Silent Falcon UAS to Establish East Coast Factory in Virginia
FRONT ROYAL, VA—Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, an unmanned aircraft manufacturer, plans to establish an East Coast headquarters here at the Front Royal-Warren County Airport. The $6 million facility will focus on research, development and manufacturing activities.
The Albuquerque, NM-based company’s main product is the E1, a solar electric, fixed-wing aircraft that’s used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance applications in commercial, military and security markets. Commercial applications include agriculture, mapping, surveying, and oil and gas pipeline inspection.
Randolph-Macon Academy’s Unmanned Systems Lab (R-MA) will partner with Silent Falcon as part of its preprofessional pathway initiative through the R-MA drone program, which provides students with tools and real-life experience related to unmanned vehicle technology. The out-of-the-classroom learning opportunity enables students to see first-hand how drones and drone-collected data can be applied to real-world challenges.
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