Testing Talk: John Piasecki, President & CEO, Piasecki Aircraft

About this episode

John Piasecki discusses the growth of Piasecki Aircraft and its advancements in drone technology for the US military.

In this Testing Talk interview John Piasecki, President and CEO of US aerospace company Piasecki Aircraft talks to ATI editor Ben Sampson about the company’s growth and the rapid progress it is making on several drone development programs for the US military. Piasecki has a rich heritage in rotorcraft and is leveraging its expertise to shape the next generation of drones and helicopters. Although test is core to the company John has big plans for expanding from its R&D roots. In par...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Sampson

Guest: John Piasecki

Topics covered

• drone development
• aerospace
• military technology
• R&D
• helicopters
• business growth

Keywords

• aerospace
• drones
• military
• Piasecki Aircraft
• rotorcraft
• R&D
• helicopters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Piasecki Aircraft

Places: US, military

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