UROC is a University of Maryland research center known for putting uncrewed aircraft to work in difficult, real-world aviation settings from its Southern Maryland base. Its FAA-certified team supports university, government, and commercial researchers with safe, compliant flight operations and develops purpose-built systems such as the modular Chimera aircraft. The center also helps advance Maryland’s emerging airspace infrastructure through projects including beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations across the Chesapeake Bay.
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
JKJETBased in Southern Maryland, JKJET develops unmanned aerial systems and blends them with lightweight artificial intelligence, acoustic sensing, and enhanced optics to close capability gaps in the field. Its work is aimed at tactical military users as well as first responders, disaster-relief teams, and commercial operators, with an emphasis on low-power processing and practical deployment. JKJET operates as a virtual company and includes 4CAS.ai as its AI innovation cell.LUSBY, MD
Mohr Than Just Composites LLCMohr Than Just Composites is a Monrovia, Maryland shop known for helping professional and hobbyist aircraft builders turn ideas into testable flying projects. With more than ten years of experience building with composites, the company focuses on custom CNC-cut wing cores and related development work for UAS, UAV and RC aircraft. Its services are available from early design through prototype production, with concepts and files kept confidential.MONROVIA, MD
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