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Mach Industries To Manufacture UAS For HevenDrones In New Partnership

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

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Mach Industries To Manufacture UAS For HevenDrones In New Partnership

Mach Industries' Viper vertical takeoff cruise missiles in production at the company's Forge Huntington plant in California. Photo: Mach Industries

Mach Industries will manufacture drones designed by HevenDrones under a new partnership between the companies that will allow the Miami-based developer of the unmanned aircraft (UAS) to scale its production capacity, Mach said on Tuesday. Moreover, the partnership includes co-development of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) components such as avionics, fuel sources, propulsion systems, and radios for use by HevenDrones and other companies to strengthen the defense industrial base in support of drone production. The UAS and components will be manufactured…

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