Cummings Aerospace

When your drone flies faster than half the speed of sound during testing, engineers don't mind the cold.   Our Hellhound S3—a vertical-launch, turbojet-powered loitering munition—just hit 384 mph during winter flight tests in Oregon, validating TRL-7 reliability in harsh conditions.   At these speeds, Hellhound is already loitering over target areas while conventional drones are still en route.   Most impressive? After flying 20km, this kamikaze drone still had half its fuel remaining. Learn more https://lnkd.in/g6b3kMK8

The headline says it all. https://lnkd.in/ehNBShUW

The paperwork required to test new defense hardware often takes longer to complete than designing and delivering the technology itself.   These bureaucratic bottlenecks aren't just inefficiencies - they're strategic vulnerabilities. Every month lost to paperwork is a month China uses to build its advantage.   Here's how our CEO Sheila Cummings proposes to eliminate the barriers that are holding back the US defense industrial base. https://lnkd.in/gWhZ6ZGT

Defense industrial mobilization isn't just about national security – it's about American manufacturing jobs.   Our CEO proposes an Industrial Mobilization Board that could help innovative companies contribute to national security while rebuilding US manufacturing capacity. The stakes couldn't be higher.   Here's what she has to say in Breaking Defense https://lnkd.in/gWhZ6ZGT

It's 2025. So why is 3D printing the exception, not the norm in defense manufacturing?   This is just one example of how outdated policies handicap American defense industrial capacity, and hand the advantage to China.   Our CEO outlines a solution in her latest op-ed: https://lnkd.in/gWhZ6ZGT

On the eve of WWII, America transformed its economy into the "Arsenal of Democracy."   Today, we face a different adversary, but a very similar problem.   Our CEO, Sheila Cummings, makes the case for a modern Industrial Mobilization Board - not to control industry, but to remove barriers that prevent America's defense industrial base from out-producing China.   Read her Op-Ed in Breaking Defense https://lnkd.in/gWhZ6ZGT

America's defense industrial base is operating in peacetime mode while China's is on a wartime footing. That's not how you deter or defeat the adversary.   Our CEO Sheila Cummings proposes an Industrial Mobilization Board reporting directly to the President - cutting bureaucratic red tape that keeps innovative companies on the sidelines.   This isn't about central planning. It's about unleashing American manufacturing prowess when we need it most.   Read her Op-Ed in Breaking Defense https://lnkd.in/gWhZ6ZGT

Viva Las Vegas! Bright lights, big city, and blazing-fast drones. Cummings Aerospace was at the Nevada Test & Training Range this week for ISOF 2025, and we brought our turbojet-powered Hellhound along for the ride. When it comes to speed, we're not gambling - this 3D printed UAS flies at half the speed of sound, leaving quadcopters and prop-driven drones feeling like they've hit a bad streak at the tables. 

“I wish my drone was slow and could only do one thing,” said no Soldier, ever. That’s why we designed our Hellhound S3 loitering munition with a modular payload that can be swapped out in minutes. No tools required. https://lnkd.in/gnnap2_m

Fast. Affordable. Good. Who says you can't have all three?   Sheila Cummings, CEO of Cummings Aerospace explains why, when it comes to loitering munitions, compromise is obsolete. https://lnkd.in/gVTc-QRE