Advanced Aircraft Company

Veteran-owned. Hampton, Virginia.
Building tactical UAS systems to support our warfighters in any environment.

Our mission

Our mission is to build the best tactical UAS systems possible to support our warfighters in any domain and environment.

Founded in 2017, AAC develops hybrid fuel-electric and high-performance electric uncrewed aircraft for defense. We combine patent-pending aerodynamics, NDAA-compliant COTS, and the SPEARHEAD contested-ops stack so units can train and fight with organic multi-mission capability.

CAGE 84M95 · UEI NBN3LGEXEH39 · Hampton, VA

AAC manufacturing

Channel & technology partners

Proven defense tech channel, proven technology (AI, Autonomy, Triage) - fitting multiple mission sets across the UAS family.

STRATEGIC CHANNEL

Chase Defense

Proven UAS channel, manufacturing, program management, AS9100 quality. Hampton VA facilities. CMMC L2 path.

STRATEGIC PARTNER

Chase-Hana

Small-business JV into DoD and Navy vehicles. Expanded capital and workforce access.

AERO / INTEGRATION

Myotis

Autonomy and fused AI computer vision.

MEDICAL EDGE

DaneHealth

Tactical medical solutions, edge triage, and clinical decision support.

Executive team & advisors

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Aaron Frank

Aaron Frank

Chief Executive Officer

Former GE Capital, Local Motors, Skycart. Drone delivery services; deep commercial UAS operations and logistics delivery expertise.

Bill Fredericks

Bill Fredericks

Chief Technology Officer

USMC

Former NASA Langley and USMC Artillery Officer.. Engineering leadership grounded in operational and aerospace R&D experience.

David Schneider

David Schneider

SVP, Engineering

Former Systems Oncology, CVS. Multiple exits. Peer-reviewed AI on high-dimensional, temporal, sparse data analysis.

ADVISORS

Rob McDonald

Rob McDonald, PhD

Former Uber Elevate. AIAA Associate Fellow. Aerospace & AAM.

David Architzel

VADM (ret) David Architzel

USN

Former Vice Admiral and naval aviator. Naval aviation & acquisition.

Matt Redfern

Matt Redfern

USMC

Former Power Ten. COS, 3d MAW. Defense & industry strategy.

Michael Folgate

Michael Folgate

USMC

Former Insitu. USMC RQ-21 Blackjack program director.

Thad Marshall

Thad Marshall

U.S. ARMY

Former UH-60 pilot / AMS officer. AT&T, SWMAC.

Open positions

There are no open positions at this time.

Check back or send a general interest note to careers@flyaac.com.

Visit & reach us

Headquarters in Hampton, Virginia — adjacent to the NASA Langley / research corridor.

ADDRESS

Advanced Aircraft Company
1100 Exploration Way, Suite 316M
Hampton, VA 23666

PHONE

757.325.6712

EMAIL

info@flyaac.com

REGISTRATION

CAGE 84M95 · UEI NBN3LGEXEH39

1100 Exploration Way, Suite 316M · Hampton, VA 23666

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