AEVEX and Divergent Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Adaptive UAS Development and Scalable Production

SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEVEX Corp. (NYSE: AVEX) and Divergent Technologies, Inc. (Divergent) today announced a strategic collaboration to develop a next-generation autonomous platform designed to address emerging mission requirements and deliver advanced operational capability at speed and scale. By combining AEVEX’s proven experience delivering operationally fielded unmanned systems with Divergent’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, the companies aim to demonstrate how future platforms can progress from concept to capability with greater speed, flexibility, and production resilience.

AEVEX has delivered thousands of unmanned systems globally, demonstrating expertise in rapid payload integration, accelerated testing, and efficient transition from development to deployment. Divergent’s, digital-first manufacturing platform, DAPS (Divergent Adaptive Production System), integrates AI-enabled design optimization, additive manufacturing, robotic assembly, and model-driven certification to enable fast iteration, streamlined integration, and surge-ready production.

Together, AEVEX and Divergent will explore adaptive airframe architectures and digitally defined manufacturing processes designed to compress development timelines, reduce part count, and support scalable production. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the defense industrial base by modernizing the design-to-production pipeline and advancing approaches that enhance responsiveness to emerging mission requirements.

“AEVEX has built its reputation on operational excellence, delivering adaptable systems that meet urgent needs at scale,” said Manan Patel, Chief Technology Officer at AEVEX. “Working with Divergent allows us to evaluate next-generation manufacturing concepts that could improve responsiveness and bring new flexibility to how future unmanned systems are developed and delivered.”

“We’re proud to collaborate with AEVEX to deliver mass at the pace of need,” said Lukas Czinger, Co-Founder and CEO at Divergent. “Divergent is a force multiplier for our customers’ programs, and we’re excited to integrate DAPS with AEVEX’s field-proven expertise to set a new standard for delivering capability at speed and scale.”

Initial collaboration efforts will center on adaptable airframe concepts, rapid integration workflows, and digitally enabled production methods. AEVEX and Divergent share a commitment to advancing scalable innovation and modernizing the pathways by which new capabilities progress from concept to operational deployment.

For more information, visit www.aevex.com and www.divergent.us.

About AEVEX
AEVEX Corp. (NYSE: AVEX) is a leading U.S. defense technology company delivering autonomous unmanned systems, AI‑enabled mission software, and advanced ISR and electronic warfare solutions for national security customers. With vertically integrated engineering, rapid prototyping, and high‑volume manufacturing across multiple U.S. locations, AEVEX provides affordable, front‑line‑ready capabilities designed for contested and GPS‑denied environments. AEVEX’s mission is to strengthen deterrence, enhance warfighter effectiveness, and help ensure the United States maintains technological and industrial advantage in the era of autonomy.

About Divergent
Divergent is building the new industrial age. With its manufacturing platform, DAPS™, the company designs, builds, and assembles structures and solutions across critical industries. Established in 2014, with multiple, adaptive factories, its work enables products across leading aerospace, defense, and industrial programs. Visit divergent.us to learn more.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding AEVEX’s operational and manufacturing capabilities, growth plans and expected benefits of the collaboration. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may be beyond AEVEX’s control. Actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied due to factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AEVEX undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.