Our Mission

We believe that autonomous flight in integrated airspace is possible

We know that to make it a reality technological development must be safety-led.​
We are developing the autonomy software stack to achieve this mission. This software is aligned with the regulations and standards and ready for deployment now.​

Co-Founders

David
Dr David Cleaver
CEO
bullet-pointDave learnt to fly before he learnt to drive
bullet-pointAn expert in Aviation – PhD and Post-Doc with US Air Force Research Lab
bullet-pointAssociate Professor in Aerospace Engineering
bullet-pointDave’s passion for advanced technologies is manifest in his vision for future flight
Pej
Dr Pejman Iravani
CTO
bullet-pointPej had a PhD in AI before most people had even heard of it
bullet-pointAn enthusiastic innovator with over 15 years of mentoring teams to drive product & project delivery
bullet-pointAssociate Professor in Robotics & Autonomy
bullet-pointPej is our highly respected regulatory expert
Anthony
Capt Anthony Lawrenson, PhD
COO
bullet-pointAnthony wrote the book on commercial aviation safety
bullet-pointHe has flown 11 types of military & commercial aircraft from light training to Boeing 777s
bullet-pointHis PhD in Aviation Safety Law guides our approach to airspace integration
bullet-pointAnthony uses his experience as an elite sport leadership coach to support the Volant team

Our team

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Alex Powell
Lead Safety Critical Software Engineer
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Anthony Williams
Senior Safety Critical Software Engineer
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Dr Benedict Boyle
Senior Software Engineer
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Daisy Thomas
Software Engineer
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Dan Holmes
Senior Safety Critical Software Engineer
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Daniel Storer
Safety Critical Software Engineer
Freddie
Dr Freddie Sherratt
Lead Software Engineer
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Helio Da Silva
Software Engineer
jake
Jack Broom
Software Engineer
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Jack Rogers
Graduate Software Engineer
kate
Kate Starks
Safety Critical Software Engineer
luke
Luke Powell
Senior Software Engineer
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Pete Cracknell
Principal Software Engineer
TImothy
Dr Timothy Peters
Data Scientist

Ports of Jersey are the Air Navigation Service Provider for the ALIAS project.

TekTowr are an ALIAS project partner and close collaborator working to enable high integrity BVLOS operations.

DroneDefence are an ALIAS project partner delivering integrated ground-based surveillance.

DroneCloud are an ALIAS project partner delivering UTM, with a teaming arrangement for ongoing commercial exploitation.

Cambridge Sensoriis are an ALIAS project partner delivering high-fidelity radar sensing.

SkyLift are an ALIAS project partner as one of three BVLOS operators.

SkyDrones are an ALIAS project partner as one of three BVLOS operators.

SkyPorts are an ALIAS project partner as one of three BVLOS operators.

Draken and Volant have signed a teaming arrangement to collaborate on delivery of uncrewed operations.

Rapita is a Scheme project partner, collaborating on fast delivery of high integrity software.

AdaCore is a Scheme project partner, collaborating on fast delivery of high integrity software.

Rolls Royce is the lead for the Scheme project, delivering high integrity hardware for Connected Autonomous Vehicles.

ATI funded the Rolls Royce led Scheme project that will develop and demonstrate Volant’s high integrity systems.

7Percent ventures, a DeepTech specialist venture fund, are backing Volant

DARI won the 2019 SESAR Special Prize for outdoor autonomous flight, avoiding static and moving hazards

Nova Systems have flown Traject on their Gazelle and H135 Helicopters

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