{"id":28012,"date":"2024-03-04T16:26:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T16:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28012"},"modified":"2024-03-04T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T16:26:24","slug":"drone-maker-swarm-aero-selects-northwest-arkansas-for-advanced-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/arkansas\/drone-maker-swarm-aero-selects-northwest-arkansas-for-advanced-manufacturing\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Drone Maker Swarm Aero Selects Northwest Arkansas for Advanced Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Swarm Aero, developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)\nswarms, has selected Northwest Arkansas as the site for its advanced,\nhigh-volume manufacturing of uncrewed aircraft. The company conducted a\nnationwide search, surveying potential locations in more than 20 states, and\nchose Northwest Arkansas for its robust skilled labor force, vibrant community\nand attractive business environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swarm_Aero_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swarm_Aero_Logo.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swarm_Aero_Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swarm_Aero_Logo-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption>Swarm Aero<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Goodman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of\nSwarm Aero said, &#8220;Rogers was the perfect place for us. The facilities were\ngreat, the community was welcoming, and we felt very much wanted here.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swarm Aero was founded to provide the U.S. Armed Forces and\nour allies with cutting-edge defense capabilities to meet requirements for the\nPacific Theater. Leveraging artificial intelligence and autonomy, the company&#8217;s\nswarming technology provides the U.S. Military with new use cases for UAVs and\nsaves lives by keeping our nation&#8217;s most important assets\u2014our servicemen and\nwomen\u2014out of harm&#8217;s way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodman continued, &#8220;I thank Congressman Steve Womack\nfor listening to our story and making the introductions that made this\npossible. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of his district.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northwest Arkansas is critical to the company&#8217;s mission as\nthe future home of its advanced manufacturing center. Headquartered in Oxnard,\nCA, Swarm Aero has established an office in Rogers, AR and is working with\nlocal community leaders and real estate groups to plan its new production\nfacility. The Arkansas location will be designed for high-rate production, with\nconsiderable investment in advanced manufacturing technologies, and at full\nproduction will employ a large force of engineers and technicians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swarm Aero was founded in 2022. The team has extraordinary\npedigree in working with the Department of Defense (DOD) to fulfill critical\nneeds and requirements as well as decades of aerospace experience from Scaled\nComposites, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Airbus, Archer, and others. The\nteam has previously completed billions of dollars in contracts involving DOD,\nhas built software platforms supporting millions of users and employed\ncutting-edge AI in critical applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swarm Aero, developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, has selected Northwest Arkansas as the site for its advanced, high-volume manufacturing of uncrewed aircraft. The company conducted a nationwide search, surveying potential locations in more than 20 states, and chose Northwest Arkansas for its robust skilled labor force, vibrant community and attractive business environment. 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