Posts by Steve Schultz
AVX Aircraft among companies selected by DARPA to develop next gen VTOL UAS
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
Read MoreAVX Aircraft Supports US Army EDGE 23
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…
Read MoreAVX Awarded US Army Data Refinement and Reduction for Aviation Sustainment Contract
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…
Read MoreAVX awarded US Army contract to develop All-Electric Flight Control System
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…
Read MoreCongratulations to Julian Schneider
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…
Read MoreAVX Aircraft Showcases FleetSpace Technology at Army’s EDGE22
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…
Read MoreUS Army Edge 22
AVX supporting Army Aviation at Edge 22 AVX Aircraft in partnership with Texas Tech University and Penn State are proud to support US Army Futures Command at Edge 22. AVX will be proudly revealing FLEETSPACE, an AI-enabled, digital dashboard designed to optimize flight operations mission and maintenance planning. www.avxaircraft.com
Read MoreAVX to Display at AAAA 2022
AAAA is here! AVX Aircraft will proudly display at this year’s Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Annual Summit in Nashville, TN. Please visit us at booth #2817 on the showroom floor. The US Army Aviation Community depends on AVX for developing cutting edge technologies across all three aspects of our business: S&T, UAS, and…
Read MoreAVX RECON Prototype First Transition to Airplane Mode
AVX Recon UAS Prototype successfully made its first transition to Airplane Mode on 15 February at a local test site west of Ft. Worth. The aircraft performed a vertical take-off, was incredibly stable in a hover, and made a full transition to airplane mode, flying for several minutes before returning to the landing zone where…
Read MoreCongratulations to AVX’s John Busch
Congratulations to AVX’s John Busch, Principal Structures Engineer, who was recognized in VERTIFLITE Magazine for his presentation of an “All-bonded Airframe Structure” during a recent Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Specialist Conference in Hampton, VA. AVX is working with Huntsman and Northrop Grumman, leveraging work performed on the US Army “Surface Tolerant Adhesive for Bonded Airframe…
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