TAMPA, Fla., September 11, 2025 — AEVEX today announced that Brett Hush has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Tactical Systems. Hush will lead strategy, product development, and growth initiatives across AEVEX’s Tactical Systems portfolio, working closely with engineering, programs, and business development teams to accelerate delivery of operationally relevant capabilities to defense customers.
Hush brings more than two decades of leadership experience in unmanned and precision strike systems. He most recently served as executive vice president and general manager of Loitering Munition Systems at AeroVironment, Inc., where he founded the Loitering Munition Systems business unit and helped scale the organization from its early stages to the Switchblade family’s multi-service adoption. Earlier in his career, Hush was vice president of the Controls Division at Teledyne Technologies, overseeing engineering, program execution and military business development.
“Brett brings with him a wealth of experience, knowledge and customer relationships that will be invaluable to the growth of Tactical Systems,” said Roger Wells, president of AEVEX Aerospace. “His track record building and fielding unmanned systems and other mission-critical capabilities at scale aligns directly with our focus on rapidly delivering trusted effects to the warfighter.”
AEVEX’s unmanned portfolio spans Group II–IV aircraft and multi-mission USVs, including the Atlas launched effect and the Disruptor and Dominator Group III systems, as well as the Mako and Mako Lite unmanned surface vessels. The company recently expanded its UAS lineup through the acquisition of select RapidFlight assets and intellectual property, bringing additive manufacturing and modular, 3D-printed airframes into AEVEX’s “drone factory of the future.”