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 a full lifecycle approach to provide propulsion systems that are high performance, reliable solutions. Discover below how what started as a hobby, has become a thriving company with international recognition.
WHERE PRECISION & RELIABILITY SOAR!
America’s trusted leader in UAV propulsion and integrated solutions, Northwest UAV (NWUAV), 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 15 years, our experienced team has equipped customers with reliable, cost-effective propulsion solutions — propelling systems to new heights and unlocking new missions.
From humble beginnings in a small-town Oregon garage 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 15 years of business, delivering over 18,000 engines, and over one million flight hours, NWUAV continues to push the unmanned systems industry to expect and exceed aviation-grade standards, both domestically and internationally.
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 ecosystem includes off-the-shelf products, a machine shop, a 3D printing sister company, access to an FAA-certified UAS Test Range, a CMM machine, an engine run room, a full-stack engineering team, and production and wiring teams manufacturing in an AS9100/ISO9001 certified operation.
As a small business, NWUAV proudly offers American Made Aviation Grade products. In addition, NWUAV continually researches and develops new unmanned propulsion solutions. NWUAV’s most noteworthy products are designed and manufactured in-house; the NW-44 Heavy-Fuel Engine and the NW-88 Heavy-Fuel Engine support customers domestically and internationally. Northwest UAV expects the NWFC-1500 hydrogen fuel cell to follow a similar path, with interest already shown domestically and internationally
At Northwest UAV, we seek to propel our customers to new heights with on-time, high-quality, affordable goods and services.
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Certifications | Registrations | Memberships
NWUAV is AS9100 Rev D/ISO9001:2015 certified. Our Certificate number is FM 546855 . We adhere to the highest quality standards in the industry.
ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulation) Registration NWUAV Propulsion Systems is registered under ITAR. Our Registration number is M24541. We are able to enter into ITAR compliance agreements as necessary.
Memberships AUVSI & AUVSI Cascade Chapter