In the complex world of aeronautics and airspace systems, Strat Aero’s team of experts have, over the past three decades, provided innovative training and educational solutions for airline, corporate and military flight operations, around the world in addition to world-class consultancy services and software solutions.

Strat Aero is an international aerospace services company focussed primarily on the provision of training solutions, management systems and consultancy services to the international aviation market. Managed by a group of aviation specialists with a combination of unrivalled operational and technical expertise, Strat Aero delivers industry-leading targeted products and services to a number of international customers.

Strat Aero’s operations fall into three primary divisions:
Unmanned Aerial Systems (“UAS”) Pilot Training and Services
Aviation Software, Products and Services
Aviation Management and Consultancy Services

The Company has developed an operating platform from which to expand its divisional activities. The primary focus will be capitalising on UAS pilot training and services, through leveraging its expertise and fully functional training facility at Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States ("Roswell"). Training of US Air Force UAS pilots is expected to commence by early Q1 2015 in partnership with Northrop Grumman. The Group has further leveraged its position to target the provision of UAS training and services to non-military markets including law enforcement, education and corporate.



In addition to its UAS division, the Company has built a proprietary advanced aerospace management system which it develops and markets through its Aviation, Software, Products and Services division. This has multiple functionality which will be also marketed to non-aerospace sectors.

The third division, Aviation Management and Consultancy, has a primary emphasis on fixed base operators and other service providers and utilises the cumulative experience of the management team and employees. Contracts are already in place, a number of which are generating revenues including one for the provision of consultancy services for the establishment of a new low cost airline.

The Group is headquartered at Gatwick airport in the United Kingdom and operates from a network of offices and consultants in London, New York, Houston, Seattle and Singapore.

The Company's main country of operation is initially expected to be the USA.



First day of dealings on the AIM 17November 2014

http://www.strat-aero.com/

Director's Dealings
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Strat Aero PLC
02 October 2015



Strat Aero plc / Index: AIM / TIDM: AERO / Sector: Support Services

2 October 2015

Strat Aero plc ("Strat Aero", the "Company" or the "Group"

Director's Dealings



Strat Aero plc, an international aerospace company focused on the rapidly emerging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ('UAV') sector, is pleased to announce that the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Tony Dunleavy, purchased 200,000 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 5.75 pence each on 30 September 2015 and 130,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 6.15 pence each on 1 October 2015.



Following these purchases, Tony Dunleavy holds an aggregate of 330,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.39 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

Joint Venture with Leading UAV Training Company
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Strat Aero PLC
07 October 2015

Strat Aero plc / Index: AIM / TIDM: AERO / Sector: Support Services

7 October 2015

Strat Aero plc ("Strat Aero", the "Company" or the "Group")

Joint Venture Agreement with Leading UAV Training Company



Strat Aero plc, an international aerospace company focused on the rapidly emerging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ("UAV") sector, is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement on a joint venture arrangement (the "Joint Venture") with UAV Airways Limited ("UAVAir") a privately owned company which, as a UK CAA Approved National Qualified Entity ("NQE"), specialises in the provision of UAV training, including qualifying future UAV pilots. The Joint Venture (which will be provisionally known as UAVAir by Strat Aero) will be aimed at establishing future Remotely Piloted Aircraft & Systems ("RPAS") training centres and delivering RPAS training courses in territories overseas. This is part of the Strat Aero's strategy to build rapidly a vertically integrated UAV offering, covering all aspects of the value chain including software, hardware and services and the Joint Venture follows the recent acquisition of Geocurve Holdings Limited, which specialises in the provision of UAV operated topographical surveys and inspection services to a blue chip customer base.



UAVAir has a strategic combination of airline pilots and professional drone operators, who work together to deliver the best commercial UAV course available to candidates aiming to further their professional careers. UAVAir combines;

· A group of manned Airline pilots holding Air Transport Pilot Licenses, with 40 years of flying and over 20,000 hours of commercial aviation experience;

· Representation on committees at the highest levels of decision-making in both Government and Professional Associations, nationally and internationally;

· Over 8 years flying within the civilian drone industry including hundreds of sub-7kg and sub-20kg drone operations; and

· A strong external training team of UAV pilots, the majority of whom have held or are currently in positions of authority within their relevant national trade associations.



