AeroVironment to use Flightwave VTOL tech in UAS

AeroVironment will incorporate FlightWave Aerospace Systems' Edge vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology in its next generation of unmanned aerial systems.

"FlightWave's Edge unmanned aircraft system offers unique capabilities that fit well into our innovative next-generation family of UAS," David Sharpin, AeroVironment's vice president of tactical UAS, said in a joint statement. "By working with FlightWave, we can speed the delivery of next-generation capabilities to our customers, continuing to provide troops the critical battlefield information they rely on to win."

Edmund Cronin, chief marketing officer at FlightWave Aerospace, said in the statement: "The Edge's novel VTOL technology enables it to take off and land anywhere without the assistance of additional infrastructure, which means there are no limits when it comes to remote locations."

AeroVironment says it plans to adapt the technology behind the Edge by building upon its capabilities for future applications in tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and situation awareness missions.