Case study

One project, from a client problem to finished gear.

A close look at a single FFG project: what the client needed, the decisions we made together, and what shipped, built end to end in our own Bien Hoa workshop.

Overhead view of the open grey drone carrier showing black foam interior, drone body cutout, and silver battery pouches
The brief

Client European integrator of professional drone systems

We lose more airframes to transport than to flight. We needed a case our field crews could trust, and reconfigure on the spot for different drones and payloads.

The client equips survey, inspection and cinematography teams who move large multirotor drones between sites every week. Off-the-shelf cases crushed under stacking, offered limited impact protection, or locked the interior to a single airframe. They came to FFG to develop a field-ready carrier that protects expensive payloads, opens fast, and adapts to whatever the mission carries.

The approach

Three problems to solve, and the decisions behind each.

01

Protect the airframe in transit

The real failure mode was damage in transport, not in flight. We built the shell semi-rigid for impact resistance, reinforced the bottom panel and rubberized the base, and coated the ballistic grey nylon to shed water, trading a little carry weight for a case that survives stacking and rough handling.

Overhead view of the open grey drone carrier showing black foam interior, drone body cutout, and silver battery pouches
Side view of the closed grey drone carrier with horizontal black MOLLE straps, yellow D-rings, and padded shoulder strap
02

Reconfigure to any payload

One crew carries different drone bodies, batteries and controllers week to week. Rather than tool the interior to a single airframe, we developed a removable, Velcro-compatible padded divider system with cross-bracing, so the same case cradles whatever the mission needs, without rattle.

Close-up of the padded interior compartment showing silver battery cases arranged side by side in their dedicated slots
Front view with lower door open showing X-pattern retention straps and grey zippered pockets in the lower compartment
03

Field-ready handling and security

Crews need fast, secure access and more than one way to carry. We fitted lockable YKK zippers, side MOLLE for accessories, and both dual reinforced grab handles and padded shoulder straps, so the carrier locks down, attaches up, and moves however the situation demands.

Three-quarter rear view of the closed grey carrier with padded shoulder straps, multiple buckles, and yellow D-rings
Front view of the carrier with top mesh compartment and lower access door open showing organized grey padded interior
At a glance
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Materials
Heavy-duty ballistic grey nylon with water-resistant coating
Walls
Semi-rigid for impact resistance
Base
Reinforced bottom panel
Hardware
Lockable YKK® zippers with security features
Carry
Dual reinforced grab handles + padded shoulder straps
Molle
Side MOLLE attachment points
Interior
Customizable modular padded dividers (removable), Velcro-compatible surfaces
Protection
Water-resistant outer coating, protected zippers, rubberized base
Compatibility
DJI Matrice, Autel, Freefly, custom large drones
Intended use
Surveying crews, tactical teams, cinematographers, defense professionals

Every stage, from co-development and sourcing through cutting, sewing, quality control and export, ran in-house in Bien Hoa. See our capabilities

The outcome

A field-ready transport case that protects a high-value airframe, reconfigures to the payload, and carries comfortably by dual handles or padded straps, ready for surveying crews, tactical teams, cinematographers and defense professionals.

It travels harder than the drone does, and the crew can set it up for any rig in a minute.
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