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AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a private equity firm specializing in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Power Generation, and Specialty Industrial markets, announced today that it has acquired UAV Factory, a global leader in the tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) technology markets. UAV Factory will be a new standalone unmanned technology platform for AEI, as the firm looks to further invest in this fast-growing market. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
UAV Factory announces the release of Penguin C Mk2 system – company’s most advanced small tactical UAS. Penguin C Mk2 successfully completed validation flight program and the company started deliveries to the customers.
Video filmed from Penguin C UAV using Epsilon 140 payload demonstrates small object Moving Target Indicator function (MTI Advanced). Without this feature, it would be difficult or even impossible for a human operator to detect the movement.
CLEAR-PULSE /JDRONE successfully conducted its first acceptance flight of the Penguin C UAS over Fukushima, Japan on Friday the 15th of May 2020. It has been announced that Penguin C will be used for researching and monitoring radiation in the event of a nuclear power plant accident.
“We are truly proud to be the supplier of our aircraft and solutions to the Latvian Armed Forces. These capabilities will enhance the security for Latvia and our global allies,” says Konstantin Popiks, UAV Factory CEO. “Our team is dedicated to providing our customers with the end-to-end solutions they need to make critical decisions, regardless of the industry they operate.”
The Unmanned Systems Sciences Program in the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus has selected the Penguin C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from UAV Factory for flight training with student operators and pilots at the nation’s largest undergraduate UAS program.
