UAV/UAS Sustainment & Field Testing

Better Platforms. Smarter Solutions. Stronger Missions.

BTAS delivers comprehensive UAV/UAS expertise across the full capability lifecycle—from prototype development and systems integration to ground and flight testing, fielding, and sustainment. Our engineers and program managers support airframes, avionics, sensors, payloads, communications, ground-control systems, and data dissemination technologies to rapidly transform emerging solutions into reliable, mission-ready capabilities.

With specialized experience in Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems, BTAS helps customers evaluate performance, reduce technical risk, and strengthen operational readiness. Through disciplined engineering, test execution, logistics, and field support, we advance technologies that enable the warfighter to detect, identify, track, and defeat evolving threats.

UAV/UAS Capabilities

  • Rapid prototyping, fielding, and technology transition
  • Systems engineering and integration
  • Airframe, avionics, and flight-control support
  • Sensor, payload, and communications integration
  • Ground-control and data-dissemination systems
  • Ground and flight test planning and execution
  • Test-range coordination and operational evaluation
  • Performance analysis, risk assessment, and reporting
  • System, subsystem, and payload sustainment
  • Logistics planning and field support
  • Counter-sUAS design, testing, and operational support
  • Program, acquisition, cost, schedule, and quality management

As a founding partner, Angela Fronista has been the majority owner, President and CEO of BTAS since its inception in 1995. Angela has led the BTAS expansion across the United States and has successfully ensured BTAS’ stellar performance supporting customers coast to coast. Angela and BTAS are fortunate to have received multiple accolades and awards. Among them, the most notable are NASA’s George M. Lowe Award for Quality and Excellence, and the US Small Business Administration Small Minority Business of the Year. Angela is the Ohio Governor’s Awardee for Women’s Excellence in Enterprise Service, the Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Businessperson of the Year, and Miami Valley Women in Business Networking’s Top 25 Women to Watch.