Airbus Buys U.S. UAS Developer Aerovel

Flexrotor aerovel

Aerovel is the developer of the Flexrotor UAS.

Credit: Dianne Bond/Aerovel
Airbus Helicopters is acquiring a U.S.-based developer of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) in a bid to bolster its portfolio of tactical UAS products. The European rotorcraft OEM signed an agreement with Bingen, Washington-based Aerovel to purchase the company and its Flexrotor tactical UAS, the two...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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