About

Advances in technology have become such an integral part of day-to-day lives that it can be unbearable to imagine a failure or loss of access to any of it. This reliance on technology is especially true when it comes to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) like GPS. Over fifty years ago, who knew how pervasive GPS would become? From natural interferences to growing terrorist threats, our total dependence on GPS is problematic. There is hardly a military or commercial system today that is not totally dependent on GPS. Without it, financial systems may fail, autonomous vehicles might crash, military missions could fail, and lives could be lost. Having an alternative solution is crucial.

Our solution is critical to meeting US National Defense needs

Section 1618 of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), “Backup and Complementary Positioning, Navigation and Timing Capabilities of Global Positioning System (GPS)”.

Signals from GPS are the world standard for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) for both civilian and military needs, but both natural and man-made environments, and evolving adversary countermeasures may seriously weaken or deny access. To meet ever-growing threats, there is a need to PNT solutions that are not completely reliant on GPS.

Accurate and reliable positioning and timing is critical to a variety of applications. The following example occurred during a military mission. However, similar cases exist in great variety in the civil/commercial world also.

In 2018, a joint forces unit was on a mission against a high-value target when they were ambushed and pinned down. When interviewed, the Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) said, “Because of the tree cover, the aircraft overhead couldn’t see me or the target. I had to continually leave the protection of cover in order adjust the rounds.” Eventually the airstrikes were called in, allowing the unit to withdraw.

This is just one example where our more accurate and reliable Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solution NavX^TM is highly beneficial and leads to increased mission success and save lives!!

Experience/Customers

esc Aerospace US, Inc. was founded 2018 by a small group of business and technology leaders. Their background, technical expertise, and entrepreneurship enabled them to immediately win their first DOD contract within months of incorporation. Since then, they have competed and won contracts with multiple DOD services as well as commercial customer such as Ford Motor Company.

To maximize our success, we focus on the following strategies:

Technology Focus: Although our technical capabilities are broad, because of the existing market size and continued high growth potential we have strategically focused on Unmanned/Autonomous systems, and more specifically on Guidance, Navigation, Control (GNC) and Positioning, Navigation, Timing (PNT) solutions.
Customer/Market Focus: Although we sell to both commercial and defense markets, we have strategically focused on defense. Although the defense markets traditionally yield lower margins, the US Department of Defense (DOD) provides significant opportunity. Traditionally the DOD supports small business through set-asides, significant investment through SBIR and other programs, as well as small business objectives for larger prime contractors. Additionally, the National Defense Strategy specifically recognizes the importance of new technologies, e.g. autonomous systems, and encourages “increase agility, speed, and resiliency … and deployment … in order to stand ready to fight and win the next conflict.” The goal is to make the military more “lethal, agile, and resilient.” (the National Defense Strategy is classified, but the 10-page unclassified summary of this strategic guidance document is available on the internet).