Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation designs, manufactures, and services military and commercial helicopters. It provides fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft, and civil and heavy lift helicopters, as well as related spare parts. The company also offers maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for aircraft and helicopters. In addition, it provides integrated helicopter services, including helicopter management, maintenance, and charter helicopter flights. The company's helicopters are used by various governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation was formerly known as Sikorsky Aviation Corporation. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Stratford, Connecticut. It has manufacturing and assembly operations in Stratford, Connecticut; Troy, Alabama; and West Palm Beach, Florida, as well as a military aircraft completion center and prototyping facility in Elmira, New York; a commercial aircraft completion center in Coatsville, Pennsylvania; and engineering and design centers in Alabama, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Montana. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation operates as a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.
CDL Systems was established in 1992 by Dave Weiler and Albert Sulmistras. They are a CMMI level 3 appraised software engineering firm specializing in the development of control station software for operating unmanned vehicle systems. Once a small technology start-up, they have grown into a 70 employee operation with offices in Calgary, Alberta and Huntsville, Alabama.
Chandler/May, Inc. has delivered hundreds of integrated command and control shelters and portable ground control stations in support of U.S. Army UAS programs. They have produced more than 2,200 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including the Desert Hawk UAV, a program for which Chandler/May, Inc. is a supplier to Lockheed Martin. Chandler/May, Inc. has also developed a fully integrated UAS, consisting of the Fury® UAV, SharkFin® Mission & Flight Control System and Tactical Air Vehicle Control System (TACS) ground control station.