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Importance of All-weather UAV Ability

A survey of 51 cities across the U.S. showed an average rainfall of 108 days per year. Given that many UAVs cannot fly in rain, the data suggests that UAS…

Ascent AerosystemsMay 5, 2021

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Ascent AeroSystems and Dynetics Announce New Orders and Expanded Commitment to Support Defense Market

Mar 22, 2021 Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems today announced that it has received a follow-on order for its ground-breaking Spirit unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and signed an agreement to expand existing…

Ascent AerosystemsMarch 26, 2021

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Spirit: the premium standard for open architecture UAVs

Ascent AeroSystems’ Spirit coaxial UAV gives you the flexibility you need. Spirit sets the industry standard for compact, rugged, versatile UAVs, and its open architecture design allows the flexibility to…

Ascent AerosystemsFebruary 2, 2021

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Benefits of Spirit’s rugged, all-weather design

Many UAV operators focus on payload specifications, but payloads are just one part of the overall UAV. The airframe design itself, often overlooked, is a critical part of the system’s…

Ascent AerosystemsJanuary 11, 2021

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The Cylindrical Advantage

Today’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry is dominated by conventional fixed wing, “H” and “X” quadcopters, as well as larger 6- or even 8-motor multirotor designs. These configurations have demonstrated…

Ascent AerosystemsNovember 27, 2020

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Gur Kimchi Joins Ascent AeroSystems’ Board of Directors

Nov 16, 2020 Ascent AeroSystems today announced that Gur Kimchi, former Vice President of Amazon Prime Air, has been elected to the company's board of directors. He becomes the first outside…

Ascent AerosystemsNovember 25, 2020

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Ascent AeroSystems Announces Final Delivery of Its “Spirit” Drone to Launch Customer Dynetics

Aug 24, 2020 Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems today announced that it completed the final delivery of all "Spirit" dual-rotor coaxial drones to launch customer Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos.…

Ascent AerosystemsAugust 24, 2020

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Ascent AeroSystems Announces New Industrial Grade Drone and Launch Customer

Apr 29, 2019 Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems today announced the specifications, pricing, availability and launch customer for "Spirit," its new dual-rotor coaxial drone and named Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics as the launch…

Ascent AerosystemsApril 29, 2019