December 9, 2022
An Aerovel Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was launched off from a U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter, USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145), transiting to the Arabian Gulf on Dec. 7. U.S. The 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 launched the UAV during Digital Horizon, a three-week event focused on integrating new unmanned and artificial intelligence…[ Read more ]
November 17, 2021
We are pleased to announce that the Flexrotor unmanned aircraft equipped with the L3Harris Small Secure Datalink (SSDL) V3 successfully demonstrated how our versatile VTOL Group 2 UAS (NATO Class I UAS) can deliver powerful C4ISR capabilities in austere combat environments at the BOLD QUEST 21.2 Coalition Capability Demonstration. During several long endurance flights at…[ Read more ]
June 14, 2021
Buffeted by wind gusting in moments from 20 kt to nearly calm and back again, an Aerovel Flexrotor, nose to the sky, opens its rear fuselage into a petal of landing legs. It remains doggedly on-station as it prepares for touchdown, and lands gently on a target barely bigger than its leg span. Its robust…[ Read more ]
March 16, 2021
Aerovel, manufacturer of Flexrotor, the most advanced Group 2 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, today announced that it has raised $2.5 million in Series B capital. The investment is from undisclosed leaders in aviation. Aerovel is using the funds to accelerate growth, increase production capacity and hire additional engineers. “These funds come at…[ Read more ]
January 26, 2021
Aerovel, makers of Flexrotor, the most advanced Group 2 unmanned aerial system (UAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), today announced strong reliability results for its latest Flexrotor variant. In demonstrations conducted for SOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) missions, Aerovel demonstrated over 150 cycles on the latest Flexrotor variant. One Flexrotor aircraft has 102…[ Read more ]
January 11, 2021
Aerovel recently hired aerospace veteran Ali Dian as interim CEO to manage day-to-day operations and to interface with civil and military customers in the US and abroad. Aerovel founding president Dr. Tad McGeer will continue as the company’s Chief Technology Officer focusing on the continued technical excellence of Aerovel Flexrotor as well as any future derivatives….[ Read more ]