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The Northwest UAV Difference

NW-230 UAV Engine

Designed for Group III Unmanned Aircraft in the 90-160 kg range. With an emphasis for high TBO, minimal maintenance cycles, high endurance with minimal fuel burn. Best power-to-weight ratio.

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America’s Trusted Leader in UAV Propulsion and Integrated Solutions

Your One-Stop UAV Shop

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UAV Engineering & Consulting

Our engineers take a comprehensive aviation-grade lifecycle approach to engine design and development well before your unmanned system is in the air.

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UAV Manufacturing Capabilities

NWUAV has the expertise within our AS9100D | ISO9001 certified facility to manufacture and assemble UAV engines and components for your system.

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UAV Engine Testing & Repair

Reduce flight risk and save substantial time and resources with our advanced testing, analysis, controlled testing environment, and UAS Test Range.

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The Northwest UAV Difference

Northwest UAV is one of America’s first one-stop UAV shops! From initial design through ground and flight testing to a finished product and production, NWUAV takes an entire lifecycle approach to provide propulsion systems that are high-performance, reliable solutions. Discover how what started as a hobby has become a thriving company with international recognition.

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Why Choose Us

One-Stop UAV Shop!

We meet or exceed our AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certification for the design, development, manufacture, maintenance, repair, overhaul, and testing of gasoline and heavy-fuel engines.

  • UAV Engineering

    We have experienced mechanical, electrical, aerospace, and heavy-fuel propulsion engineers on-hand, as well as CONUS & OCONUS field service maintainers.

  • UAV Manufacturing

    Build-To-Print or COTS, full-service production, CNC/CMS machine shop, electrical & wiring shop, A&P mechanics, and ERP product lifecycle management.

  • UAV Testing

    Engine break-in, durability, and endurance, FAR33, mapping, acoustical & computational fluid dynamics testing stations. And flight testing at the FAST UAS Range.

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Our Partners

Proven Precision & Reliability

We are an official distributor for Hirth and RCV Engines, Pegasus Servo Actuators, uAvionix UAS components, and Veronte autopilots. Every one of the products we offer is researched, tested, and proven to improve your unmanned systems.
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Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies
by admin/ on November 22, 2024

Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies

The largest UAV Propulsion System Manufacturer in the U.S., Northwest UAV, has expanded its product offering to include the full family of StreamCaster MANET radios

Northwest UAV has partnered with Silvus Technologies to offer the most advanced wireless communications systems available on the market.

The Silvus family of StreamCaster MANET radios deliver high-fidelity video, voice and…

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Northwest UAV Wraps up 2023 on a High Note! A 36,000-foot DA high note!
by admin/ on January 8, 2024

NWUAV Wraps up 2023 on a High Note

A 36,000-foot DA high note!

Northwest UAV is proud to announce that its newest heavy-fuel UAV engine, the NW-230, has achieved first flight operations with an undisclosed customer. The flight was conducted on a hybrid vertical take off and landing (HVTOL) UAV.

These successful flight operations elevate the NW-230 engine system to a Technical Readiness Level (TRL) of 7 for flying in an operational environment under…

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Northwest UAV’S NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Commences Flight Operations
by admin/ on October 9, 2023

NWUAV’S NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Commences Flight Operations

At the tail end of 2023, NWUAV was invited by one of their highly respected customers to conduct performance and altitude testing onsite. NWUAV visited their customer’s altitude dyno test chamber to validate the capabilities of the NW-230 Heavy Fuel engine. Testing went extraordinarily well, with only a few minor adjustments to the fueling map to address the barometric pressure changes as the engine ascended to 36,000-foot DA…

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