Posts by Steve Schultz

Pictured: Steve Schultz, Congressman Jake Ellzey, Kendall Goodman AVX Aircraft was honored to host Congressman Jake Ellzey (TX-6) at our new Alliance Airport facility on June 24th.  As a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot, and a fierce advocate for small business and innovation, Congressman Ellzey is a strong supporter of AVX and our advanced research…

AVX Aircraft was pleased to host Galaxy UAS in our new facility at Alliance Airport.  Discussions centered around collaboration and how our two Fort Worth companies can work together, along with other Texas entities, to advance development of uncrewed aircraft and the required eco-system for both the military and commercial sectors.  Pictured L-R are Scott…

Dan Cardiello, Managing Director Xiphos Partners and Don Taylor, AVX CFO sign the “FleetSpace powered by METIS” Teaming Agreement! Celebrate!  AVX Aircraft Company and Xiphos Partners, Inc. have formally entered into a teaming agreement to develop “FleetSpace powered by METIS”, a powerful mission planning, fleet management, and maintenance optimization tool enhanced by advanced data analytics…

AVX Aircraft is among one of the companies selected by DARPA to develop a next generation Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system.  Follow the link to the DARPA website for details.  https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2023-06-22

19 May 2023 – AVX Aircraft Company, Benbrook, TX is proud to support US Army Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise (EDGE 23) recently held at Yuma Proving Grounds, AZ.   Corey Pearce and Sam Heim (pictured here) participated in the Sustainment portion of the exercise, demonstrating advancements in AVX’s FleetSpace Operations Planning and Maintenance Optimization Tool.  Working…

On 09 Nov 2022 AVX Aircraft Company, Benbrook, TX was awarded a contract in support of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) for Data Refinement and Reduction for Aviation Sustainment (DRRAS).  AVX in collaboration with Texas Tech University (TTU) Institute for Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainment (IMMS) and Penn State University (PSU) Applied Research Laboratory…

On 07 Oct 2022 AVX Aircraft Company, Benbrook, TX was awarded a contract to continue development of an All Electric Flight Control System (AEFCS) in support of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM).  AVX in collaboration with Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY is developing the AEFCS using state of the art electro-mechanical actuator technologies…

Congratulations to Julian Schneider (right) for completing his 3-month internship with AVX Aircraft.  Julian is entering his Senior Year at UTA this Fall, majoring in Computer Engineering.  Pictured with Corey Pearce, AVX Program Manager, Julian worked on Corey’s FleetSpace team, developing cutting edge Mission and Maintenance Planning Software for the U.S. Army.  In only three…

Future vertical lift technology is here. Much focus is on the Army’s selection of the next generation’s attack and recon aircraft.  History suggests costs to sustain these aircraft over the next 30 years will be about 70 percent of the total life-cycle costs, therefore, New Innovative Sustainment Technologies will play a key role in the…