RapidFlight Announces Cutting-Edge Mobile Production System

MANASSAS, Va., April 24, 2024 — (PRNewswire) —   RapidFlight, an integrated designer and mass manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced the release of its customer-proven Mobile Production System (MPS). MPS enables the manufacturing and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from forward locations. MPS can be owned and operated by RapidFlight, or it can be used by the US Department of Defense (DoD), its allies, and defense contractor primes as an effective way to mass manufacture their UAVs anywhere in the world.

RapidFlight's MPS enables the manufacturing and deployment of UAVs from forward locations.

A single MPS can produce 28 Group 3 aircraft per month (or much higher quantities for Group 2 and/or Group 1). Each MPS unit can be operated independently or in coordination with other MPS units by two trained technicians. For example, 2,500 or more Group 3 UAVs of the same or varying designs can be manufactured in a year by deploying as few as eight MPS units. The footprint for this production would be half the size of a standard basketball court and set up in less than one week. MPS are easily transported by traditional ground, sea, or air vehicles.

MPS utilizes commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for ease of global deployment and compliance with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. They are powered via any 110v-240v AC power source in the world. Operationally, MPS units are designed to function in the same environments that the warfighter is deployed. MPS can handle wet, dry, hot, cold, clean, and dirty environments with operational limits currently set from -20º F to 130º F and very high humidity.

RapidFlight engineers have optimized the hardware and software technology stack specifically for MPS capabilities to give a customer the flexibility to quickly deploy new designs or iteratively add additional aircraft capability for the constantly evolving needs within operational theaters. Additional benefits include the small logistical and operational footprint, more resilient supply chain, and minimized inventory that the MPS concept enables. With multiple MPS units deployed in strategic locations, the customer can quickly create a distributed and resilient network of UAS production and support even in remote areas and austere environments.

"RapidFlight MPS enables deployed production of any UAV platform within a small operational and logistical footprint. We've designed over 20 different types of air vehicles that are customized for specific missions including: intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, communications, and strike," said Jeff Ratcliffe, a panelist on the Additive Manufacturing & Advanced Materials Use-cases for Attritable Defense Unmanned Systems session at XPONENTIAL 2024 and business development executive at RapidFlight. "Leveraging MPS, RapidFlight ensures that commanders in the field have the flexibility to respond and adapt to any emergent need with real-time design and the unique ability to scale up production at the edge."

To learn more about MPS, visit booth 4707 at XPONENTIAL 2024, April 22-25 at the San Diego Convention Center, or visit: https://www.rapidflight.aero/systems/mobile-production-system/.

About RapidFlight
Based in Manassas, Virginia, RapidFlight is a design, technology, and manufacturing company capable of producing thousands of customized, low-cost, mission-ready, unmanned systems both centrally and at the tactical edge. The company's advanced digital design and manufacturing processes, called AgileAviation, and experienced team of industry professionals are setting new standards in aircraft customization and mass manufacturing. RapidFlight addresses the dynamic challenges and stringent timelines critical to national security. For more details, visit www.rapidflight.aero.

Media Contact:
Clara Debrun-Sittler
(503) 919-1273
Email Contact

Cision View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rapidflight-announces-cutting-edge-mobile-production-system-302126413.html

SOURCE RapidFlight

Contact:
Company Name: RapidFlight


Featured Video
Jobs
Business Development Manager for Berntsen International, Inc. at Madison, Wisconsin
Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering Manager for Google at Sunnyvale, California
Equipment Engineer, Raxium for Google at Fremont, California
Principal Engineer for Autodesk at San Francisco, California
Mechanical Test Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure for Google at Mountain View, California
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer for General Dynamics Mission Systems at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Upcoming Events
Coastal GeoTools 2025 Conference at 301 North Water Street - Jan 27 - 30, 2025
2025 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit at United States - Feb 28, 2025
2025 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference at United States - Mar 3 - 6, 2025



© 2024 Internet Business Systems, Inc.
670 Aberdeen Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
+1 (408) 882-6554 — Contact Us, or visit our other sites:
AECCafe - Architectural Design and Engineering EDACafe - Electronic Design Automation TechJobsCafe - Technical Jobs and Resumes  MCADCafe - Mechanical Design and Engineering ShareCG - Share Computer Graphic (CG) Animation, 3D Art and 3D Models
  Privacy PolicyAdvertise