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Defense Intelligence, Surveillance & UAS Solutions

From mission-ready COTS systems to pioneering UAS and ISR development, MAXSUR helps defense customers and industry partners close operational gaps in contested, asymmetric, and rapidly changing environments. We bring firsthand military perspective, proven commercialization experience, and a mission-first approach to every engagement.

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Supporting U.S. Defense Since 2012Customers across every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

SBA-Certified SDVOSBVeteran-owned, mission-first small business

JCP Certified · CAGE 127Q8Prepared for defense teaming and acquisition

Greater St. LouisDefense, aerospace, logistics and geospatial hub

Mission First. Built to Deliver.

Why Defense Customers & Partners Choose MAXSUR

MAXSUR is not simply an equipment reseller. Our team helps mission owners, program offices, primes, OEMs, and fellow small businesses translate operational needs into deployable capabilities—combining proven products, disciplined integration, applied research, training, and commercialization.

Controlled-access technologies: Detailed specifications, demonstrations, and pricing for certain surveillance and intelligence systems may require government, military, or authorized partner verification.

Firsthand PerspectiveVeteran leadership and real-world understanding of mission urgency, field constraints, and operator trust.

COTS to CustomBlue UAS and NDAA-compliant options, specialized ISR systems, custom payloads, and new product development.

Proven CommercializationLeadership experience taking patented UAS, EO/IR, sensing, and robotics technologies into defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Teaming ReadyOpen to prime, OEM, research, and small-business partnerships that improve capability, transition potential, and speed to field.

Program Lifecycle SupportRequirements development, integration, test, training, acquisition documentation, sustainment, and user adoption.

Channel ReachDirect controlled engagements and diversified sales channels that support market-wide deployment and dual-use scale.

MAXSUR team testing an unmanned aircraft system during defense research and development in a desert environment

Research, Development & Commercialization

Applied defense R&D from requirements discovery through prototyping, test, integration, and transition. Our leadership includes graduate-level researchers and inventors with commercialized, patented experience spanning UAS, EO/IR, multispectral sensing, LiDAR, acoustic sensing, robotics, and command-and-control technologies.

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Long-range hybrid NDAA-compliant unmanned aircraft configured for mine detection and defense ISR

Blue UAS & NDAA-Compliant Drone Solutions

Mission-configured small UAS for tactical ISR, inspection, mapping, overwatch, communications, and specialized sensing. Options include medium-lift multirotor aircraft, long-range hybrid platforms, EO/IR and LiDAR payloads, mine-detection integrations, SATCOM and MANET communications, operator training, and program support.

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Operative carrying a discreet body-worn covert video surveillance system

Covert Audio & Video Surveillance

Discreet intelligence collection across indoor, vehicle-borne, body-worn, and outdoor deployments. Available configurations support local and remote recording, live monitoring, and communications through digital burst or frequency-hopping RF, Wi-Fi, MANET, cellular, and SATCOM—with NDAA- and TAA-compliant options for sensitive missions.

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Concealable bullet camera configured for long-duration defense field surveillance

Long-Duration Field Surveillance

Low-signature ISR systems for remote terrain, approach routes, perimeters, and persistent observation. NDAA- and TAA-compliant options include extended runtime and deep-sleep operation, burial and utility concealments, wired or wireless activity sensors, and HD, low-light, active-IR, and thermal imaging.

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NDAA-compliant covert pinhole camera for defense and intelligence surveillance integration

Micro Video Cameras & Imaging Modules

Compact camera heads and modules for covert, tactical, robotic, unmanned, and custom OEM integrations. Portfolio options span ruggedized housings, M12/S-mount optics, conical and flat pinholes, custom focal lengths, 5/12/24 VDC and PoE power, plus CVBS, SDI, HDMI, RTSP, and ONVIF video interfaces.

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Operator rapidly deploying a portable PTZ surveillance camera for tactical situational awareness

Rapid Situational Awareness Systems

Deployable ISR for expeditionary sites, force protection, tactical operations, and temporary security. Solutions can blend node-based cameras, acoustic sensing, visible-light EO, LWIR thermal, active near-IR, UAS, and overt or covert sensors—supported by flexible power, MANET, cellular, and satellite communications.

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Government facility protected by NDAA-compliant physical security cameras and site sensors

Surveillance for Physical & Site Security

Fixed and mobile security for installations, facilities, logistics areas, critical infrastructure, and temporary sites. Build around NDAA-compliant PTZ, dome, and bullet cameras; environmental and activity sensors; natural-language video search; LPR; object and behavior-based analytics; and FedRAMP-capable cloud management options.

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UAS-derived 3D terrain model supporting defense geospatial intelligence and mission planning

Geospatial Intelligence & 3D Mapping

Unit-owned capabilities for 2D mapping, 3D reconstruction, terrain analysis, infrastructure assessment, and GEOINT production. Combine aerial, terrestrial, and indoor photogrammetry; orthomosaics; desktop or secure-cloud processing; LiDAR for canopy penetration and terrain modeling; satellite intelligence; and expert onsite training.

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Business Status

SBA-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Defense Registration

CAGE Code 127Q8 · Joint Certification Program (JCP) Certified

Cybersecurity

CMMC requirements and controlled-information safeguards considered during program execution

Operating Base

Greater St. Louis defense, aerospace, logistics, and geospatial ecosystem

Primary NAICS Codes 334310 334220 336411 541511 541690 541715

Start With the Requirement

Bring MAXSUR Your Defense UAS or ISR Challenge

Tell us the mission, environment, interfaces, deployment constraints, and desired outcome. We will help determine whether the best path is a field-proven COTS solution, a tailored integration, or a focused development effort—and identify where MAXSUR can contribute most effectively as a supplier or teaming partner.

Call 1-314-270-2150 Email ops@maxsur.com