Drone company may expand presence at Spaceport America

AeroVironment, a publicly-traded manufacturer of drone and missile technologies, is developing new drone tech at Spaceport America after dropping millions of dollars on facilities. And there may be more investment to come.

The company will conduct flight testoperations for research and development, in addition to training and demonstrations at the Spaceport for the JUMP 20 drone. Its vertical-launch JUMP drone can fly for 14 hours with a 115-mile flight range and carry payloads as heavy as 30 pounds,…

Source: The Business Journal