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Designed for expeditionary land- and sea-based operations and equipped for simultaneous day/night full-motion video, communications relay, signals intelligence and a customer-selected payload in a single flight, Textron Systems' Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) delivers reliable, multi-mission performance in a class by itself. It is field-proven with more than 500,000 flight hours, including desert heat and Arctic cold.
Expeditionary land- or sea- based operations
Powered by Lycoming® EL-005 heavy-fuel engine for benchmark-setting reliability
Covert operation, with negligible visual and auditory signature
Multi-intelligence (multi-INT) payloads, i.e., electronic warfare (EW) and communications relay, in a single flight
WINGSPAN 12.0 ft (3.7 m)
RANGE 140 km (75 nm)
ENGINE Lycoming EL-005 heavy-fuel engine
Full-motion video (FMV) and day/night imaging
Voice communications relay
Ad-hoc networking (MANET)
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
EW
Signals intelligence (SIGINT)
Communications intelligence (COMINT)
3D mapping
Automatic identification systems (AIS)
| Aerosonde® Fixed Wing | Aerosonde® HQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Payload | Up to 20 lbs (9.1 kg) up to 200 W | 15 lbs |
| Max Wingspan | 12.0 ft (3.7 m) | 12.0 ft (3.7 m) |
| Ceiling | 15,000 ft (4,572 m) | 10,000 ft |
| Range | 140 km (75 nm) | 140 km (75 nm) |
| Max Takeoff Elevation | 8,000 ft (2,438 m) | 7,000 ft |
| UHF-, L-, S- and C-Band Capability | Yes | Yes |
| Weight | 80 lbs (36.4 kg) | 105 lb |
| Endurance | 14+ hr | 8 hrs (with 10 lb payload) |
| Automated Launch and Recovery | A single system with hydraulic pneumatic launcher and net recovery | Vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) capability |
| Airspeed | 45-65 kt | 45-65 kt |
| Transition Altitude | N/A | 50-150 ft above ground level |
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