Hoverfly Technologies Inc. (Sanford/Orlando, FL, founded 2010), designed for persistent ISR, communications relay, force protection, and targeting missions. The HL (High-Lift) variant adds a laser designator capability over the standard LiveSky 6205. The system is tether-powered for unlimited flight time up to 200 ft altitude, weighs ~5 lbs without payload, and is fielded by US DoD, DHS, DOE, and allied defense customers with 800+ units deployed. The extracted facts contain significant noise from unrelated sources (academic hierarchical RL papers, an RC radio controller review, and Hoverfly's newer Sentry/Spectre/NEXUS product lines), but the LiveSky HL-specific facts are well-supported by official datasheets, independent defense media, and government procurement records.
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Specification
- weight
- 5 lbs (2.3 kg) without payload
- dimensions
- 20" x 20" x 10.6" (50 cm x 50 cm x 27 cm)
- payload_capacity
- Up to 8 lbs (Spectre/HL variant); up to 3 simultaneous payloads
- payload_types_supported
- ISR cameras (EO/IR), laser designator (HL), tactical radios (Silvus, Trellisware, Persistent Systems), 5G, C-UAS, EW systems; payload-agnostic
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Evidence-graded claims from the Hoverfly Technologies deep report
Hoverfly secured a $20 million Series B led by Leonardo DRS ($15M) and Korea Robot Manufacturing ($5M), described as the largest capital raise in company history
The $20M Series B is corroborated by multiple independent outlets including PR Newswire [7], Unmanned Airspace [10], Investing.com [11], and VC News Daily [13], all consistently reporting the same investor breakdown — though future use of funds and manufacturing outcomes remain unverified.
from Hoverfly Technologies deep report →
Hoverfly's tethered drones provide near-indefinite / unlimited flight endurance (hours, days, weeks) via continuous tether power
The near-indefinite endurance claim is consistently stated across vendor and procurement sources [1][2][5], and is physically plausible given tether-powered architecture, but no independent field test, customer report, or third-party review in the dossier confirms sustained multi-day operational endurance under real-world conditions.
from Hoverfly Technologies deep report →The system operates in GPS-denied / GPS-contested environments without relying on external navigation infrastructure
GPS-denied capability is stated on the official NEXUS product page [2] and in a government procurement record [5], but no independent adversarial test, field exercise report, or third-party evaluation in the dossier verifies performance in actual GPS-contested conditions.
from Hoverfly Technologies deep report →NEXUS enables command-and-control of heterogeneous ground and air robots (including Overland AI ground vehicles) via the tether in GPS-contested environments, on the move
The NEXUS multi-robot teaming capability and Overland AI partnership are described on Hoverfly's official product page [2] and press page [4], but no independent demonstration report, military exercise record, or third-party assessment in the dossier confirms operational air-ground robot teaming has been validated beyond vendor announcements.
from Hoverfly Technologies deep report →
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