Announcement • Jun 22
Skyborne Technology, Inc Completes Initial Step for Weight Balance Analysis and Flight Testing Skyborne Technology Inc. had successfully transported and secured all critical DART Drone Airship components and substructures, to include power components, outer envelope, and the inner envelope from the manufacturing facility in Wewahitchka, FL. to the company owned hangar and airport facilities in Port St. Joe, FL. The airport provides the appropriate test range area needed to safely perform the impending weight balance analysis. This exhaustive testing will be observed and certified by a FAA, DAR (Designated Airworthiness Representative) and be crucial to the submission of appropriate documentation for FAA Experimental Certification. The Skyborne Technology flight team expects a very positive outcome due to their extensive experience with piloting the DART series drone airships, ground handling, maintenance and requirements of FAA compliance. The testing timetable is currently dependent on the helium delivery schedule. The regional helium supply of an order of this size could take as long as three to six weeks; the order has been placed. Once the helium delivery is locked down, the company will finalize scheduling with the DAR. STI will keep the public updated on the event dates. STI has selected Waivtec and AutoBridge for key roles in the DART advanced aerial systems. Waivtec AI optics will be a preferred payload option on all aerial platforms giving Skyborne Technology an unmatched wide-area capability in the aerospace industry. AutoBridge AI will be integrated into the actual drone flight control systems as well as the key to fusing the multiple mission system options. The combination of these three companies will provide STI front end users unprecedented real time holistic data access from on and off board sensors and drones. Skyborne Technology, a UAV Corp. and Xeriant are continuing to work together to create solutions through advanced materials that are needed for low earth, near space and space initiatives. These technologies will provide hard structures and new fabrics with superior properties, including materials that are lighter, stronger, and resistant to fire. Xeriant recently passed one of the most significant fire safety and commercialization milestones, the rigorous NFPA 286 fire test, and received a Class A fire rating with the ASTM E84 fire test, the highest classification available under the standard, demonstrating no combustion and no smoke generation during testing. Announcement • May 08
UAV Corp Appoints William Francis “Bill” Gately as Chief Security Officer UAV Corp. announced the appointment of William Francis “Bill” Gately as Chief Security Officer (CSO). A decorated law enforcement leader and internationally recognized expert in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, Gately brings nearly five decades of operational, investigative, and strategic security experience to UMAV’s expanding mission. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran with three Purple Hearts and over 28 years of service with the U.S. Customs Service, Gately is best known for developing the “Systems Targeting” approach to dismantling international criminal enterprises. His leadership in Operation Casablanca set the standard for financial crime investigations, and his methodologies continue to guide federal and international enforcement efforts to this day. As CSO, Gately will lead all security and compliance initiatives across UAV Corp’s domestic and international operations, including cyber defense, surveillance countermeasures, and high-stakes threat mitigation strategies. His experience advising U.S. law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and foreign governments uniquely positions him to safeguard UMAV’s assets, personnel, and sensitive technologies. Gately previously served as Managing Director of Telinco LLC (US affiliate of RCS S.p.A., Milan), where he worked with global law enforcement on lawful interception and surveillance solutions. He has lectured and consulted for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, U.S.Treasury, UNODC, and the governments of Australia, New Zealand, and multiple Southeast Asian nations. Announcement • Apr 24
UAV Corp. Successfully Completes Inflation Test of DART SA-70 Airship, Paving Way for Flight Readiness UAV Corp. announced the successful completion of its DART SA-70 airship inflation test at its Wewahitchka, Florida facility--marking the first of three major milestones toward full operational deployment. The closed-door event, which welcomed local government officials, investors represented in active Letters of Intent (LOIs), and UAV Corp.'s expanding technical team, serves as the official transition into the final flight readiness phase. The DART SA-70 (Detachable Airship Retractable Tether) is UAV Corp.'s lighter-than-air (LTA) unmanned system, engineered to deliver a new class of high-endurance, multi-mission capability across disaster relief, defense reconnaissance, public safety, and telecommunications. Purpose-built to support FEMA, Homeland Security, Customers & Border Protection, and Naval Warfare applications, the platform offers both tethered and autonomous flight, with altitude ranges up to 10,000 feet MSL. In addition to validating key structural and tether-control systems, the inflation test served as a critical training and onboarding exercise for UAV Corp.'s new hires--part of the company's commitment to workforce development in parallel with aerospace innovation. 
