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Reclaiming the Skies

Providing comprehensive commercial UAV recovery and salvage services for commercial insurers and operators

Overview

UAV for salvage

Darkwing UAV Recovery and Salvage, based in Locust Grove, VA, is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business specializing in the recovery and salvage of crashed commercial UAVs for insurance providers. Led by an FAA-licensed A&P/ IA with decades of recovery experience, we don’t cut corners. We collaborate with insurance companies and commercial operators to execute a concise salvage plan that maximizes return on investment while minimizing the timeline. When precision, reliability, and swift action matter most, you can count on us to get the job done right—no matter how challenging.

UAV Operator

Services

Darkwing UAV Recovery and Salvage offers a comprehensive list of services for commercial UAV insurers

UAV Crash Recovery

Recovery

Mishap recovery and clean-up can be complicated. Darkwing recovery personnel will provide a custom recovery plan to safely extract aircraft wreckage and transport it to our storage facility for salvage processing.

UAV Warehouse Storage with inventory systems

UAV Storage

Our secure, climate-controlled storage facility and precise inventory management system ensure that your UAV will remain 100% accounted for at all times while it awaits disposition or salvage.

UAV technician salvaging a UAV

Salvage

Our FAA-licensed Airframes & Powerplants technicians will carefully disassemble, inspect, and catalog all salvageable components, which are then promptly processed and pushed to our network for resale.

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