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ZALA Aero is a robotics company founded 2003, based in Russia, developing 1 robot primarily in the Research category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
ZALA Aero has no confirmed funding round on file and has 1 cited customer but no deployment on record.
Shipped
1customer cited
named in a public source · no deployment on record
- Russian Ministry of Defenceen.wikipedia.org ↗
A deployment is recorded when a public source names both the customer and the robot, or the maker confirms it. Nothing here counts against ZALA Aero.
In Research & Prototype, Saildrone, HEBI Robotics and NASA have deployment evidence on file.
Add a deployment →Leading developer and manufacturer of UAVs.
ZALA Aero is a Russian unmanned aircraft systems company based in Izhevsk that develops and manufactures UAVs, including the ZALA 421-12 micro-miniature drone. Its website says it provides aerial monitoring, aerial photography, and laser scanning services, serving surveillance and reconnaissance use cases.
Active products
1
RoboIndex
32.18
RoboScore 32.18 + Momentum 0.00
Company facts
- HQ
- Izhevsk, Russia
- Founded
- 2003 · 23 yrs
- Website
- zala-aero.com/en
RoboScore
32.18 RoboScore + 0.00 Momentum· Weak evidence
Products, Range, Traction set the number — the three factors present for every company. Activity, Attention, Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Momentum is independently collected news coverage, worth at most 15 points and never a deduction — a maker we have heard nothing about keeps its full RoboScore. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
4 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Milestones
Company founded in Russia.
Press coverage
- ZALA 421-12
Wikipedia
- ZALA Aero
Wikipedia
Active products by ZALA Aero
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | ZALA 421-12 | Research | Payload 5 kg·Top speed 30.6 m/s | 2015 | 40.1 |
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