Workhorse Group advances Aero business

Workhorse Group announced significant progress it is making in advancing Workhorse Aero, the Company’s drone business. “We are making important progress with our Aero Business, and the steps we are highlighting today reflect the strength of our technology, our systems and our people,” said Rick Dauch, Workhorse CEO. “We have clear growth strategies, and our team is focused on capturing the tremendous opportunities as we work to make last mile delivery more sustainable and more efficient.” The Company has entered the Federal Aviation Administration process to put the WA4-100, known as Horsefly, on UPS Flight Forward’s FAA Part 135 “drone airline” certificate. Workhorse Aero is working closely with UPSFF and the FAA and plans to have Horsefly approved for FAA Part 135 operations by the end of 2023. Over the last month, Workhorse Aero has been awarded two additional grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for farmland scanning, which total approximately $1.1 million in additional USDA funding to support agriculturally based applications. This brings the total of USDA for sensor scanning work grants received this year to more than $2 million.