Gap Drone – Middle Mile/Long Range/Large Payload – Logistics to Remote Solved

Project Summary

Gap Drone is seeking investment from WA partners. We have raised over AUD $3MIL to date for the design, engineering and prototype build, now nearing completion. We have secured funding for the flight test program, as well as Merredin Airport as an assembly and test HQ. The only missing piece now are are WA investors.

Current investors include Australia Post, a nigh net worth family office from the defence sector, Federal Government CRC iMove and Swinburne University

Project Description

Gap Drone Pty Ltd is a female-led Australian private company designing and engineering remotely piloted aircraft for civilian and military applications. With a decade of expertise in heavy payload operations, Gap Drone has assembled a world-class team to make autonomous cargo airfreight a commercial reality. Collaborating with leading logistics companies such as Australia Post Group (APG) as well as academic and industry partners, including Swinburne University’s AIR Hub and Nova Systems, Gap Drone will address the middle-mile logistics gap in remote, regional, and rural Australia, positioning itself as a pioneer in efficient, scalable airfreight solutions.

Gap Drone’s operational focus is currently directed toward serving remote regions in Northern Australia, where ground-based logistics challenges are most pronounced, resulting in limited access to essential goods and services. Key target markets include the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and western Queensland; areas ideally suited to Gap Drone’s unique long-distance capabilities. Additionally, airframe assembly and manufacturing operations are based in Victoria, with R&D conducted in partnership with Swinburne University’s AIR Hub.

Remote Australian communities endure high logistics costs, frequent delays, and limited access to essential goods due to the inefficiencies of ground-based haulage over vast distances, insufficient infrastructure, and the economic barriers associated with servicing low population density areas. Gap Drone’s airfreight solution addresses these challenges by offering a cost-effective alternative that enables equitable access to goods and services for remote and especially First Nations communities. By enhancing logistics coordination and reducing carbon impact, Gap Drone aims to provide a sustainable, tailored approach to meet the unique environmental demands of outback Australia. APG alone generates $2.6b revenue annually in express, specialist and security logistics services. Gap Drone is positioned to capture a share of this growing market through UAS servicing of remote regions.

Pitch Deck – Deck 2025

Investment Opportunity Details

Remote Australian communities endure high logistics costs, frequent delays, and limited access to essential goods due to the inefficiencies of ground-based haulage over vast distances, insufficient infrastructure, and the economic barriers associated with servicing low population density areas. Gap Drone’s airfreight solution addresses these challenges by offering a cost-effective alternative that enables equitable access to goods and services for remote and especially First Nations communities. By enhancing logistics coordination and reducing carbon impact, Gap Drone aims to provide a sustainable, tailored approach to meet the unique environmental demands of outback Australia. APG alone generates $2.6b revenue annually in express, specialist and security logistics services. Gap Drone is positioned to capture a share of this growing market through UAS servicing of remote regions.