Drone Aviation Holding has appointed executives David Aguilar and Dan Erdberg to fill the roles of former chairman and CEO Jay Nussbaum who recently passed away.

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Drone Aviation has obtained a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its electric tethered technology designed for use with its unmanned aerial systems. The company said Wednesday the Electric Tethered Aerial Platform serves as the core system for its WATT and BOLT tethered UAS. Jay Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of Drone Aviation, said […] More

Drone Aviation has launched a new heavy-lift, higher-altitude tethered unmanned aerial system designed for persistent military operations. The Bolt coaxial tethered helicopter is part of Drone Aviation’s portfolio of drones and is set for exhibit at ADS‘ Warrior Expo East this week at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Drone Aviation said Wednesday. Jay Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of […] More

Michael Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has been named vice chairman of the board of directors at Drone Aviation. Flynn will work to help Drone Aviation in its push to leverage the communications, surveillance and data collection functions of the company’s aerial systems and tactical aerostat platforms through collaborations with […] More

Drone Aviation has concluded a nighttime flight test of its commercial tethered unmanned aircraft system under approval by the Federal Aviation Administration. The company collaborated with The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech and Aviation Systems Engineering Company for the WATT-300 flight test, Drone Aviation said Wednesday. Jay Nussbaum, chairman of Drone Aviation, said the WATT-300 tethered drone is built to […] More

Drone Aviation has landed a $780,000 contract to provide the second generation of its tactical aerostat systems to the Defense Department. The company said Monday DoD is its first customer for the upgraded Winch Aerostat Small Platform aerostat system. WASP works to capture day/night video and provide an extended wireless communication range. Drone Aviation said the second-generation WASP […] More

Drone Aviation has partnered with Drone Nerds to demonstrate a tether system during the Aerial Logistics and Emergency Response Technology Expo that will take place Tuesday in Yaphank, N.Y. Representatives at more than 200 government agencies such as the FBI, Secret Service and the New York Police Department are expected to attend the event that will feature Drone Aviation’s […] More

Drone Aviation has received a potential $800,000 order from an unspecified Defense Department client to supply additional units of an updated tactical aerostat platform designed to aid intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Winch Aerostat Small Platform will support the DoD customer’s use of communications, daylight and thermal payload capacities, Drone Aviation said Tuesday. WASP works […] More

Drone Aviation has received a $200,000 contract to integrate communications sensors into the Defense Department‘s tactical aerostats in an effort to extend range and support for reconnaissance missions. The sensors are built to help the Winch Aerostat Small Platform provide users communication payloads and additional ISR functions such as voice and data network range extensions and reconnaissance services, the company said Wednesday. “This DoD […] More

Drone Aviation will provide WATT electronic tethered drones, in-field support packages and operator flight training services to a Defense Department  component under a $400,000 contract. The WATT unmanned aerial system is designed to provide communications and monitoring support for ISR, government, news gathering and emergency response missions in all weather conditions, Drone Aviation said Thursday. The UAS features dual sensor electro-optical/infrared military-grade, […] More

Drone Aviation has received a $125,000 subcontract from a Defense Department contractor for equipment and engineering services and work to integrate sensor suite for aerial applications on a DoD-operated fleet of tactical aerostats. Drone Aviation said Thursday it will integrate contractor-produced sensors onto the Winch Aerostat Small Platform tactical aerostats that support U.S. Army soldier training operations and various exercises. Jay Nussbaum, […] More

Drone Aviation has secured a $194,000 contract from BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary to support update work on the Defense Department‘s fleet of Winch Aerostat Small Platform tactical aerostat systems. Drone Aviation said Wednesday this subcontract from BAE Systems Inc. builds on a previous DoD contract awarded to Drone Aviation in early March for a series of second-generation WASP systems. Drone Aviation Chairman Jay Nussbaum […] More