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Edison Aerospace updates — patents filed, federal program engagements, advisory appointments, and research partnerships. For media coverage, see Press.
Edison Aerospace is submitting several DARPA and U.S. Navy SBIR proposals in autonomous operations and machine vision. Same clip, same second, two computers, the same answers — inside the lab. Read the article →
Edison Aerospace has filed the LionFish Autonomous Aerial Decoy Vehicle provisional patent at the United States Patent and Trademark Office — USPTO Application #64/065,196. The patent covers deployable signature-control elements and coordinated apparent-target-profile management for Group 2/3 UAS constellations operating in contested electromagnetic environments.
Edison submitted its formal response to DARPA Tactical Technology Office RFI SN-26-33 covering both categories: LionFish autonomous Group 2/3 UAS constellation (Category 1) and the Edison Mobile Power & Command Hub for containerized launch/recovery/recharge operations (Category 2). Submission included full technical descriptions and patent-pending architecture details.
Edison filed USPTO Provisional Application #64/065,116 covering the Distributed Maritime Sensor, Decoy, and Coverage Management Network — the maritime sibling of the LionFish aerial decoy concept. The patent aligns with the Edison SeaWatch program and Navy UNCV SBIR engagement.
Edison submitted applications to the Bronze Valley accelerator (Alabama and Delaware tracks) and to a16z's Build founder community — expanding the company's defense-tech investor pipeline beyond direct SBIR engagement.
Edison Aerospace LLC confirmed active status on SAM.gov — UEI V3Z7BRFKMHS3, CAGE Code 1ZZD3, registration expires April 29, 2027. The company is now formally eligible to bid on federal contracts and SBIR programs across DoD, USDA, and other agencies.
Dr. Thomas De La Garza, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), 29-year U.S. Army veteran with SOCOM and NORAD Joint Operations Center experience, signed four formal Letters of Support endorsing Edison's SBIR engagements: DOD eSTOL ISR Platform, Navy UNCV, DARPA LionFish Autonomous Decoy Swarm, and USDA Autonomous eSTOL Agricultural Spray Vehicle.
Edison submitted Memoranda of Understanding to North Dakota State University (Dr. Leon Schumacher), the Grand Farm research initiative, and Virginia Tech (Dr. William Devenport) — proposing collaborative research on distributed-electric propulsion, BVLOS operations, and aerodynamic testing of the Heavy 1 airframe. Awaiting partner countersignatures.
Edison Aerospace filed two foundational USPTO Provisional Applications: #63/667,697 for the distributed-electric eSTOL Heavy 1 airframe, and #63/739,060 for the Mobile Power & Command System — the trailer-form ground infrastructure that supports Heavy 1 operations from austere field locations.
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