Aerovel in the News
Below is media coverage of Aerovel and Flexrotor over the past several years. Click on a category to expand it.
Naval UAV Deployment
- In focus: A closer look at the advanced Flexrotor drone that is ‘without peer’
Forces Net
(March 22, 2023) - US Navy tests new tail-sitting drone for confined launch zones
Interesting Engineering
(March 22, 2023) - Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket
Popular Science
(March 22, 2023) - TF59 Launches UAV from US Coast Guard Ship in Middle East
Naval News
(December 8, 2022) - Task Force 59 Launches Aerial Drone from Coast Guard Ship in Middle East
U.S. Central Command
(December 7, 2022)
Aerovel Raises $2.5 Million
- Aerovel Positions Flexrotor For UAS Service Contracts
Aviation Week
(March 17, 2021) - Aerovel Raises $2.5 Million to Support Continued Development of its Flexrotor UAS
Military Embedded Systems(March 17, 2021) - Aerovel Raises $2.5 Million to Continue Development of Its Flexrotor UAS
sUAS
March 16, 2021 - Aerovel Lands $2.5M Series B Financing
VC News Daily
March 16, 2021 - Boeing Insitu founders raise cash for Aerovel, which makes drones that take off and land vertically
GeekWire
(March 2, 2021)
Flexrotor Reliability Demonstrations
- Flexrotor Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial System
Airforce Technology
(April 1, 2021) - Flexrotor UAS Put Through Reliability Testing For SOCOM
Aviation Week
(January 28, 2021) - Flexrotor undergoes SOCOM reliability tests
Shephard Media(January 27, 2021) - Aerovel Flexrotor Speeds Through SOCOM Reliability Demonstration
UAS Vision(January 27, 2021) - Aerovel Flexrotor Demonstrates Reliability
Monch Publishing Group(January 27, 2021) - Aerovel Flexrotor UAS Speeds Through Its Reliability Demonstration
Military Embedded Systems(January 27, 2021)
Aerovel and Leadership
- Drone maker Aerovel hires interim CEO so founder can focus on technology
Puget Sound Business Journal
(January 25, 2021) - Aerovel partners with AeroVironment to pitch Flexrotor drone for military use
Puget Sound Business Journal
(October 18, 2018) - AeroVironment Pairs With Aerovel For FTUAS Bid
Aviation Week
(October 10, 2018) - Aerovel Ramps Up Flexrotor Production
UAS Vision
(September 28, 2018) - Unmanned aircraft industry draws tech talent back to Columbia Gorge
Puget Sound Business Journal
(July 24, 2017) - Innovator of the Month: Aerovel’s Flexrotor drone could save your life (Photos) (Video)
Puget Sound Business Journal
(July 20, 2017)
Flexrotor Sets Endurance Record
- Flexrotor Sets Endurance Mark
White Salmon Enterprise
(October 18, 2017) - Aerovel’s Unmanned Flexrotor Sets VTOL Endurance Mark
UASWeekly.com
(October 17, 2017) - VTOL Flexrotor Flies 32 Hr. As Small UAVs Push Endurance Limits
Aviation Week
(October 17, 2017) - Aerovel’s drone flies for 32 consecutive hours — a new record — with gas to spare
Puget Sound Business Journal
(October 16, 2017) - Thirty two hour flight record for Aerovel Flexrotor VTOL
sUAS News
(October 16, 2017) - Aerovel’s Flexrotor Sets VTOL 32 Hour Endurance Mark
UAS Vision
(October 16, 2017)
Flexrotor Guides Ships Through Arctic Ice
- Flexrotor UAV carries our Arctic mission
UAV Expert News
(November 7, 2016) - Aerovel Flexrotor helped guide ships through Arctic ice
Center for the Study of Drone
(November 7, 2016) - Chouest anchor handler uses UAS during ice navigation
Offshore Support Journal
(November 7, 2016) - Chouest anchor handler uses UAS during ice navigation
Marine Electronics & Communications
(November 7, 2016) - Flexrotor Guides Fleet Through Arctic Ice
Aviation Week & Space Technology
(November 7, 2016) - Ship relies on drone to avoid ice in Arctic waters
CNNMoney
(November 5, 2016)
Flexrotor Helps Catch Fish Poachers
- Poachers and fish beware, this ocean drone is on your trail
CIO
(November 21, 2016) - Poachers and fish beware, the Flexrotor ocean drone is watching
Computerworld
(November 21, 2016) - Poachers and fish beware, this ocean drone is on your trail
PC World
(November 21, 2016) - Drone can stay in the air for two days to spot fish poachers
Engadget
(August 6, 2015) - This new Washington-made drone can remain airborne for days, could help spot fishery poachers
Puget Sound Business Journal
(August 5, 2015) - Drones could help spot illegal fishing around Costa Rica’s Cocos Island
The Tico Times News
(July 17, 2015)