About Northwest UAV

01. Our Mission

Propelling our customers to new heights with on-time, high-quality, affordable goods and services.

  • Aviation-grade Compliance
  • American-made Products
  • Quality Products & Services
  • Client Satisfaction

02. Our Approach

NWUAV takes an entire lifecycle approach to provide propulsion systems with high-performance, reliable solutions, from initial design through ground and flight testing to a finished product and production.

  • Production Management
  • ERP Manufacturing

03.  OUR Quality

Northwest UAV will continually improve our quality management system to ensure we consistently provide products and services that meet the requirements and expectations of our customers and other interested parties.

  •  AS9100 D / ISO 9001:2015 Certified

  •  Registered Under ITAR
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Northwest uav The Birth of an Idea!

From humble beginnings in a small-town Oregon garage in 2005 to an expansive campus that offers the unmanned industry standard-setting engineering and propulsion — NWUAV is paving the way for the future of unmanned systems in heavy-fuel propulsion, more recently, hydrogen fuel power. After over 20 years of business, delivering over 18,000 engines, and over one million operational flight hours, NWUAV pushes the unmanned systems industry to expect and exceed aviation-grade standards, domestically and internationally.

Northwest UAV Facility | McMinnville, Oregon

Northwest UAV (NWUAV), America’s trusted leader in UAV propulsion and integrated solutions, continues to engineer the future of unmanned power systems. Through innovation, NWUAV delivers unmatched capabilities to address modern challenges and navigate the harshest environments. For over 20 years, our experienced team has equipped customers with reliable, cost-effective propulsion solutions.

Offering a wide variety of in-house products and services from an experienced team, partner products, and enduring vendor relationships – NWUAV’s ecosystem of products and services means customers can seek out a singular product or service from NWUAV or a complete solution without outsourcing. NWUAV’s carefully constructed american-made, aviation-grade ecosystem includes off-the-shelf products, a CNC machine shop, a 3D printing sister company, access to an FAA-certified UAS Test Range, a CMM machine, an engine run rooms, a full-stack engineering team, and production and wiring teams manufacturing in an AS9100/ISO9001 certified operation.

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Our Team

We Are Dynamic Team and
A Full-Service UAV Engineering & Manufacturing Facility

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CHRIS HARRIS

Owner/Chief Executive Officer
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HEATHER SORENSON

Chief Administrative Officer
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MIKE HAMILTON

Chief Financial Officer

  

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TIM KLEIN

Engineering Director
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JED VAN DEN BOSCH

Senior Contract Administrator / Business Development
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PHIL YAGER

Distribution Goods & Engines / Business Development

  

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DAVID JACKSON

Facility Safety Officer / Business Development