Subject: XAG drone dealer announcement: Important Update
To our valued dealer partners and drone dealers,
For more than fifteen years, our team and dealer network have worked to bring agricultural drone technology to American farms. A meaningful part of that work has been with XAG.
Today, Raptor is ending new sales of XAG drones in the United States.
Some of you joined us on May 8 when we walked through this live. If you weren’t able to make it, we’ve included the recording here.
We will continue to fully support XAG aircraft already in the field. That does not change, and it’s important to us that you and your customers know that.
We also want to be clear about what this means for you.
If you want to move forward with Raptor, we are investing in Vector HD580 and Ceres Air. That comes down to how those partners have shown up — in how they respond to issues, how they support existing customers, and how they’re positioned for the long-term U.S. market. We’ll provide comprehensive drone support through training, inventory, and customer transitions as you make that shift.
If you want to continue selling XAG, you can. Raptor has worked out a hand-off arrangement with AirStrike so dealers who choose to stay with XAG have a legitimate, supported path to do so. If you choose this path, please inform your account representative so we can provide our written approval to do so (this protects you from violating the standard noncompete in your Raptor Dealer agreement). To be clear, selling XAG through any other source — direct from XAG or through another distributor — would violate your existing agreement. AirStrike is the path.
If you want to carry all three, that is also an option. Vector and Ceres through Raptor, and XAG through AirStrike under the same arrangement.
Nothing changes when it comes to the XAG units already in the field. We will continue to stand behind those aircraft with parts, service, and technical support. We are not walking away from that installed base, and we don’t expect you to either.
This decision was not made lightly. You’ve seen much of this alongside us. The P150 season created real challenges for both dealers and customers, and we saw a lack of alignment in how those issues were handled. At the same time,shifting FCC regulations and regulatory and manufacturing realities are shifting in ways that impact the long-term viability of the platform in the U.S. When we look at reliability data across the fleet, it reinforced what many of you were already experiencing in the field.
No single factor drove this. Taken together, it made the path forward clear.
Raptor was built to be brand agnostic. We are not tied to a single manufacturer, and that is intentional. Our job is to make sure you and your customers have access to platforms that will hold up over time, and to adjust when conditions change. That’s what this decision reflects.
We are already looking ahead and evaluating additional product lines that we believe have a strong and sustainable future in the U.S. market. That work is ongoing and remains a core part of how we operate.
It’s important to acknowledge the important role XAG has had for all of us. Many of you built your business alongside it. We’ll continue supporting the customers behind that work as you move forward and transition to the future of American drone technology.
If you want to talk through your specific situation, we’re here. We’d rather have that conversation directly than make assumptions.
Thank you for the work you’ve put in and for the partnership.
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