In a quiet corner of South Jersey, in a hangar built for the Second World War and stacked with history, a tech company hopes to help build the future.
Luftronix, a startup working on navigation systems for small drones, has rented space in historic Hangar 1, the home of the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum at the Cape May County Airport. In a corner of the cavernous museum, the company plans to test and demonstrate a system using drones to inspect aircraft.
Carole Mattessich, Cape May County‘s economic development coordinator, has been trying hard to make a welcoming home for up-and-coming UAS companies, including regular innovation meetings and the creation of what she’s calling an incubation area, offering space to give new companies a chance to grow, while providing the structure that could allow them to draw investors. The county has also launched an annual UAS conference, with the second, held last October, focused on the business side of the new technology.