Aero Velocity at Commercial UAV Expo 2025
This year’s CUAV Expo was a defining moment for Aero Velocity. We shared not only how drones are transforming agriculture and conservation, but also where we’re headed as a company.
👤 Leadership on Stage
Mark Hastings, CEO, opened with our keynote presentation Fields to Forests: Advancing Agriculture & Conservation with Drone-Based Data Collection. Mark announced our plans to pursue a public listing on NASDAQ via reverse merger, expected late 2025/early 2026 — a milestone that will accelerate Aero Velocity’s ability to scale solutions worldwide.
Erik Schultz, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, brought a powerful perspective on building sustainable drone businesses. His session unpacked the strategic business systems behind high-ticket contracts, showcasing how drones are reshaping industries from university campuses to stadiums to commercial cleaning.
🌎 From Fields to Forests
- With the USDA-NRCS, we’re helping farmers in the South cut water waste and erosion by pairing LiDAR and multispectral imaging with poly pipe irrigation — reducing water use by 20–40% while protecting downstream ecosystems.
- With the US Forest Service, our drones are mapping fragile Montane Bogs, giving scientists non-invasive, repeatable data to monitor climate impacts and protect habitats found nowhere else on Earth.
🏌️ Expanding Commercial SolutionsBeyond federal contracts, Aero Velocity is growing in commercial markets. We recently scanned championship golf courses and deployed CleanSweep™ exterior cleaning ahead of the LIV Golf Tour’s year-end championship — showing how drones can maintain facilities as well as map them.
🔮 Looking Ahead
We’re investing in:
- BVLOS operations to expand mission scale
- AI-powered analytics for near real-time insights
- Accelerated turnaround from raw UAV data to decision-ready intelligence
From farm fields to forest bogs, and from stadiums to city skylines, Aero Velocity is proving that drones aren’t just tools in the sky — they’re engines for smarter land, water, and asset management.
A huge thank you to our clients, partners, and the many new connections we made in Las Vegas. Together, we’re Propelling