UAVAir's directors were amongst the first operators to receive CAA permission to film within a congested area of Central London, recognition of UAVAir's comprehensive mastery of the most complex safety cases and success in integrating fundamental principles from aviation into the UAV community.



The combination of UAVAir and Strat Aero in a joint-venture agreement provides multiple cross-selling and expansion opportunities including;

· The ability to roll out UAVAir capabilities internationally - two initial countries are currently being explored to launch RPAS training programmes;

· Development of trans-national qualifications, enabling operators looking to work flexibly across national boundaries;

· Harmonisation of Strat Aero's long-form training courses being developed with a leading US University with UAVAir's shorter NQE and Pilot Conversion Courses to create a comprehensive portfolio of RPAS training with common standards and methodologies;

· Making full use of UAVAir's experience and knowledge in other areas of Strat Aero's business on a flying, logistics and consultancy basis when required; and

· The creation of a broad pool of qualified UAV operators that will enable Strat Aero to accelerate the delivery of its UAV services.



The general contributions of both parties towards the Joint-Venture are as follows:

· Strat Aero will provide the start-up funding to establish a training centre and under 20 kg civilian RPAS training course. This will cover (but not be limited to) travel, marketing, regulatory fees, materials and other third party costs to setup the course.

· UAVAir will licence the intellectual property of the course material and training material and provide training school setup services until the schools are self-sufficient.

· UAVAir will remain with operational control of the school whilst Strat Aero retains a majority shareholding within the Joint Venture Agreement.



Tony Dunleavy, CEO of Strat Aero, said: "UAVAir is the second of a series of strategic transactions the new management team has been evaluating, all of which have the potential to fast track Strat Aero's transformation into the first fully integrated global solutions provider focused on the rapidly growing UAV market. The combination of Strat Aero's existing training business combined with the UAV technical knowledge and training reputation of UAVAir from its streamlined 3-day integrated course will win over businesses across multiple areas, and we intend to be at the forefront of this rapidly expanding part of the UAV sector.



"Thanks to an established management team of practising airline pilots alongside UAV pilots, plus their authority from the CAA as an Approved National Qualified Entity, UAVAir is well placed to win additional work, not only within the small hobbyist market but also in larger corporate clients, providing a unique training offering unmatched in the UK.



"This transaction allows us to now match our existing military training capability in the civilian market, which we envisage will become a long term education market as worldwide jobs will be created by the advance of UAV and related technologies. We have already found that the aviation credentials of our founders, combined with the prestige of our British PLC listing, has created demand for civilian training services and education across the world, and we are currently in active discussions in many large international markets. By creating this Joint Venture in combination with UAVAir, we can both fast track our progress with these opportunities and add in more practical short term courses as already offered by UAVAIR in the UK. Further, we can quickly move onto other international territories, as shown by the two new countries already targeted by the Joint Venture. In essence, the transaction strengthens our ability to achieve one of our goals to become a leading worldwide provider of UAV training and education solutions, not only in the military market, but also in the civilian and corporate markets."



Paul Rigby, Director of UAVAir said, "I have been very impressed by the vision Strat Aero has for the Joint-Venture agreement, their existing experience in UAV training and the realisation that our combination of manned safety principles, coupled with market-leading RPAS knowledge, is the correct approach to gaining market-share in this expanding industry. We are looking forward to leading Strat Aero's international growth in UAV training across a variety of sectors."



Will Coldwell, Director of UAVAir said, "Leveraging Strat Aero's organisation alongside our proven ability to launch an approved National Aviation Authority course in one country and replicate this abroad multiple times is a challenge we are looking forward to. It is very satisfying that, as partners with Strat Aero, we will now be able to take advantage of the significant growth we envisage in the training sector, both at home in the UK and abroad."



