Edge Autonomy is nearly doubling their existing engineering, design, and manufacturing footprint in Riga, Latvia. The company marked the opening of the new expanded facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 5, 2025 to celebrate a continued commitment to technological innovations, financial growth, and export business in Latvia.
Why is adaptability so critical to advanced navigation systems capable of withstanding the constant threat of GPS/GNSS interference? While several reliable defenses do exist for the UAS and their navigation, none are effective in every circumstance or environment. Adapting a modular open systems approach (MOSA) means that rather than relying on a single technology, users can augment and build upon the base system over time as new technologies become available.
Edge Autonomy aircraft offer the flexibility needed to easily integrate other technologies, and with an increasing focus on MOSA and long-range/long endurance capabilities we are also seeing an increase in the demand for flight demonstrations and training. Grace Burgess, Training Manager of Flight Operations at Edge Autonomy, travels the globe with the flight operations team to showcase our uncrewed aerial capabilities for customers and partners, training new pilots and providing education for operations teams.
Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Edge Autonomy, a leading provider of field-proven uncrewed airborne system technology. The acquisition is expected to transform Redwire into a global leader in multi-domain autonomous technology, broadening its portfolio of mission-critical space platforms to include combat-proven autonomous airborne platforms.
Edge Autonomy has been awarded a follow-on contract with the U.S. Navy Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program for delivery of the VXE30 Stalker Small Uncrewed Aircraft System to support the Long Range/Long Endurance program of record, bringing the program’s total Stalker fleet to over 200 aircraft.
Mission requirements change – and not just by the month or year, but by the day or hour. The more flexible the uncrewed aircraft executing the mission, the greater the ability to pivot and adapt to meet these changing requirements. An effective UAS solution offers options that address long range and long endurance operations while remaining silent, light, and mobile, which is essential to overall preparedness and mission success.
Uncrewed aerial vehicles play a critical role in ISR missions, increasing the situational awareness that leads to timely and effective decision-making when the stakes are high. Developed to carry a wide variety of payloads, UAVs facilitate the gathering and transmission of accurate data to key human actors in real or near-real time for a distinct in-field advantage. Optical gimbal cameras are often the payload of choice for ISR missions. With a multitude of sensors (color and IR), laser pointers and range finders, geolocation capabilities, image stabilization, optical and digital zoom, and real-time data transmission, these cameras are ideal for a real-time data exchange that provides critical information to decision-makers in the field.
The AI revolution is here, and aerospace engineering companies are at a critical juncture in the defense industry. As artificial intelligence technologies are gaining acceptance and increased applications in the UAS space there is increased potential to significantly raise the value of an uncrewed aircraft system to the warfighter.
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