The facilities will support testing of the Atlanta-based company’s Quarterhorse and Darkhorse series of high-speed testbeds.

A six-week turnaround for a UAS capability may become the new military standard.

The testbed aircraft made its first flight in June from the company’s test facility at California’s Mojave Air & Space Port.

Founded in 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida-based VerdeGo is already working to certify the 185-kW VH-3.

Latin America may be on the verge—or even in the midst of—a generational overhaul of military aviation, as operators are rife with aging fleets that will need replacing as soon as budgets allow.

The discussions are still at an early stage, said Adam Hodges, head of business development for Boeing’s vertical lift program.

“New threats require action,” the Dutch government says, also announcing it will spend money on helicopters, tanks and warships in addition to the F-35 JSF buy.

Helix started life as an automotive combustion engine consultancy business.