Honeywell Acquires Ballard Unmanned Systems
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has acquired assets from Ballard Unmanned Systems, a subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems. The acquisition includes key intellectual property, inventory, and equipment, with the existing team joining Honeywell. This move underscores Honeywell's commitment to the growing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) market, allowing for the production of scalable power systems that use hydrogen fuel cells. These systems enhance UAS capabilities by providing longer flight durations and zero emissions. Financial terms remain undisclosed, and the acquisition does not affect Honeywell's third-quarter 2020 outlook.
- Acquisition enhances Honeywell's capability in the UAS market.
- Fuel cells provide longer flight times and zero emissions.
- Integration of Ballard's expertise strengthens Honeywell's innovation in power systems.
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PHOENIX, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has acquired assets from privately held Ballard Unmanned Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southborough, Mass.-based Ballard Power Systems Inc. Ballard Unmanned Systems designs and produces industry-leading, stored-hydrogen proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems that power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), particularly those used for energy inspection, cargo delivery, and other commercial and defense applications where demand for UAS services is growing.
Honeywell is acquiring the key intellectual property, inventory and equipment of Ballard Unmanned Systems. Ballard's team of fuel-cell experts will also join Honeywell as part of the acquisition.
"Adding Ballard Unmanned Systems to the Honeywell family is another example of our commitment to invest in the growing UAS segment," said Mike Madsen, president and chief executive officer, Honeywell Aerospace. "We can now begin producing top-quality, scalable power systems for our UAS customers and eventually adapt these systems for other future aerospace, defense and adjacent segment applications."
Fuel cells function much like traditional batteries but with a key difference: They don't run out of power or need to be recharged. A fuel cell uses the chemical energy of hydrogen or another fuel to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity. Unmanned aerial systems powered by fuel cells can fly longer distances, are quiet and have zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Ballard Unmanned Systems' fuel cell power systems can run up to three times longer than batteries and are five times more reliable than small engines. Furthermore, unlike traditional gas engines that have carbon emissions, they utilize hydrogen, a clean source of energy.
With the added capabilities of Ballard Unmanned Systems, Honeywell intends to introduce a family of fuel cell power systems for a variety of UAS vehicles. Honeywell will also collaborate with Ballard Power Systems on broader aviation applications.
Honeywell offers certification expertise as well as a full line of avionics, propulsion and operational systems for unmanned aircraft and UAM vehicles. In June, the company launched a business dedicated to UAS and Urban Air Mobility. Additionally, in September Honeywell opened a new research and development lab to demonstrate the company's technological capabilities in both hardware and software for the UAS and UAM markets.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and there is no change to Honeywell's third-quarter 2020 outlook as a result of the acquisition.
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