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<p class="MsoNormal">Rick,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the note. BTW, SOCOM invited me to present both the Hyper-STOL and the LEOPARD but that will only be 20 minutes each and not until July.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am in the Czech Republic now. I have designed a new wing for the LEOPARD to make it STOL AND long distance! Totally runway independent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It will be amazing and have big commercial market as well! SOLO is sure to want it and will sign another CM. This will now be a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am submitting this to a D2P2 that closes in 3 weeks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CHIP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aeromarine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chip W Erwin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">262-408-0124<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">chip@wetaero.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.aeromarine-lsa.com/"><span style="color:#467886">www.aeromarine-lsa.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> Rick &lt;rick@mavrix.one&gt;
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 15, 2025 8:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Chip Erwin &lt;chip@wetaero.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: AEROMARINE UAVs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif">Chip,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif">It was my pleasure to meet such a legend in the aviation field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif">That said, I have your information, and as I continue to meet, I am keeping you on the list of considerations.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif">At this moment, I don’t have a direct connection, but I will keep you and your systems warm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif">Again, thank you for your time and consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif">All my best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rick Mislan, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mavrix.onehttps:/mavrix.onehttps:/mavrix.one">https://mavrix.one</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="airmailon">On May 10, 2025 at 5:38:18<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span>AM, Chip Erwin (<a href="mailto:chip@wetaero.com">chip@wetaero.com</a>) wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Rick,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks for taking a moment o meet with me at SOF week. I attach the Customer Memorandum from my last SBIR submission. Col. Rhett Brown is in Maj. Gen. Josef Kunkels’ office. He
 will support a new CM along with Dr. Robert Hancock (AFRL).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">A new round of SBIRs just opened. Ron has someone that can improve my presentation. &nbsp;I am better with engineering design than pretty graphics as you may have noticed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">My two new UAV or piloted designs are a lot more than just images. I am flying the LEOPARD proof of concept aircraft now. And the Hyper-STOL complete design packaged was completed
 including performance verifications under an Army Phase I in 2024.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The DoD acknowledges that both these aircraft have urgent applications in the INDOPACOM. Both these aircraft are extremely low cost and easily mass produced (&gt;1,000/year). They
 will make a difference in both force multiplication and affordable mass.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I look forward to your interests.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">CHIP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Aeromarine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Chip W Erwin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">262-408-0124<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:chip@wetaero.com">chip@wetaero.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://www.aeromarine-lsa.com/">www.aeromarine-lsa.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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