Advanced Aircraft Company Timeline

Events

• 2024-01-18 - Contract Award - AAC secures USD 1.25 million AFWERX Phase II contract - The Phase II award began the prototype stage of a three-phase Air Force development effort. AAC planned to adapt HAMR's hybrid-electric architecture for longer-endurance tactical missions. The contract provided non-dilutive programme funding tied to a… - source: advancedaircraftcompany.com
• 2022-12-06 - Contract Award - NASA contracts AAC to build free-swinging tilt-wing prototype - The concept uses freely tilting propeller-mounted wings to transition between hover and cruise. Removing wing-tilt actuators is intended to reduce aircraft weight, complexity and failure points. AAC founder Bill Fredericks is a named inventor on the… - source: advancedaircraftcompany.com
• 2022-02-09 - Contract Award - AAC wins AFWERX contract for tactical HAMR development - The programme applied HAMR's hybrid-electric endurance to tactical ISR requirements. AFWERX selected AAC to advance a next-generation tactical unmanned aircraft system. The award connected the commercial HAMR platform to a defined United States Air Force… - source: advancedaircraftcompany.com
• 2022-01-11 - Product Launch - Advanced Aircraft Company launches HAMR hybrid UAS - HAMR combines a multi-rotor airframe with computer-controlled hybrid gas-electric propulsion. Onboard batteries provide redundant landing power if the combustion engine fails. The launch moved AAC from aircraft development into commercial availability for… - source: advancedaircraftcompany.com