Our long endurance VTOL UAS enables new missions. Perform 1,500 acre photogrammetry flights.

Unique Hybrid Electric Propulsion enables 6x increase in flight time over conventional battery powered multi-rotors. Ability to transit long distances day or night, at speed and continuously hover and maneuver for hours at a time performing ISR and overwatch missions.

Dec 21, 2022 · In working on the NASA drone project, AAC says it will apply the agency’s unique aero-activated tilt wing configuration that removes the weight and complexity of a mechanically actuated tilt wing aircraft, thereby providing increased reliability and payload capacity.

Feb 9, 2022 · AAC’s highly versatile HAMR incorporates a multi-rotor configuration with a hybrid fuel-electric propulsion system for extended endurance and multiple, simultaneous payload capabilities. The HAMR UAS can be optimized for a wide range of defense applications and mission profiles, including long-endurance tactical ISR, perimeter security ...

Jan 23, 2024 · U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program, providing funding to be used for the development of its...

Sep 7, 2021 · Take to the skies with full autonomy using BLK2FLY, the world’s first autonomous flying laser scanner. A LiDAR-based UAV with optimized flight path generation, advanced obstacle avoidance, and...

The Boeing MQ-25 Stingray is an aerial refueling drone that resulted from the Carrier-Based Aerial-Refueling System (CBARS) program, which grew out of the earlier Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program. The MQ-25 first flew on 19 September 2019.

Aug 9, 2021 · Hampton, Virginia-based Advanced Aircraft Co. (AAC), a developer of long-endurance hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft systems designed for commercial, defense and public safety applications, has launched its hybrid …

Jan 29, 2024 · Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), a manufacturer of distributed electric propulsion tilt-wing and multi-rotor uncrewed aircraft vehicles (UAV), has secured a $1.25 million Direct-to-Phase II contract from AFWERX.

Find relevant resources below according to how you use your drone. Whether you’re a public safety drone operator , certificated remote pilot , model aircraft flyer , or a drone racer , you’re in the right place to learn about integrating these new entrants into our national airspace system.