Josh Wells

Part of AeroVironment, Inc., Planck Aerosystems, Inc. is a company that develops and deploys navigation and autonomy solutions for small unmanned aircraft systems. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company's solutions enable these systems to operate from moving platforms, including in GPS-denied environments, primarily for defense and industrial applications. Planck Aerosystems' Autonomous Control Engine (ACE) has been integrated into over 30 different aircraft types of various sizes and configurations. The company was founded in 2014 by Dave Twining and Josh Wells, with Josh Wells serving as CEO since then. Planck Aerosystems was acquired by AeroVironment, Inc. on August 17, 2022.