- Highly Decorated Army
Intelligence Officer Joins Company’ Strategic Advisory Board to Support Product
Marketing and Development Activities -
JACKSONVILLE, FL – May
4, 2016 – Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (OTCQX: DRNE) (“DAC” or “Drone
Aviation”), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats
today announced Lt. General Michael T. Flynn (Ret.) has joined the Company as
Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors, bringing with him over three decades
of military and national intelligence leadership expertise. In this new role,
Lt. Gen. Flynn will work with Drone Aviation’s growing list of Department of
Defense (“DoD”), government agency and commercial customers to harness the unique data collection, communications
and surveillance capabilities of the Company’s tethered tactical aerostat and
drone platforms. General Flynn has also joined Drone Aviation’s Strategic
Advisory Board, which is composed of Jay Nussbaum,
the Company’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Dr. Phillip
Frost, the Company’s principal investor and Steven Rubin, where he will advise
on business development and product capabilities, advancements and
applications.
“I am honored to have the opportunity
to work closely with General Flynn, a colleague and an individual I personally
admire, to advance our growing DoD business, as we expand the tactical
intelligence and data-gathering capabilities of our aerial platforms,” said Jay
Nussbaum. “General Flynn’s invaluable experience and insights into the
requirements of military intelligence and surveillance operations will help ensure
that our tethered solutions, today and in the future, will continue to meet the
needs of our soldiers and security forces at home and abroad as they respond to
evolving threats.”
Lt. General
Flynn commented, “For over three decades I have been directly
involved with supporting our fighting men and women through the collection and
use of information and firmly believe that now, more than ever, the success of
our national defense and the defense of our allies has never been more
dependent on access to actionable intelligence and superior communications. I
believe that there is a clear and growing need for novel and flexible solutions
such as those produced by Drone Aviation that can assist our forces to adapt to
the realities we are now facing around the world. Having evaluated the
Company’s technologies, I believe they can positively impact our military’s
defense and situational awareness and that is why I am joining Jay and his team
in expanding the role of persistent aerial solutions in the marketplace.”
Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn (Ret.) served in the United States
Army for more than 33 years. His career includes serving as the Director of the
Defense Intelligence Agency, Commander of the Joint Functional Component
Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, and Chair of the
Military Intelligence Board. Earlier, he served as Assistant Director of National
Intelligence. He has also served in a number of operational roles, with
numerous combat arms, conventional and special operations senior intelligence
assignments and also served as the senior intelligence officer for the Joint
Special Operations Command. Lt. General Flynn is a published author, speaker,
and media personality, with numerous articles, OPEDs, and interviews appearing
in various U.S. and international media outlets. His first book, published by
St. Martin’s Press, is due out early Summer 2016 and is titled, The Field of Fight, How We Can Win The
Global War Against Radical Islam and Its Allies.
Lt. General Flynn graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a
Bachelor of Science degree in management science in 1981 and was commissioned a
distinguished military graduate through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
He also holds three master's degrees and two honorary doctorates. He is the
recipient of the US Intelligence
Community’s Gold Seal Medallion, the Service to America Award from the Federal Law
Enforcement Foundation, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the US Coast Guard Distinguished
Public Service Award, the 2015 William Casey Medal of Honor and the first
non-Navy recipient of the distinguished RADM Edwin T. Layton Award, as well as
numerous other medals and awards for his service to nation. Lt. General Flynn
is frequently called upon to testify to Congress on a variety of national security
related matters. He has also lectured at numerous colleges and universities to
include Duke, Harvard, Cambridge, Dartmouth, and Yale.
About Drone Aviation Holding Corp.
Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (OTCQX:
DRNE) develops and manufactures cost-effective, compact and rapidly deployable
aerial platforms including lighter-than-air aerostats and electric-powered
drones designed to provide government and commercial customers with enhanced
surveillance and communication capabilities. Utilizing a proprietary tether
system, the Company’s products are designed to provide prolonged operational
duration capabilities combined with improved reliability, uniquely fulfilling
critical requirements in military, law enforcement, commercial, and industrial
applications. For more information about Drone Aviation Holding Corp. please
visit www.DroneAviationCorp.com or
view our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
http://www.sec.gov, including the Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as well as information
about the Company in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on
Form 8-K.