Press

Media Coverage from Mirror, Yahoo Finance, The Independent, and more

Media Coverage

Edison Aerospace's distributed-electric eSTOL aircraft and autonomous flight systems are reshaping conversations in both civilian and defense aerospace. From Mirror UK to Yahoo Finance, from Aerospace Testing International to Khaleej Times — international press has covered the company's patent-pending Heavy 1 airframe, the dual-use commercial-to-defense strategy, and co-founders Gene Avakyan and Victoria Unikel.

Military Autonomy Needs Proof. Edison Aerospace Builds It — Pentagon Times Cover Story
Pentagon Times  ·  2026  ·  Cover Story

Military Autonomy Needs Proof. Edison Aerospace Builds It

The Pentagon Times cover story examines Edison Aerospace's proof-first approach to military autonomy — machine vision, secure networks, and attritable unmanned systems proposed across the services on one rule: when a machine makes a decision, it must be able to show its work.

Read Article →
A Small Aerospace Firm Wants to Give Every Wildland Firefighter a Guardian in the Sky — iINNOVATE Cover Story
iInnovate Mag  ·  2026  ·  Cover Story

A Small Aerospace Firm Wants to Give Every Wildland Firefighter a Guardian in the Sky

iINNOVATE's cover story details Edison Aerospace's concept for wildland firefighting: a body-worn sensor node paired with a long-wing unmanned aircraft that serves as a flying radio tower and an AI-equipped thermal guardian watching the fire line and the people near it.

Read Article →
'My Robot Planes Will Change The World' — US Engineer Behind Autonomous Aircraft
Mirror (UK)  ·  2024

'My Robot Planes Will Change The World' — US Engineer Behind Autonomous Aircraft

The Mirror profiles Edison Aerospace co-founder Gene Avakyan and his vision for autonomous robot aircraft — covering both the agricultural revolution and defense applications that could reshape modern warfare.

Read Article →
Wildland firefighters with overhead aircraft and a communications vehicle near a forest fire — Pentagon Times
Pentagon Times  ·  2026

A Small Aerospace Firm Wants to Give Every Wildland Firefighter a Guardian in the Sky

Pentagon Times reports on Edison Aerospace's plan to give every wildland firefighter a guardian in the sky — persistent overhead imaging and communications for a few hundred dollars per firefighter, with an aircraft that can stay aloft most of a shift on rising air.

Read Article →
Putin–Ukraine: How a US Engineer's Robot Planes Could Tip the Balance
The Express  ·  2024

Putin–Ukraine: How a US Engineer's Robot Planes Could Tip the Balance

The Express details how Edison's autonomous unmanned aircraft technology — derived from a commercial agricultural platform — has direct military relevance in the contested Ukrainian airspace and beyond.

Read Article →
Ukraine Military News: Coverage of Autonomous Aircraft Innovations
The Independent  ·  2024

Ukraine Military News: Coverage of Autonomous Aircraft Innovations

The Independent's coverage of Ukraine military innovation includes context on Western unmanned aerial platforms — including dual-use technologies from US small-business aerospace innovators like Edison Aerospace.

Read Article →
Edison Aerospace Launches Revolutionary Technology
Yahoo Finance  ·  2024

Edison Aerospace Launches Revolutionary Technology

Yahoo Finance reports on Edison Aerospace's revolutionary distributed-electric eSTOL platform — a clean-sheet design enabling agricultural and defense missions from unprepared fields without the per-flight cost of turbine aircraft.

Read Article →
Flying Farmers: Testing BVLOS Drones as Agri-Sprayers
Aerospace Testing International  ·  2024

Flying Farmers: Testing BVLOS Drones as Agri-Sprayers

An industry-deep technical feature examining BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) operations for agricultural drone applications — with Edison Aerospace's Heavy 1 distributed-electric platform analyzed in detail as a transformational dual-use airframe.

Read Article →
Edison Aerospace Ventures Into Agriculture and Defense With CEO Gene Avakyan
CEO Weekly  ·  2024

Edison Aerospace Ventures Into Agriculture and Defense With CEO Gene Avakyan

CEO Weekly profiles Gene Avakyan and Edison Aerospace's dual-track strategy — agricultural commercial revenue underwriting defense innovation, with patent-pending eSTOL technology and autonomous flight systems at the core.

Read Article →
Edison Aerospace Goes Global Under the Leadership of Victoria Unikel and Gene Avakyan
Khaleej Times  ·  2024

Edison Aerospace Goes Global Under the Leadership of Victoria Unikel and Gene Avakyan

Khaleej Times covers Edison's international expansion strategy under co-founders Victoria Unikel and Gene Avakyan, highlighting the dual-use eSTOL platform attracting attention from agricultural operators and defense partners worldwide.

Read Article →

Media Contact

For press inquiries, interview requests, or media resources, please contact the Edison Aerospace PR team. We are happy to provide high-resolution images, specifications, and arrange interviews with our leadership team.

Contact PR Team