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Airo Group Will Open U.S. Drone Production Facility in IPO-backed Expansion

Company is seeking to capitalize on rising NATO and Pentagon defense spending

Airo's RQ-35 drone — The Airo group's Sky-Watch subsidiary developed the RQ-35 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

July 14, 2025

Airo has announced plans to open a new U.S. manufacturing and engineering development for its drones division. The aerospace and defense group announced on July 14 that the new facility and will be used to produce the RQ-35 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform that is already manufactured in Denmark by its European subsidiary Sky-Watch.

The new facility is part of wider expansion plans at the company, which in June raised $69 million through a long-planned Nasdaq initial public offering. Airo is also focused on growing its involvement in military training and avionics, as well as seeking to enter the emerging advanced air mobility sector with its Jaunt eVTOL subsidiary.

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