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PAX RIVER, MD – Platform Aerospace is pleased to announce the award of a second phase ASW development contract for the Vanilla Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The Vanilla ASW program is sponsored by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and conducted under a competitively won Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy The ASW program will build upon Phase I’s successful development of an ASW configuration with ongoing flight testing and s

HOLLYWOOD, MD – Platform Aerospace is proud to announce that the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)—the World Air Sports Federation—has officially ratified the world flight duration record for the Vanilla Unmanned UAV. The ratification confirms that the Vanilla UAV completed an unrefuelled, uncrewed flight of 192 hours and 50 minutes . Launched on September 24, 2021, from Edwards Air Force Base in California, the aircraft covered 19,634 km (12,200 miles) over eight