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U.S. Air Force Contracts with Jump Aero for Navaid/ILS Calibration Tasks
The company will use its JA1 sub-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator to calibrate navigation aids and instrument landing systems at airports.

The U.S. Air Force has contracted with Jump Aero to use its JA1 eVTOL technology demonstrator to calibrate navigational aids and instrument landing systems. The work will be conducted under a Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) research contract in conjunction with Oklahoma State University’s Unmanned Systems Research Institute. It is part of the Air Force’s Agility Prime program to advance dual-use civil and military applications for new advanced air mobility vehicles.

The California-based start-up is developing an all-electric eVTOL aircraft specifically for emergency medical support operations. It will be used primarily to get first responders to the scene of an emergency.