SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 3, 2026Interesting Engineering

US opens 56,000-square-foot factory to build hydrogen-powered drones at scale

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Heven AeroTech opened a 56,000-square-foot drone factory in Winchester, Virginia, built in just 90 days, to manufacture its Z1 hydrogen-powered drone for defense partners. The facility anchors a planned coast-to-coast production network, designed to scale hydrogen drone manufacturing beyond prototypes, and is expected to create hundreds of jobs nationwide.

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