Windhover Labs

Windhover Labs is a company in Houston, Texas, that builds autonomous UAV platforms. The site says the platforms are for mission-critical operations and are built in the United States.

The company builds its airframe, flight computer and software in house. The site says the systems draw on spaceflight heritage and experience with human rated autonomy.

The Ravenity avionics system is the flight computer for the company's UAVs. The site says it supports augmented flight modes and onboard edge computing. It also says the system builds on technology from the space and commercial aircraft industries and has a path to FAA certification.

The Dragonfly family is a set of long range UAVs with modular payloads. Dragonfly-Blue can launch vertically from a small launch tube and can be set up for military or commercial use. Dragonfly-Black is a lower cost version for use as a loiter munition, with AI target tracking.

Eterna is a high altitude, long range UAV covered in solar panels for long flights. The site says it can be used for Earth observation, communication relay and surveillance. It says data can be sent through Starlink without landing.

The site says the company's founder and chief engineer, Mathew Benson, has more than 20 years of experience in the space industry. He began his career in aviation as a Navy enlisted man.

Visitors can get in touch through the website or call (832) 913-5352.