Background to UAVAir:



UAVAir is a subsidiary of ConsortiQ Holdings, which has a combined 8 years of commercial UAV/UAS operations and over 40 years of manned airline experience, distinguishing them from the general UAV market. The 6 directors are comprised of 4 airline pilots and 2 commercial drone pilots. In addition, the UAVAir external training team includes 7 professional drone operators many of whom are involved in the trade associations and hold a variety of H&S certifications. This team is being expanded continuously.



UAVAir currently holds its courses at racecourses across the UK, to leverage quality conferencing facilities alongside the substantial private open spaces required to conduct UAV training and assessment.



As one of the founders of UAVAir, Will Coldwell will become a Director in the Joint Venture as will fellow Director, Paul Rigby. Will is a serving airline pilot who previously read Agriculture Business and Management at Newcastle University. Pauls' background before becoming a commercial drone operator was in Operations and Engineering for the UK National Air Traffic Service (NATS).



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Nice momentum.

RNS out today potentially £10 mill in contracts next year.

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good buy sp .68 imo currently - especially if the Amazon rumour is true - we shall see
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http://www.alignresearch.co.uk/value-shares/strat-aero-worth-another-look-after-landmark-contract-win/

here we go - leak?!
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now is the time to buy for next week imo - expecting a rise into news whcih can drop anytime - best to be in before rather than after it drops imo
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm YUM! time to buy again imo after yesterdays spike
strong pipeline here and court case settled - the sp was previously priced to go under but now the court case is settled the march to rerate has begun
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time to buy again imo :-)

yum next spike must be getting nearer imo
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tick tock..................

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http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/29/amazon-flying-warehouse-deploy-delivery-drones-patent.html

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This looks very interesting for AERO ? Lots of new Government contracts might be on the way.

https://dronebelow.com/2018/03/02/new-drone-standards-will-spark-economic-revolution-uk/

March 2, 2018

New Drone Standards Will Spark Economic Revolution in UK, Says BSI Chairman:



Businesses and industries across the United Kingdom are waking to a new era in which drones could change the way they live and work. At an event held in the House of Lords recently, the British Standards Institution have set in place a future for the UK that realise the potential of UAVs in the air, in the sea, on land and in space.

Founder and Chief Executive of the BSI Committee responsible for Drone Standards of the British Standards Institution (BSI) and Drone Major Group, Chairman Sir David Brown attended and spoke at the event, and explained how drones can benefit the UK economy. “BSI is playing a pivotal role in supporting the exciting global future for drones through its work on standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Standards accelerate innovation, boost productivity and enable trade, while promoting safety and consumer protection,” he said.

The event was sponsored by Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB, LVO, OBE, DL, and politicians including Aviation Minister Baroness Sugg, and other senior stakeholders in the drone industry, including manufacturers, users, service providers, economists, academics and media were also present.

The new standards are the result of several years’ work and collaboration, and will be a turning point for the UK UAV industry. Robert Garbett, in his role as Chairman of the BSI Committee on Drone Standards, stated in a speech that, “The development and adoption of the first quality and safety standards for the drone industry will make 2018 a pivotal year for an industry which is set to become a global phenomenon.

“It is the year when British and world standards will be crystallised, energising the industry, and enabling it to meet its full potential to the benefit of UK plc, and indeed economies worldwide. Drones, empowered by standards that can be trusted and relied upon are the key to many of our economic, transport, security, environmental and productivity challenges of today. They will open up new avenues to innovation that we can only begin to imagine!”

The drone industry is growing at a rapid rate. With nearly 4 million drone sold commercially in 2015, one report states that number is forecast to grow to 18 million by 2023. Industries as diverse as delivery, agriculture, medical, construction and marine are already developing and using drones in many capacities.

“Two years ago drones were forecast to spawn a $100 billion industry by 2020. But today the opportunities are perceived to be even greater than this since such projections were based upon available data at that time which predominantly focused on the air industry, and we define the entire drone industry as covering surface, underwater, air, and space. If you look at the entire picture the figures are much larger and growing faster than anyone expected. If you then forecast the impact of integrating drone technologies across these environments, the figures will take on an ever more exciting dimension,” Garbett said.

