Zone 5 Technologies
Aaron Valdes is the Chief Engineer and Software functional manager at Zone 5 Technologies. Prior to that, he served as the Flight Sciences Lead for group 3 tactical unmanned aircraft systems at Lockheed Martin and Flight Sciences Manager on RQ-4C Triton at Northrop Grumman Corporation. With a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from UC San Diego, he has extensive experience in aerodynamics, flight controls, and propulsion across various aerospace companies.
Zone 5 Technologies
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Zone 5 Technologies (Zone 5) is a UAS and technology development company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA. To date, the company’s focus has been the development and testing of innovative unmanned aircraft systems for demanding government applications. This has included development of CONOPS, vehicle designs, complete avionics systems, embedded hardware and software, ground control stations and mission planning software. Integration of these designs and components have been extensively tested through software-in-the-loop, hardware‐in‐the‐loop, and flight tests. In addition to end‐to‐end system development, Zone 5 also focuses on enabling technologies, including: modern low-cost high-capability flight control systems supporting vehicles ranging from counter UAS interceptors to long range cruise missiles. DOD prime contractor with proven track record of execution. Product Focus: Air Launched Effects. Next Gen Munitions. Counter UAS. Tactical Interceptors. Vertically integrated. Concept to production and everything in between. Join us!