Exclusive Israeli Rights — Starling Pathfinder X UAV
Exclusive commercial and operational deal granting Kela Israeli rights to sell, integrate, and deploy US company Starling Inc.'s Pathfinder X UAV system to the IDF and Ministry of Defense.
Pathfinder X is Starling Inc.'s fixed-wing eVTOL UAV — a roughly 6 kg aircraft that launches and lands autonomously from a compact docking station (Starling Hub), carrying an AI-assisted EO/IR camera for continuous day/night surveillance and reconnaissance at up to 160 km range and roughly 2.5–3+ hours endurance without a dedicated operator. The exclusive agreement lets Kela sell, integrate, and deploy Pathfinder X to the IDF and Israeli Ministry of Defense, packaging it with Kela's own operating system as a fixed-wing drone-in-a-box perimeter-defense capability.
Award detail
- Agency
- Israeli Ministry of Defense / IDF (via commercial partnership with Starling Inc.)
- Award ID
- Ceiling value
- Undisclosed
- Vehicle
- Commercial/operational partnership
- Awarded
- 2026-01-20
- Period of performance ends
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Frequently asked
- What is the Exclusive Israeli Rights — Starling Pathfinder X UAV contract?
- Pathfinder X is Starling Inc.'s fixed-wing eVTOL UAV — a roughly 6 kg aircraft that launches and lands autonomously from a compact docking station (Starling Hub), carrying an AI-assisted EO/IR camera for continuous day/night surveillance and reconnaissance at up to 160 km range and roughly 2.5–3+ hours endurance without a dedicated operator. The exclusive agreement lets Kela sell, integrate, and deploy Pathfinder X to the IDF and Israeli Ministry of Defense, packaging it with Kela's own operating system as a fixed-wing drone-in-a-box perimeter-defense capability.
- Which agency awarded the Exclusive Israeli Rights — Starling Pathfinder X UAV contract?
- The Exclusive Israeli Rights — Starling Pathfinder X UAV contract was awarded by Israeli Ministry of Defense / IDF (via commercial partnership with Starling Inc.) under a Commercial/operational partnership vehicle.
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Kela Technologies teams with Starling Inc. for exclusive Israeli rights to sell, integrate, and deploy Starling's Pathfinder X UAV system to the IDF and Ministry of Defense.
Globes: Israeli defense-tech co Kela teams with Starling on dronesVerified2026-01-20 - 2
Pathfinder X is a fixed-wing eVTOL, 6.0 kg with camera, 160 km one-way range, 3+ hours forward-flight endurance, EO/IR with onboard AI, redundant LTE/5G/RF/Iridium comms, operating from the Starling Hub docking station.
Starling Inc.: Pathfinder-X product pageVerified2026-08-08