Founded in 2018, Kilroy Aviation provides aircraft type-design and certification services, with particular expertise in unmanned aircraft systems and Supplemental Type Certificates. Based in Delaware, the company’s founders bring more than 80 years of collective aviation experience and have secured over 300 STCs. Kilroy operates as an FAA-recognized Organization Designation Authorization and builds safety management into projects from initial planning through aircraft upgrades and continued airworthiness.
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Unmanned AeronauticsFounded in 2015 by aerospace manufacturer Jon Ragland in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Unmanned Aeronautics builds American-made fixed-wing unmanned aircraft for surveillance, security, mapping and surveying. Its GhostRay UAS has operated around the clock in harsh, remote conditions under a U.S. Department of State contract supporting the Kenya Defense Force, while the smaller XRay platforms bring VTOL and large-area mapping capability to commercial and civil-government work. The company also designs and manufactures its aircraft in-house and provides pilot, payload-operator and maintenance training.336411CENTRAL CITY, PA
Piasecki Aircraft CorporationFounded in 1955 by helicopter pioneer Frank N. Piasecki, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation develops, builds and flight-tests experimental rotorcraft and unmanned aircraft. The Coatesville research-and-development company has developed and flown more than 25 advanced VTOL and UAV aircraft, carrying its founder’s vertical-flight legacy into projects such as the KARGO II autonomous cargo UAV. Piasecki maintains ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 certifications.COATESVILLE, PA
Event 38 Unmanned SystemsSince 2011, Richfield’s Event 38 Unmanned Systems has designed, manufactured, and tested fixed-wing VTOL drones and custom UAS solutions in the United States. Its open-architecture aircraft support demanding missions ranging from aerial mapping to surveillance, with more than 600 drones delivered to customers in over 50 countries. Founder and President Jeff Taylor remains personally involved in the engineering and design of each aircraft, while the company also develops specialized systems such as its hydrogen-powered VTOL demonstrator and heavy-lift eVTOL.RICHFIELD, OH
American Aerospace Technologies, IncSince 2010, American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. has operated high-endurance unmanned aircraft and airborne sensing systems for defense, homeland security, critical infrastructure, and disaster response. The company is particularly distinguished by its experience flying beyond visual line of sight in the National Airspace System, including hundreds of missions under FAA-approved authorizations. Its AiRanger medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS reflects AATI’s focus on delivering real-time intelligence from persistent airborne operations.CONSHOHOCKEN, PA