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Press Release 2024
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. StreamCaster MANET radios deliver high-fidelity video, voice and data communications with class-leading…

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

Northwest UAV Wraps up 2023 on a — 36,000-foot DA — High Note!

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…

Press Release 2023
NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Commences Flight Operations
by admin/ on October 9, 2023

NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Commences Flight Operations

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. …Technical Readiness Level (TRL) of 7…

Press Release 2023
NW-88 Heavy-Fuel Engine Plays Perfect Complement to Skyways’ V2.6 Cargo Aircraft
by admin/ on March 29, 2023

NW-88 Heavy-Fuel Engine Plays Perfect Complement to Skyways’ V2.6 Cargo Aircraft

The best solution for powering missions in unpredictable environments, NWUAV’s NW-88 Engine successfully supports Skyways Air Transportation V2.6 cargo aircraft ground-breaking beyond the horizon ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship critical missions. … Navy’s Bluewater competition late last year…

Press Release 2022
Northwest UAV Completes Initial Testing On The NW-230 Multi-Fuel Engine
by admin/ on October 3, 2022 / PDF

Northwest UAV Completes Initial Testing On The NW-230 Multi-Fuel Engine

Northwest UAV has taken their newest engine — the NW-230 multi-fuel twin-cylinder UAV engine through its initial run-in paces and is ready to introduce this phenom to the industry at AUSA in October. Based on the successful initial test runs, the NW-230 is set to be qualified and in the skies in 2023…

Press Release 2022
NW-44 Multi-Fuel Engine Supports Elbit’s Skylark 3 Hybrid Demonstration for RAF
by admin/ on April 20, 2022 / PDF

NW-44 Multi-Fuel Engine Supports Elbit’s Skylark™ 3 Hybrid Demonstration for RAF

Northwest UAV is proud to be a part of the team bringing the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) the energy-efficient solution of the Skylark 3 Hybrid. Equipped with a hybrid propulsion system featuring NWUAV’s NW-44 Multi-Fuel Engine alongside an electric motor, the Skylark 3 Hybrid Tactical UAS…