VANILLA AIRCRAFT

Aerospace · Acquired by Platform Aerospace

Ultra-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for multi-day surveillance and intelligence gathering

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Sector
Aerospace
Total capital
$1.4M
Federal grants
$150K
1 award · 2017
Rank in peer group#8 of 187
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$1.3M
3 awards · NASA
Rank in Aerospace#541 of 1335
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

20102011201220132014201520162017FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.4M$100K$100K$1.1M$150K
2010201220142016FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.4M$100K$100K$1.1M$150K

Latest events

  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ultra-Endurance UAV$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · Currently, Wide Area Coverage With Manned Aircraft, Or Existing Unmanned Air Systems, Requires Expensive Logistical Operations And Many Flight Sorties, Which Are Made Especially Difficult If Operating From Remote Airfields In Inhospitable Climates. There Is Currently A Need For A Low-altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aircraft That Can Provide The Expansive Coverage Necessary For Cryospheric Investigations. Extreme Cold Places Unique Requirements On Aircraft If They Are To Operate Consistently And$1.1M
  • Federal contractNASA · The Innovation Proposed For Research, And Evaluation, And Maturation Is That Of A New Class Of Small Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) With Increased Payload Capability, Which May Be Well Suited For Use As An Aerial Payload Platform In Harsh, Remote Environments. In Specific, The Innovation Proposed Is The Use Of A Hybrid Structure In An Electric Man-portable UAS For Scientific Use. The Fabrication Techniques To Be Investigated In Phase 1 Will Also Lead To A Unique And Repeatable Lean Airframe Manufact$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · TAS::80 0119::TAS Currently, Wide Area Coverage With Manned Aircraft, Or Existing UAS, Requires Expensive Logistical Operations And Many Flight Sorties, Which Are Made Especially Difficult If Operating From Remote Airfields In Inhospitable Climates. There Is Currently A Need For A Low-altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aircraft That Can Provide The Expansive Coverage Necessary For Cryospheric Investigations. Extreme Cold Places Unique Requirements On Aircraft If They Are To Operate Consistently An$100K

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Standing among 187 peers

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Aerospace · Device

  • Federal grants#8 · top 4%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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Sources

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