For customers
Start with your mission, location and required data or deliverables. Requirements, scope and acceptance criteria are defined before agreeing implementation.
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About URNAVIO and our team
URNAVIO Aerial Systems & Engineering. Meet the founder and engineering team, and see how projects and quality are managed.
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URNAVIO Aerial Systems & Engineering
URNAVIO focuses on drone engineering, system integration and civil aerial services for agriculture, energy and infrastructure in Iraq. We translate agricultural, industrial and infrastructure needs into defined project scopes and deliverables, while developing a phased path toward integrated local manufacturing.
For partners and supporting institutions
We seek collaboration in development, testing, local manufacturing and pilot applications, with defined responsibilities, milestones and reviewable deliverables.
Government support and partnershipsAbout URNAVIO
Meet the founder
Saif Aldeen Saad Obayes Al-Kadhim founded URNAVIO to develop civil drone services in Iraq and build local capability in integration, maintenance, and manufacturing.
Saif Aldeen Saad Obayes Al-Kadhim | Founder
Iraqi engineer, doctoral researcher at Xi’an Jiaotong University, technology entrepreneur, and IEEE Senior Member.
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Education and research
Saif holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a Higher Diploma in Power Systems, and a master’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering. His doctoral research interests at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China include wireless communications, intelligent systems, and artificial intelligence.
His technical interests include embedded systems, sensors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), battery management systems (BMS), the Internet of Things, automation, and intelligent energy applications.
IEEE leadership and professional service
Saif chairs the IEEE Iraq Section Young Professionals Affinity Group for 2026–2028 and the IEEE Iraq Section Student Activities Committee. He has contributed to the development of the IEEE Iraq Section SIGHT Group and has served as Vice Chair of the IEEE SA P2418.11 Working Group.
His IEEE volunteer work spans Power & Energy Society student and young professional activities, IEEE Day, IEEE PES Day, and IEEE Smart Cities initiatives. He has also contributed to IEEE TryEngineering STEM Grant review and the IEEE Region 8 Humanitarian Technology Student Ambassador program.
He completed the IEEE Volunteer Leadership Training (VoLT) program and received Best Ambassador recognition during IEEE PES Day 2022.
His role at URNAVIO
Saif leads company strategy, business development, institutional relationships, and long-term technology planning. URNAVIO’s initial focus is aerial inspection, infrastructure monitoring, agricultural applications, and engineering support in Iraq. Its longer-term direction includes local product development and manufacturing, with the wider Middle East and North Africa as a future market.
He is interested in applying engineering to resource efficiency and climate-related projects, including work aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Local manufacturing roadmap · Government support and partnerships
ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Saif Albuhayder
Lead R&D Engineer
Robotics and UAS engineer with more than eight years of experience across the full drone development cycle, including firmware, autonomy, hardware integration and cloud telemetry. He specializes in PX4, ROS 2 and the Auterion SDK.
He is a PhD researcher at BME, working on UAS navigation in complex and GPS-degraded environments.
Our vision
Our vision is to develop the design and manufacture of civil aerial systems and related services in Iraq. Our approach is informed by international manufacturers’ practices in product engineering, testing, quality control, documentation and lifecycle support. We start with Iraq’s needs and aim to serve the Middle East and North Africa while developing local expertise and manufacturing capability.
Our method
We translate mission needs into documented engineering requirements, develop designs and prototypes, and review components and suppliers. We plan verification, testing, change tracking and assembly quality control, and define safety, permit and maintenance requirements before gradually expanding manufacturing and services.
Explore our workflow →Proposed workflowStart with the mission.
Start with the mission.
Then select the technology.
01
Understand the need
Location, problem, required outputs and schedule.
02
Assess feasibility
Assess the platform, payload, site conditions, operating requirements and permits.
03
Define the scope
A delivery plan and cost estimate based on documented requirements.
04
Review the results
Deliver against agreed acceptance criteria and document the work completed.
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Operations and quality
We define a project lead and document the scope, components used and agreed checks. The customer reviews the deliverables against the acceptance criteria before sign-off.