– Skyborne Technology, a UAV Corp Company and Atlantic Industrial Group Inc. have announced a joint venture to build cutting-edge manufacturing capability at Skyborne’s Wewahitchka, Florida facility.
AIG will manufacture multiple high efficiency drone models (SVTOLs) at this location. This facility will set up an in-house design center for airships and drones using large-scale 3d printers to manufacture lightweight airframe parts, wing structures, cockpits, and others.
AIG T-Wing VTOL reconnaissance unit
Skyborne will continue building the low altitude semi-rigid spherical airships in Wewahitchka, Gulf County. Both companies will utilize Skyborne’s Costin airport for flight operations and house the completed aircraft/airships in a new future hangar facility. The infrastructure for the Costin airport has now been completed under a Grant program funded by the Federal Economic Development Administration and the Florida Department of Commerce.
Skyborne’s Costin Airport with newly completed infrastructure for new hangar build
AIG will create custom integrations of AIG drones into STI lighter-than-air platforms. The factory (Wewahitchka) will hire high-paying drone fabrication workers, digital design personnel, and business development professionals to support the rapidly growing demand for its advanced technologies. AIG currently holds several technology licenses that it plans to manufacture for government contracts and private security needs. These include VTOLs (Vertical Takeoff and Landing), energy generation, and propulsion.
“We are thrilled to partner with Skyborne Technology to bring our advanced UAV and SVTOL technologies to the next level,” said AIG’s CRO Maceo Remy. “This venture will not only create new job opportunities in the region but also help us meet the growing demand for our cutting-edge technologies.”
Jim McKnight, Gulf County Economic Development Director, commented,
“We are truly excited by the UAV/Skyborne and Atlantic Industrial Group, Inc. partnership and its potential to create aerospace manufacturing jobs at the Gulf County Industrial Park in Wewahitchka and the Costin Airport.in Port St. Joe. Florida. The partnership will diversify our economic base, create high-paying jobs, and increase our role in the rapidly growing Northwest Florida aerospace industry.”
“We believe this partnership will revolutionize the UAV industry by combining our expertise in lighter-than-air vehicles with AIG’s efficient manufacturing models for their UAV/VTOL drones,” said Skyborne’s CEO/Michael Lawson. “We look forward to collaborating with AIG to create new technologies that will benefit both the government and civilian sectors worldwide.”
Top Photo: Mid altitude Skyborne LTA & AIG T-Wing
Source: Skyborne Technology