• Unmanning the Future
    Unmanning the Future

CDL Systems was established in 1992 by Dave Weiler and Albert Sulmistras. We are a software engineering firm specializing in the development of control station software for operating unmanned vehicle systems. Once a small technology start-up, we have grown into a 70 employee operation with offices in Calgary, Alberta and Huntsville, Alabama.

We have developed an open, standards-based, and commercial off-the-shelf software product that has been integrated to over 30 unmanned vehicle platforms. We have been instrumental in supporting the U.S. Army, the international target-drone community, the UK MOD, and various defense contractors and governments around the world in fulfilling their unmanned requirements. We estimate our software has seen over 1 million hours of operational use.

With an emphasis on low-cost, interoperable, and open-system designs, we are dedicated to supporting emerging technologies, industry standards, and open architecture initiatives. We look forward to working with you in developing an unmanned future.

Our Unmanned Portfolio

We have worked alongside a diverse group of international clients on an array of unmanned vehicles and simulation platforms.  

  • AAI Aerosonde
  • AAI Shadow 200 (U.S. Army RQ-7B)
  • AAI Shadow 400
  • Advanced Subsonics Grasshopper
  • AeroVironment Raven B
  • ATK Outrider
  • Aurora Flight Sciences Excalibur
  • Aurora Flight Sciences GoldenEye 80
  • BAE Systems Kingfisher
  • BAE Systems (ACR) Silverfox
  • Boeing A160 Hummingbird
  • Boeing (Insitu) ScanEagle
  • CAE STRIVE
  • CAE UAV Simulator
  • EADS Dornier Do-DT 25/35/45/55
  • E.M.I.T. Sparrow
  • General Atomics ASI Gray Eagle (U.S. Army MQ-1C)
  • General Dynamics Canada FORESIGHT
  • MBDA Fire Shadow
  • Meggitt Training Systems Canada Barracuda
  • Meggitt Training Systems Canada Hammerhead
  • Meggitt Training Systems Canada Vindicator
  • MetaVR VRSG
  • Northrop Grumman Hunter B (U.S. Army MQ-5B)
  • Northrop Grumman LEMV
  • Simlat STS-Pro