LeVanta Tech is developing sea-launched aerial drones (“float-and-fly” drones). “Float-and-fly” provides a persistent sea-air interface with the ability to fly at high speed with low detectability.
“Float-and-fly” fills a gap in current technology. Aerial drones have limited endurance when carrying real-time sensor payloads and have limited on-station time. Seaplane drones cannot land and takeoff in rough seas. USVs have endurance but are slow and present a larger radar cross section for counter-detection efforts. LeVanta Tech’s float-and-fly drones are capable of quickly inserting into a contested area via flight, land and operate as a surface drone on the ocean with a small detectable cross section to provide long-endurance ISR and communications relay support. Upon mission completion the drone can rapidly egress. Similarly, the LeVanta Tech platform can patrol a large area in flight mode and then land to investigate contacts of interest. Free float mode allows the platform to minimize energy consumption to provide more persistent sensor and communications relay coverage. The float-and-fly drones are attritable, yet survivable.
CIVIL missions:
Environmental studies
Forensics
Port management
Offshore Wind O&M
DEFENSE missions:
ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare)
ASUW (Anti-Surface Warfare)
MCM (Mine Countermeasures, including drifting mines)
CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection)
MDA (Maritime Domain Awareness)
NEWS
Excited to announce LeVanta Tech's collaboration with Mythos AI, BLUEiQ, Seasats, Oscilla Power, Inc., V2 Forensics power in the GULF BLUE NAVIGATOR program. This initiative offers startups like ours access to state-of-the-art facilities, expert mentoring, and year-round warm coastal waters for testing. Big thanks to The University of Southern Mississippi,...
LeVanta Tech was born from the need for a versatile drone that could float on the ocean, collect data, and fly swiftly on demand. Meet our team and listen to our story! Kelly A. Echols, Rhonda Moniz, MS, Joe Dickson, Jon Smith, Peter E McCarthy, Jaanus Silla, Randall Petersen, Guillaume...
Year 2023 was for LeVanta Tech a year of reaching a significant milestone, as CEO, Kelly A. Echols unveiled our HALIA float-and-fly drone (FFD) prototype at the EUROPEAN ROTORS event in Madrid. The drone's unique features include indefinite floating on the ocean with low detectability and power consumption, presenting new...
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