The new standards open up new possibilities for these industries as well as others.

As Garbett explained, in transportation, use of drones for delivery on air, land and at sea would reduce the need for expensive infrastructure projects, easing traffic congestion, and reducing pollution in towns and cities. “In addition, this transport revolution will allow workers to live further outside the cities, reducing the pressure on housing and spreading wealth to the regions. In this single area alone, the benefits that drones bring are compelling,” he said.

Along with the recent announcement by the UK Government statement that driverless cars will be introduced by 2021, “this reality is gaining momentum and will have a widespread positive impact on each one of us.”

This is all well and good but there are still a lot of challenges to be overcome. Drone networks such as the 4G IoT network being developed by Vodafone in Europe, or the neural DroNet network being developed by researchers in Zurich, bring that reality much closer. EHANG, Volocopter and Passenger Drone are all creating autonomous air taxis that might make use of networks such as these. In the meantime, Garbett says, “economic and safety arguments for the complete adoption of passenger-carrying drone vehicles on our roads are overpowering.”

Construction, infrastructure, agriculture and medicine are all set to benefit from increased use of drone technology due to the new standards. Reductions in costs across the board are expected, with planning of time and resources being made more efficient in farming and in the business of constructing roads and buildings.

In medicine, more lives could be saved, by using drones to attend and scan scenes of collision, sending data to emergency services and then delivering medical supplies.

Marine applications have also been considered. Although industries associated with marine environments have been using ROVs to review and repair pipelines and oil rigs for decades, Garbett says they are “often neglected when calculating the growth of the drone market.”

The sector is incredibly well established and could benefit immensely, he says, adding, “As the range of applications for drones in the marine environment expands into exploration, environmental monitoring and intervention, the value to the industry is rapidly increasing. This is definitely a sector to watch as technologies create opportunities for businesses and investors.”

The hope is that investors will support the new UK drone standards by funding research and development to enable the industry to break through the barriers such as BVLOS, and integrating drones safely into airspace. The adoption of systems that can move from air to land to sea and beyond (like this multi-environment UAV that can fly in the air and dive into water being developed in the US) would also be desirable.

All in all, Garbett sees great potential for drone industries globally, particularly for the UK, “where the combination of our intellectual capital – our technology, engineering, innovation, governance, and above all, our development and support of high standards – is world class.”

Just been doing research here on the company and the sector and I see the management changes recently.Nigel Burton and Trevor Brown appointed to the board and now running the show,these two have a very impressive record of business turnaround and have already landed a contract with uk government.Looking at the industry it seems this is a super growth sector to be in and Strat Aero are one of very few uk companies able to do commercial scale survey and 3d mapping work.On that basis is likely they will be getting a fair bit of work through government and government agencies not just here but also overseas.

Market cap of under £3m and a recently cleaned up balance sheet,has many of the traits of a potential recovery stock that I look for and as it is in a high growth sector might attract a fair bit of interest.

Another news article out today about the pending new standards issued through the British Standards Institute.This will be a major boost to the industry and the green light for a wider rollout of applications both in the public and private sectors.Even if Strat Aero only get a small piece of this it will still offer some serious upside,if as Trevor Brown suggests the company becomes a market leader in the uk then it turns into a potential life changing share from its current £2.9m market cap.The risk/reward to those in at these levels looks very favourable.


Interesting comments by Bsi Chairman Mr Garbutt

“The potential for the drone industry worldwide is huge, and particularly for the UK economy where the combination of our intellectual capital – our technology, engineering, innovation, governance, and above all, our development and support of high standards – is world class.”

http://www.engineerlive.com/content/new-drone-standards

Have decided to have a wee punt on this,i like the new managements credentials and the fact they have taken a sizable stake in the business.And they also look well placed to grab some of this new growth that is forecasted at least in the Uk.