Menet Aero, a leader in the tethered unmanned aircraft systems space, is pleased to announce changes to its executive team as part of its ongoing strategy to envision, innovate, develop, and produce industry-leading tethered UAS products and services for the DOD and commercial markets.
Pete Amenda has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Menet Aero. Amenda joined the company in February as Vice President of Product Development and brings decades of leadership experience in product development, strategic marketing, manufacturing management, and has built high-performing teams in companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
Peter Menet, Founder of Menet Aero, will transition to Chief Technology Officer and will focus on advancing the technology and capabilities of tethered UAS, and developing new mission-critical applications for customers and partners within the DOD and other select industries.
“We are pleased to promote Pete Amenda as he has made an immediate and very positive impact in several key areas since coming onboard. He is an integral part of our leadership team, and we believe he will continue to drive Menet Aero into a leading position in the tethered UAS market space in the coming months and years," said Menet Aero Founder Peter Menet. “I am excited to realign my efforts with my passion for the industry, the technology, and most importantly – to the end users who rely on us for critical solutions. I’m excited to focus my energies in support of the company’s continued growth and development.”
“This is an incredible opportunity for me, and I thank the Board and Peter for their confidence and support,” said Amenda. “We are at an exciting point in the evolution of tethered UAS technologies, and the accelerated integration with other leading-edge systems and complex payloads is exponentially increasing the reach and value of tethered UAS systems to military, municipal and commercial customers.”
“The dedication, passion, and technical expertise of the Menet Aero team has been amazing to witness in-person. Our team has recently delivered a technologically advanced set of hardware and tethered UAS systems to a customer that is expanding the boundaries of what is possible,” Amenda continued. “We are uniquely focused on the future of tethered UAS, integrated with other enabling technologies, that will provide solutions that accomplish the mission profiles and challenging use cases for our customers here in the U.S. and around the world.”