- CEO
- Fernando de Caralt
- Full Time Employees
- 27
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Address
- 380 Airport Road South Saint Paul MN United States of America 55075
- IPO Date
- Mar 18, 1996
- Business
- Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. (BRSI), doing business as BRS Aerospace, designs, manufactures and distributes whole aircraft recovery parachute systems (WARPS) for general aviation, light sport aircraft, experimental aircraft, ultralights and unmanned aerial vehicles; offers FAA/EASA Part 23 certified systems as standard equipment on Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft via the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), as retrofit solutions for Cessna 172 and Cessna 182 models, and qualified installations for over 450 aircraft types including ICON, Blackwing, Lancair, KitFox, CubCrafters, Glasair, Comco Ikarus, Zenair, Bristell B23, Elixir and Tecnam P-Mentor; provides repack, maintenance and installation services through an authorized network of centers in the United States, Canada and Europe. Founded in 1980 by Boris Popov in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the company maintains headquarters at 380 Airport Road, South Saint Paul, Minnesota, and serves recreational, general aviation and commercial drone markets worldwide with documented saves exceeding 500 lives. In September 2023, BRS Aerospace expanded its drone parachute product line with new models for heavy-lift commercial drones; continues development of certified systems for additional Part 23 aircraft models.