Spotlight on the Team: Huntsville Production

A series of subsystem upgrades – known collectively as the “Havoc” configuration – has doubled the flight endurance and payload capacity of the base VXE30 Stalker system.

San Luis Obispo, CA – May 6, 2024 – Edge Autonomy, a leading provider of uncrewed autonomous systems, announced today a major performance enhancement to the field-proven VXE30 Stalker UAS. Through a series of subsystem upgrades – known collectively as the “Havoc” configuration – Edge Autonomy has doubled the flight endurance and payload capacity of the base VXE30 Stalker system, closing the gap between the capabilities of small UAS and large UAS.

“We have been evolving the Stalker series for nearly two decades, and the VXE30 is the product of intense mission-focused innovation to meet the real needs of our customers,” said Joshua Stinson, Chief Growth Officer for Edge Autonomy. “The Havoc configuration builds on years of deployed operations and direct user feedback accumulated over more than 100,000 flight hours across six continents to provide the warfighter with an unparalleled system that is ready for use on the battlefield.” 

“Our goal was to provide a single, highly flexible UAS that could meet the needs of a wide range of operational units, from the company level to the brigade,” said Allen Gardner, CTO of Edge Autonomy. “By upgrading key subsystems on the VXE30, we can provide a solution that is light and mobile enough for small forward-deployed units while also able to hit the payload capacity, range, and endurance numbers of the higher echelons – all with the field-proven, silent, VTOL configuration UAS that our customers have relied on for years.”

With the flexibility and adaptability to host a wide variety of configurations – all without wasting time and budget on reconfiguring the airframe itself – the Havoc not only meets the demanding mission challenges faced by today’s uncrewed aerial systems but anticipates potential issues facing the battlefields of the future.

Current VXE30 operators require no additional training in order to operate the Havoc configuration, and all user interfaces remain unchanged between the various configurations of VXE30. The system      remains payload agnostic and is prepped for third party integrations through a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) frequently utilized by customers to integrate new payloads and subsystems without the need for Edge Autonomy support.

“Edge Autonomy is committed to meeting the changing needs of the warfighters we support, and we are excited to see what they will accomplish with the Havoc” said John Purvis, CEO of Edge Autonomy. “We built a system that would be easily reconfigurable, giving operators equipment to meet the growing mission demands they are facing now and in the future.” 

About Edge Autonomy

Edge Autonomy is a leader in providing innovative autonomous systems, advanced optics, and resilient energy solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Federal Civilian Agencies, allied governments, academic institutions, and commercial entities. We believe that innovation – in all forms, from all sources, and at all stages of development – creates solutions that enable mission success. Our uncrewed technologies are used in nearly 80 countries by government, commercial, and academic customers.

Edge Autonomy has a team of 600 employees and draws on nearly four decades of proven aerospace engineering, manufacturing expertise, and advanced technology. With headquarters in San Luis Obispo, CA and nearly 300,000 square feet of manufacturing and production capabilities across the U.S. and abroad, Edge Autonomy’s experienced team delivers mission-focused results around the world.

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New Edge Autonomy Office Supports VXE30 UAS

On July 1st, 2023 Edge Autonomy opened a new office in Huntsville, Alabama with the goal of increasing product production and building a highly technical, uniquely skilled team in a fast-growing market. Just 45 days after taking possession of the facility we are already completing production on cable harnesses for our VXE30 UAV, an important component of the Edge Autonomy ISR solutions offering.

With increasing customer orders from across the country and around the world, the importance of our Huntsville operations is clear – the more production our new office can take on, the faster our customers can take delivery of their mission-critical solutions.

“We set a goal for ourselves to get production up to speed within the first two months of opening the facility,” said Paul Parker, Electronics Production Supervisor for Edge Autonomy Huntsville. “Because we quickly assembled a skilled team, we were able to meet and surpass that goal, delivering for our customers and taking the production pressure off of our other facilities.”

As we continue to grow, our production capabilities and capacity will continue to expand to include additional content and products.

“Our team is adept at adapting to different tooling and specifications,” said Paul. “This is a cohesive group of problem solvers who are ready to take on new challenges. We’re set to bring new capabilities to the table and take on more for our company and for our customers.”

Expanding within a market also means developing talent capabilities. At Edge Autonomy we are dedicated to creating new opportunities for our personnel to learn and expand their skill sets. With each new product on our production line we are able to expose our talented teams to more ways to extend their knowledge and abilities. We are also looking to grow our employee base, expanding the economy in a dynamic area. “There is a large pool of technical talent here in the Huntsville area and we are excited to leverage those skills to better support our customers,” said Paul.

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