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Chandler/May Acquires AeroMech Engineering

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Monday, August 24th, 2009

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Chandler/May, Inc., an integrator of unmanned systems and command and control computing systems, has acquired a controlling interest in AeroMech Engineering, Inc., an engineering services and manufacturing firm supporting the unmanned aircraft systems market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "AeroMech Engineering's significant engineering and production capability completes our offering and makes Chandler/May a full-service provider in nearly every aspect of the UAS market, including ground stations, payloads, and airframes," Jay Chandler, co-founder and senior vice president of Chandler/May,…

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