Martin UAV Selected To Prototype Navy UAS
V-BAT VTOL UAS selected after successful Mi2 Technology Demonstration
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PLANO, Texas, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Navy selected Martin UAV s V-BAT for a VTOL UAS prototyping and development effort in order to fulfill new technological requirements driven by the changing nature of threats in austere operating environments.
Martin UAV was one of thirteen respondents to the Navy s Mi2 Challenge and was later down selected with L3Harris Technologies to compete in a technology demonstration at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona.
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The merit-based competition that included technology questionnaires, performance summaries, and in-depth supporting artifacts in accordance with established criteria, sought maximum portability, self-sufficiency and modularity in UAS hardware and payload capabilities without the need for ancillary support equipment.
Martin UAV Expands Executive Leadership Team
Senior Leadership changes accelerate growth strategy
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PLANO, Texas, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Martin UAV, a pioneering advanced aviation technology manufacturer in the United States today announced the appointments of industry veterans,
William Irby as Chief Operating Officer and Sean Olds as Chief Financial Officer, expanding the executive leadership team effective March 5.
Irby comes to Martin UAV with nearly three decades of experience in the aerospace and defense sectors, including critical executive roles leading the largest Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) programs in the last 20 years. Irby spent over 15 years at
US Army’s unmanned aircraft rodeo firms up requirements for Shadow replacement March 3
Soldiers check out Textron s Aerosonde HQ at the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System rodeo at Fort Benning, Georgia in March 2021. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army) WASHINGTON The U.S. Army is putting the finishing touches on its requirements for a replacement for its Shadow unmanned aircraft system as it conducts a week-long rodeo with four tactical UAS that offer far greater capability than the decades old, runway-dependent, noisy and logistically burdensome system used today. The Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (FTUAS) rodeo, which began March 1 at Fort Benning, Georgia and is expected to end March 5, is part of a long-running evaluation of future capabilities.