Empirical Systems Aerospace, founded in 2003 and based in San Luis Obispo, California, operates in the aerospace sector. The company's core business is engineering design and manufacturing, with a focus on innovative, efficient, and sustainable electric aircraft technologies for advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems.
Its technical capabilities span electric and hybrid propulsion, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), hydrogen fuel cells, AS9100 certified manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and flight testing. The company has developed a range of products, including its role in the NASA X57 Maxwell all-electric experimental airplane, the LUMBERJACK Group III drone, the VESA counter-UAS system, and the FAST utility swarm UAS. Other products include the FAST-ISR for advanced operations, IE-SOAR lightweight hydrogen fuel cells, and the EDS Series of dynamometers for testing applications.
The company serves both military and commercial industry verticals, with development emphasizing cost-effective approaches and sustainable technologies.
