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Top 13 Unmanned aerial vehicle software companies based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 38 unmanned aerial vehicle software companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 319 professional contacts across them, including 109 with verified work emails and 10 with mobile numbers. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers unmanned aerial vehicle software companies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 6, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 6, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
38Companies
319Contacts tracked
109Verified emails
10Mobile numbers
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The 13 largest unmanned aerial vehicle software companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 13 of 38 unmanned aerial vehicle software companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to unmanned aerial vehicle software companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceEmalahleni, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026n/a77 contacts →

“Advanced Aerial provides modern solutions to traditional industrial level challenges ranging from surveying, mapping, blast monitoring, industrial inspections, security and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
2Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20054 contacts →

“S-PLANE specialises in the delivery of complete certification-ready Automation, Simulation, Communication and Ground Control Solutions for manned, unmanned and optionally piloted…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
3Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20032 contacts →

“We are a UAV manufacturing company based in Cape Town, South Africa, specialising in complete and integrated UAV Systems and Sub-Systems for world class surveillance and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
4Strong evidenceKnysna, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20025 contacts →

“ALTI is a world-leading aerospace company based in Knysna, South Africa, specializing in all-electric vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial systems (VTOL UAS).”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
5Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5019 contacts →

“AutonoSky is a visionary leader in the commercial drone technology industry, steadfastly committed to transforming human lives through advanced aerial solutions.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBallito, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20014 contacts →

“Experienced operators, providing seamless integration of Drone Technology and provisional services””

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
7Strong evidenceGeorge, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-108 contacts →

“TerraCam Improves the Lives of People through the use of Unmanned Vehicle Technology.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
8Strong evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-106 contacts →

“We develop innovative and cost-effective products and technologies to serve the needs of unmanned aerial system operators, service providers, and the wider aerospace industry.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
9Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-105 contacts →

“A next generation sensor company”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
10Partial evidenceMbombela, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-105 contacts →

“ABEOD is a South Africa-based aviation advisory company specialising in the streamlining of UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) operations.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
11Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-104 contacts →

“SkyHigh Solutions is an aviation industry solutions provider with qualified UAV pilots who are also commercial full-size aircraft qualified.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
12Indirect evidenceJefferey's Bay, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-102 contacts →

“About Us ADS is made up of a dedicated group of aviation and UAV experts.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
13Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-101 contacts →

“Airborne Drones was established in 2013 and today we design and manufacture our own commercial drone systems in Cape Town.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026

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Unmanned aerial vehicle software companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026
34.2%Verified-email coverage
3.1%Mobile-number coverage
8.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
28.9%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town
Sep 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
26
11-50
8
51-200
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How recently the business emails on this list were verified

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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among unmanned aerial vehicle software companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “unmanned aerial vehicle software companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names unmanned aerial vehicle software companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among unmanned aerial vehicle software companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 109 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names unmanned aerial vehicle software companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many unmanned aerial vehicle software companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 38 unmanned aerial vehicle software companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Advanced Aerial, headquartered in Emalahleni, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most unmanned aerial vehicle software companies?

Cape Town leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Pretoria (5) and Johannesburg (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 109 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 38 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.