Skyborne Technology, a UAV Corp Company and Atlantic Industrial Group Inc. (AIG) have officially announced a joint venture to build cutting-edge manufacturing capability at Skyborne’s Wewahitchka, Florida facility.
As a part of this joint venture, AIG will manufacture multiple high efficiency drone models (SVTOLs) at this location. More on the same would reveal how this joint venture will set up an in-house design center for airships and drones using large-scale 3d printers.
While Skyborne will continue building the low altitude semi-rigid spherical airships in Wewahitchka, Gulf County, both the companies will bank upon Costin airport for flight operations, as well as for housing the completed aircraft/airships in a new future hangar facility. This comes after infrastructure for the Costin airport was completed under a Grant program funded by the Federal Economic Development Administration and the Florida Department of Commerce.
“We are thrilled to partner with Skyborne Technology to bring our advanced UAV and SVTOL technologies to the next level,” said Maceo Remy CRO of Atlantic Industrial Group. “This venture will not only create new job opportunities in the region but also help us meet the growing demand for our cutting-edge technologies.”
Another detail worth a mention here is rooted in how AIG will create custom integrations of AIG drones into STI lighter-than-air platforms. To do so, the factory will also hire from the outside to support the rapidly growing demand for its advanced technologies.
Complementing this would be the fact that AIG currently holds several technology licenses that it plans to manufacture for government contracts and private security needs. These include VTOLs (Vertical Takeoff and Landing), energy generation, and propulsion.
“We believe this partnership will revolutionize the UAV industry by combining our expertise in lighter-than-air vehicles with AIG’s efficient manufacturing models for their UAV/VTOL drones,” said Michael Lawson CEO of Skyborne Technologies. “We look forward to collaborating with AIG to create new technologies that will benefit both the government and civilian sectors worldwide.”
Talk about the by-products of this joint venture on a slightly deeper level, we begin from the prospect of its cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities. This stems from the way AIG will produce high-efficiency drone models (SVTOLs) at Skyborne’s facility by leveraging innovative manufacturing techniques like large-scale 3D printing for airframe parts, wing structures, and cockpits.
Furthermore, we must dig into its focus on design and innovation. Here, we have that in-house design center which, on its part, will specialize in creating airships and drones with lightweight materials for superior performance.
The joint venture will also create substantial economic impact for the surrounding community, as its Wewahitchka facility will create high-paying jobs, including drone fabrication, digital design, and business development roles, to meet growing market demands.
“We are truly excited by the UAV/Skyborne and Atlantic Industrial Group, Inc. partnership and its potential to create aerospace manufacturing jobs at the Gulf County Industrial Park in Wewahitchka and the Costin Airport in Port St. Joe. Florida. The partnership will diversify our economic base, create high-paying jobs, and increase our role in the rapidly growing Northwest Florida aerospace industry,” said Jim McKnight, Gulf County Economic Development Director.
