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HOLLYWOOD, MD  – On July 16, Platform Aerospace displayed Vanilla, its Ultra-Long Endurance Group 3 UAS, in the Pentagon courtyard. The event was hosted by Alex Lovett, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Mission Capabilities , and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) to showcase American innovation. Vanilla was selected as one of 18 of the most promising unmanned systems being developed through the Technology Read

HOLLYWOOD, MD – Platform Aerospace’s Ultra-Long Endurance Group 3 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), Vanilla, completed mission requirements during a 27-hour flight at the Valiant Shield 2024 (VS24) exercise in Guam. From June 7th to June 18th, Platform Aerospace participated in VS24, a training exercise built on the collaborative efforts of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, and partner nations. Platform Aerospace’s Vanilla UAV in f

HOLLYWOOD, MD – Platform Aerospace has successfully completed an arctic flight campaign for a DoD customer.  Vanilla flew two flights totaling more than 65 hours in the arctic circle, including operations north of the 78th parallel. In September 2023, the Vanilla Ultra-Long Endurance UAS carried a metrological sensor suite to measure environmental conditions in the Arctic and to validate Vanilla’s aircraft icing detection systems and mitigation strategy. Operating from Deadho

PAX RIVER, MD – Platform Aerospace is pleased to announce the award of a second phase ASW development contract for the Vanilla Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The Vanilla ASW program is sponsored by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and conducted under a competitively won Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy The ASW program will build upon Phase I’s successful development of an ASW configuration with ongoing flight testing and s