{"id":6361,"date":"2024-04-29T23:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?post_type=purduetoday&#038;p=6361"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:59:32","slug":"uniform-sierra-aerospace-launches-its-ndaa-compliant-arrowhead-24-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q2\/uniform-sierra-aerospace-launches-its-ndaa-compliant-arrowhead-24-drone","title":{"rendered":"Uniform Sierra Aerospace launches its NDAA-compliant Arrowhead \u201924 drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-home-video-embed \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none has-no-sidepadding\">\n        <div class=\"container is-16by9\">\n            \n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card--video\">\n    <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/CsMhH3nyjcA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center lyt-playbtn\">\n        <button class=\"playbtn\">\n            <span class=\"cta-link purdue-home-cta-card__link\">Watch Video<\/span>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cta-icon cta-icon--play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/themes\/purdue-home-theme\/imgs\/play_icon_gold.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        <\/button>                                       \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"iframe-container is-sr-only\">\n        <div class=\"youtube-video\" id=\"CsMhH3nyjcA\" data-title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CsMhH3nyjcA?rel=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;mute=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.<\/strong> \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniformsierra.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uniform Sierra Aerospace<\/a>&nbsp;has launched its Arrowhead \u201924 drone model, an unmanned aircraft system that improves upon the original Arrowhead model, which has been used by public safety and government agencies, including police departments, fire departments and emergency management agencies across the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This three-minute&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CsMhH3nyjcA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>&nbsp;from Uniform Sierra Aerospace shows Arrowhead \u201924 in use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/purdueinnovates.org\/ventures\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue Innovates Ventures<\/a>&nbsp;supported Uniform Sierra Aerospace in 2023 during a pre-seed round with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2023\/Q3\/purdue-innovates-startup-foundry-awards-200,000-in-equity-investment-to-aerovy-mobility-and-uniform-sierra-aerospace.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$100,000 investment<\/a>. In January 2024&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2024\/Q1\/uniform-sierra-aerospace-launches-its-panther-outdoor-tactical-uas.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the company launched its Panther drone for the marketplace<\/a>. It also moved to a new production facility in the Purdue Technology Center, a business incubator in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Improved performance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CEO Duncan Mulgrew said Arrowhead \u201924 is a much higher performance aircraft than the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s much easier to fly; training takes five or six minutes instead of multiple hours,\u201d Mulgrew said. \u201cIt\u2019s also much easier to build in-house, so we can manufacture more in less time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other Arrowhead \u201924 upgrades are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A mesh-capable digital radio link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>320p\/640p thermal camera support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18-plus minutes of flight time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved indoor\/GPS-denied position hold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved LED floodlights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An onboard module bay and expansion connector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This last feature allows for Uniform Sierra Aerospace-developed and third-party-developed expansions to Arrowhead \u201924 capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mulgrew said Arrowhead \u201924 works cooperatively with Uniform Sierra Aerospace\u2019s other products, including Panther, a drone for use by first responders and in search-and-rescue cases in outdoor settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Arrowhead \u201924 radio can talk to Panther, which can talk to a ground station,\u201d Mulgrew said. \u201cGetting a radio connection into a building with steel support beams can be difficult. Panther can be used as an airborne relay to improve signal penetration into buildings for Arrowhead. Separately, they perform great. Use both, and they can perform even better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All Uniform Sierra Aerospace aircraft models are National Defense Authorization Act-compliant and assembled in the company\u2019s production facility in the Purdue Technology Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNDAA compliance means our aircraft are free from components built in countries that would get them banned in states like Florida that are removing Chinese-built drones from their fleets,\u201d Mulgrew said. \u201cNDAA compliance ensures the security not only of our systems but also our supply chain. We have had a much better experience working with American and European suppliers for these critical components, allowing us to build more systems faster and more consistently, which benefits our end users.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To request a full spec sheet or free demonstration of Arrowhead \u201924, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sales@uniformsierra.com\">sales@uniformsierra.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Uniform Sierra Aerospace<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniformsierra.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Uniform Sierra Aerospace<\/a>&nbsp;is a small but dedicated team of UAS engineers and operators making American-built drone systems accessible and useful for those that need them most. We are fully U.S. based and proudly build our aircraft just north of Purdue University, where the founding team met and where Uniform Sierra Aerospace started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Purdue Innovates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/purdueinnovates.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue Innovates<\/a>&nbsp;is a unified network at Purdue Research Foundation to assist Purdue faculty, staff, students and alumni in either IP commercialization or startup creation. As a conduit to technology commercialization, intellectual property protection and licensing, startup creation, and venture capital, Purdue Innovates serves as the front door to translate new ideas into world-changing impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on licensing a Purdue innovation, contact the Office of Technology Commercialization at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:otcip@prf.org\">otcip@prf.org<\/a>. For more information about involvement and investment opportunities in startups based on a Purdue innovation, contact Purdue Innovates at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:purdueinnovates@prf.org\">purdueinnovates@prf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2014&nbsp;Uniform Sierra Aerospace&nbsp;has launched its Arrowhead \u201924 drone model, an unmanned aircraft system that improves upon the original Arrowhead model, which has been used by public safety and government agencies, including police departments, fire departments and emergency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,316],"tags":[],"department":[],"source":[35],"purdue_today_topic":[],"coauthors":[44],"class_list":["post-6361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-prf","source-purdue-research-foundation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6361"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9318,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361\/revisions\/9318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6361"},{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=6361"},{"taxonomy":"source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/source?post=6361"},{"taxonomy":"purdue_today_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purdue_today_topic?post=6361"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=6361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}