company overview
Hoverfly Technologies is a tethered drone technology company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Hoverfly’s tethered drones provide mobile, instant high ground for surveillance and communication.
Unlike battery-powered drones, tethered drones have unlimited flight time and are controlled through the tether, not RF signal, to provide secure video and data transmission. The drones are payload agnostic with an open architecture that allows for integration of multiple sensors, cameras, radios, or other payloads.
leadership
Kevin Cochie
Chief Strategy Officer
Kevin is the former VP & GM of FLIR systems' airborne sensor business. Prior to his tenure at FLIR, Kevin was VP & GM of Erickson Helicopter's Defense business. Kevin is a retired Army officer, where he served in multiple capacities in Army Special Operations Aviation from platoon leader to acquisition director. He holds a BS and MS in Engineering from the University of Central Florida and an EMBA from the Georgetown McDonough School of Business.
Steve Walters
President and COO
Steve is the former CEO of Brogden Enterprises, and a former Senior VP at QinetiQ North America (Westar Aerospace) where he was responsible for a $300 million aviation logistics management business. Steve is a retired U.S. Army officer where he was the Army’s Fixed Wing Program Manager and the chief of flight test at the Army’s Aviation Technical Test Center. He is a DoD certified acquisition professional and has an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School and a BS in Aerospace Engineering from West Point.
investment date
September 2022
Industry
Robotics/Autonomy
headquarters
Orlando, FL