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Hartford-based manufacturer Aquiline Drones has laid off 33 employees, close to half of its workforce, as it grapples with supply chain disruptions and pandemic-related restrictions on travel. The aerial drone and cloud technology company said it had to reduce the staff of its manufacturing and sales departments but expects to rehire most of the affected workers “as soon as these supply chain and economic challenges are behind us.” The firm now has 42 full-time employees remaining.

Hartford-based Aquiline Drones wants to make CT a drone capital FacebookTwitterEmail Aquiline Drones founder and CEO Barry Alexander poses with a prototype displayed at the company’s headquarters in the Stark Building at 750 Main St., in downtown Hartford, Conn., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media HARTFORD — In the downtown Stark Building, at 750 Main St., a team of 25 technicians builds flying machines. Soon, there will be many more working there — an...

Connecticut Governor Honors Contributions of Aquiline Drones to State Economy Written by Alisa Gaudiosi Aquiline Drones was heralded as a shining example of Connecticut’s economic growth by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont during his press conference on February 23, 2021 in Hartford. Aquiline Drones (AD) hosted the update on real estate, population and business at its penthouse headquarters located at 750 Main Street. The drone enterprise, founded by Barry Alexander, recently open...

An aerial drone startup headquartered in downtown Hartford says it has begun manufacturing activities in the center city and is significantly increasing its workforce as a result. Aquiline Drones, founded in 2019 by commercial pilot Barry Alexander, said it has recently hired 25 technicians to assemble two types of drones as well as a smart camera, and plans to hire another 25 people in the coming weeks. That’ll be up from 15 employees about a year ago. Aquiline aims to seize on a government-...

American Drone Manufacturing Plant Takes Root in Hartford Written by Alisa Gaudiosi Aquiline Drones (AD) meets the increasing demand for "Made in America" drones by opening the first drone manufacturing and assembly plant in Connecticut. The Hartford-based aviation cloud solutions provider and commercial drone manufacturer now produces Drone Volts Altura Zenith and Hercules 2 drones - re-branded by AD as the Spartacus line of drones: S-MACKS; Spartacus HURRICANE, etc.   Last year AD...

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