MW Airlift brings advanced logistics technology to rural communities and federal operations across North Carolina, serving those who need it most.
MW Airlift delivers NDAA-compliant drone logistics and IoT monitoring solutions that improve healthcare access, support federal operations, and drive economic development in underserved communities.
Ensuring rural communities have reliable access to vaccines, medications, and critical medical supplies through cold-chain logistics and real-time IoT monitoring.
Impact: Preventing vaccine spoilage ($5K-$30K per incident), enabling VFC compliance for rural health departments.
Providing NDAA Section 848 compliant logistics services that government agencies can trust for sensitive and mission-critical operations.
Impact: Enabling federal agencies to meet drone procurement requirements while supporting minority-owned businesses.
Creating jobs, supporting local partnerships, and reinvesting in North Carolina communities through minority-owned business development.
Impact: Building pathways to opportunity through HBCU partnerships and workforce development initiatives.
MW Airlift was founded to address a critical gap in rural healthcare logistics and federal operations. Rural health departments across North Carolina faced recurring challenges: vaccine spoilage from refrigerator failures, limited access to real-time monitoring, and unreliable last-mile delivery for critical medical supplies.
At the same time, federal agencies were seeking NDAA-compliant drone logistics partners — yet few providers could navigate the complex certification requirements while maintaining operational flexibility and supporting socioeconomic goals.
Our response was to build a dual-focused company: one that serves rural healthcare with IoT monitoring and medical logistics, while providing federal clients with NDAA-compliant drone operations. This unique combination allows us to operate sustainably while serving communities that need it most.
Through partnerships with Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), an HBCU, and local health departments, we're not just delivering logistics — we're building pathways to economic opportunity, workforce development, and community health improvement in northeastern North Carolina.
Today, MW Airlift stands as an 8(a) certified, NDAA-compliant logistics provider ready to scale operations across the Southeast while maintaining our commitment to underserved communities.
Certified under the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program, providing access to sole-source federal contracts up to $4.5M and set-aside opportunities for socioeconomic goals.
Program Duration: 9 years (2024-2033)
Sole-Source Authority: Up to $4.5M per contract
North Carolina Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certified, enabling participation in state and local government contracts with preference consideration.
Certification: Active and current
Scope: State of North Carolina contracts
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certified with commercial drone operation authorization. All pilots maintain current certification and continuous training.
Operations: Day and night (waiver)
Insurance: $1M liability coverage
All federal operations use NDAA-compliant drones (Skydio X10, Parrot ANAFI USA). Strict fleet separation ensures no covered foreign entity equipment on federal work.
Federal Fleet: Skydio X10, Parrot ANAFI USA
Policy: Never DJI or Chinese-manufactured drones on federal contracts
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) capabilities for healthcare clients. Secure handling of protected health information (PHI) throughout all operations.
Capabilities: BAA execution available
Training: Annual HIPAA compliance training
Certified minority-owned business committed to diversity, economic development, and creating opportunities in underserved communities across North Carolina.
Status: Minority-owned and operated
Mission: Economic empowerment and job creation
Collaboration with Elizabeth City State University to expand rural healthcare access in northeastern North Carolina and support workforce development initiatives.
Focus Areas: Rural healthcare outreach, technology deployment, workforce training, community health improvement
Working relationships with county health departments across North Carolina to support VFC compliance, vaccine monitoring, and emergency medical logistics.
Services: IoT monitoring installations, cold-chain delivery, temperature data logging, emergency supply transport
Partnerships with county Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) for disaster preparedness, response coordination, and critical supply logistics during natural disasters.
Capabilities: Hurricane response, flood logistics, wildfire support, damage assessment, emergency supply delivery
MW Airlift is led by a diverse team with deep expertise in logistics, healthcare, technology, and federal contracting. Our leadership brings together experience from military logistics, rural healthcare operations, and minority business development.
Experience in supply chain management, cold-chain logistics, last-mile delivery, and emergency response coordination.
Deep understanding of VFC requirements, CDC guidelines, HIPAA compliance, and rural healthcare challenges.
Expertise in 8(a) procurement, NDAA compliance, FAR/DFARS regulations, and government contract execution.
IoT platform expertise, drone operations, data analytics, and enterprise software integration capabilities.
Whether you're a potential client, partner, or investor, we welcome conversations about how MW Airlift can serve your needs or collaborate on shared goals.