Operational Unit
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Aeronautical Engineering Team
Engineering & Applied Science
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Designs, builds, and tests fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and hybrid UAV platforms for Foundation field operations including surveillance, payload delivery, environmental monitoring, and search and rescue missions.
Doctrine
FAA UAS Integration Roadmap · ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Standards
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Airframe design and aerodynamic optimization for mission-specific UAVs
Propulsion system selection and integration for endurance and payload capacity
Avionics and flight controller integration and tuning
Payload integration for sensors, cameras, and delivery systems
FAA/ICAO regulatory compliance and airspace coordination
UAV maintenance, repair, and field servicing protocol development
Division IV
Engineering & Applied Science