Founded in 1991 as Theiss Aviation, Theiss UAV Solutions is a woman-owned small business in Salem, Ohio, with roots in homebuilt and ultralight aircraft design. Its early lightweight construction work led to a 1998 tactical UAV delivery for the Naval Research Laboratory, and the company now develops unmanned aircraft for public-sector and defense customers while supporting their operations.
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Theiss UAV Solutions, LLCA woman-owned small business with roots reaching back to 1991, Theiss UAV Solutions grew from Salem, Ohio, aircraft builder Theiss Aviation into a specialist in unmanned aviation. Its early work included delivering a tactical UAV to the Naval Research Laboratories within 90 days of its first military meeting, a foundation for today’s custom aircraft work and counter-UAS testing for public-sector and defense clients.NORTH BENTON, OH
UAV Solutions, IncFrom its Jessup, Maryland operation, UAV Solutions, Inc. designs, manufactures and tests unmanned aircraft and the mission hardware that supports them. Its portfolio spans tactical aircraft such as the U.S.-manufactured Ghost 60, compact expendable systems and custom operator controls, with products developed for military, industrial and homeland-security missions. The company also draws on prior work with programs including the OSD Rapid Innovation Fund CEUAV effort and the IWTSD Affordable small UAS program.JESSUP, MD
Aaceses Ihmire Industries, LLCFounded in 2013 by Tiarra Barton, Aaceses Ihmire Industries is a 100% woman-owned Ohio technology company known for applying advanced engineering to difficult aerospace and defense problems. The company develops autonomous systems for government and commercial customers, with more than 35 completed Department of Defense contracts. Its work is informed by Barton’s background in electrical engineering, project management, and unmanned aerospace systems.DUBLIN, OH
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