Hagen Kennecke

Insitu, Inc. designs, develops, and produces unmanned aircraft systems. It offers miniature aircraft for offshore weather reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicles and tools for commercial and defense reconnaissance purposes. The firm's technologies can be applied to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts in the defense sector, as well as the civil and commercial industries, such as environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, search-and-rescue, disaster relief, and mining operations. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bingen, WA.

Hood Technology Corp. develops and distributes infrared images, launches catapults, and provides monitoring services. The private company is based in Hood River, OR. Ryan M. Hartman has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

ANPC, Inc. manufactures transponder-based precision approach and surveillance aids for civilian and military applications. It provides airspace safety, efficiency, and capacity to users of aviation through state-of-the-art tracking and guidance. The firm offers landing systems, air traffic management and navigation services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Hood River, OR.

Part of Airbus SE, Aerovel Corp. is a private company that specializes in the development of Flexrotor, a groundbreaking long-range robotic aircraft. The company is based in White Salmon, WA. The aircraft is designed to takeoff and land vertically, and to cruise in horizontal wing-borne flight. The company was founded in 2006 by Brian Theodore McGeer. The CEO is Ali Dian. Aerovel was acquired by Airbus Helicopters SAS on May 07, 2024.