The German CONDOR Group has taken over HHLA Sky, a drone technology company from Hamburg, via its subsidiary CONDOR International and Maritime Services. The deal was announced on 12 November, and the business will continue as CONDOR Sky. HHLA Sky's staff and its production site in Bielefeld join the group.
At the centre of the business is the Integrated Control Center, a platform for planning, controlling and monitoring drones from different makers. It has been in regular commercial use since 2024 and coordinates daily flights carrying laboratory samples and blood products between hospitals and laboratories in North Rhine-Westphalia. CONDOR says it lets one pilot run several automated flights at once.
The Bielefeld site develops, builds and maintains the X11, X25 and V25 drones. CONDOR plans to expand into infrastructure inspection and security work, ground robots are already connected to the platform, and uncrewed boats are due to follow in 2027.
Also reported by Drones Magazin
Background
CONDOR Group
Company group
A German group that bought the drone company HHLA Sky through its subsidiary CONDOR International and Maritime Services.
HHLA Sky
Drone technology company
A Hamburg drone company with a production site in Bielefeld, now operating as CONDOR Sky.
Integrated Control Center
Drone control platform
A digital platform for planning, controlling and monitoring drones from different makers.
