Divergent and Mach Industries Unveil Venom Flight Prototype Built in 71 Days with Digital Manufacturing

Divergent and Mach Industries unveil Venom flight prototype built in 71 days with digital manufacturing

“This partnership between Mach Industries and Divergent demonstrates a pivotal capability for the nation. By combining Mach’s innovative systems with Divergent’s revolutionary digital manufacturing platform, we’ve moved from concept to a flight-ready prototype in 71 days,” said Alex Lovett, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Mission Capabilities in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E))…

Venom strike aircraft flies after 71-day build

Two California defense startups designed, built, and flew a new rapid-build autonomous strike aircraft in just 71 days, a timeline that illustrates how quickly Pentagon-backed drone programs are evolving.  Divergent Technologies and Mach Industries announced the first flight of Venom, a prototype unmanned aircraft developed using a fully digital design and additive manufacturing process. The companies say the project moved from concept to first …

Venom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say

Startup weapon systems developer Mach Industries and startup digital manufacturer Divergent Technologies have rapidly prototyped a jet-powered flight demonstration aircraft, going from design start to flight test in 71 days, […]