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Kraus Hamdani Aerospace

American aerospace company developing solar-powered long-endurance UAS.

Founded
2017
HQ
California, USA

Models

1

Overview

American aerospace company developing solar-powered long-endurance UAS. K1000ULE is a solar-electric VTOL drone for ISR missions. Won $270M AFCENT contract. CEO named to Inc. Female Founders 500.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

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Key facts

CEO

Fatema Hamdani (CEO & Co-Founder — Inc. 2025 Female Founders 500)

HQ

California, USA

Founded

~2017

Product

K1000ULE — solar-powered, ultra-long-range VTOL UAS for ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance)

AFCENT contract

$270M single-source IDIQ contract from US Air Forces Central (AFCENT) — accelerate K1000ULE deployment (April 2026)

US Army

$20M Army purchase of solar drones after limited operational use

US Navy/USMC

Navy PMA 263 contract for K1000ULE — first electric VTOL UAS for USMC

Technology

Solar-electric propulsion — ultra-long endurance, laser power beaming research

Incidents

None found — audited

Safety record

No incidents on record for Kraus Hamdani Aerospace.

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Recent coverage

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace in third-party press