Aerosonde® UAS
Aerosonde is a fixed‑wing UAS designed for expeditionary land and sea operations, offering long endurance and the ability to carry up to six diverse payloads in one flight.
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Textron’s Aerosonde UAS delivers reliable multi‑mission performance in extreme environments, from desert heat to Arctic cold. The Mk 4.7 Fixed Wing configuration features a hydraulic pneumatic launch system with net recovery, a heavy‑fuel (JP‑8) engine, and a maximum endurance of 19 hours when carrying EO/IR payloads. It can operate at service ceilings up to 15 000 ft and transmit data via L, S, C, UHF bands plus Starlink/Starshield.
General
- Propulsion
- Combustion
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- Medium · 80%
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- Launch / recovery
- Vertical
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- Medium · 80%
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Performance
- Endurance
- 19h
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- Range
- 140km
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- Service ceiling
- 4,572m
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Physical
- MTOW
- 42.2kg
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- Weight
- 42.2kg
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- Wingspan / diagonal
- 4.4m
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- Medium · 80%
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Payload
- Payload
- 14.5kg
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- Payload compatibility
- LiDAR
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- Medium · 75%
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Compliance/certification
- Country of origin
- US
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- Medium · 75%
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- Manufactured in
- US
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- Medium · 75%
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Aerosonde® Mk. 4.7 Fixed Wing
- LOS Range
- 75 nm (140 km)
Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 VTOL UAS
- Datalink Bands
- L, S, C, KU
- MGTOW
- 215 lbs (97.5 kg)
Aerosonde® Mk. 4.7 VTOL
- Automated Launch and Recovery
- Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability
- Airspeed
- 47-70 kt
- Transition Altitude
- up to 150 ft (46 m)
Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 Fixed wing
- Max Takeoff Elevation
- 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
System
- Launch & Recovery
- Hydraulic pneumatic launcher with net recovery
Power
- Fuel Type
- JP‑8 heavy fuel engine
Performance
- Max Endurance
- 19h
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