Company:Aerosonde Ltd
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Short description: Australian UAV manufacturer
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| Headquarters | Australia |
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| Products | UAV aircraft |
| Parent | AAI Corporation, Textron Systems |
| Website | Homepage |
Aerosonde Ltd, now part of Textron Systems Unmanned Systems,[1] is an Australian-based developer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, including the AAI Corporation Aerosonde series.[2] The company has customers in Australia, Asia and North America who use its vehicles for reconnaissance and meteorological applications.[3]
History
The Aerosonde platform, then the sole product of Insitu inc. gained prominence on 21 August 1998 when an Aerosonde "Laima"[4] became the first unmanned aerial vehicle to cross the North Atlantic, covering a 3270 km route in a time of 26 hrs 45 min.[5]
On 22 June 2006, Aerosonde Ltd was acquired by the AAI Corporation. AAI was acquired in 2007 by Textron.[6]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAI Corporation Aerosonde | 1998 | 1+ | UAV |
References
- ↑ Lionel, Ekene (13 October 2022). "Textron Systems delivers Aerosonde 4.7 VTOL drones to Nigerian Army". Military Africa. https://www.military.africa/2022/10/textron-systems-delivers-aerosonde-4-7-vtol-drones-to-nigerian-army/.
- ↑ "Aerosonde Mark 4.7 Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS)". Naval Technology. https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/aerosonde-mark-47-small-unmanned-aircraft-system-suas/.
- ↑ Katz, Justin (4 April 2022). "Textron's Aerosonde UAS operating in 7th Fleet, second drone coming this year". Breaking Defense. https://breakingdefense.com/2022/04/textrons-aerosonde-uas-operating-in-7th-fleet-second-drone-coming-this-year/.
- ↑ "Where will Insitu land?". The Columbian. https://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jun/12/where-will-insitu-land-gorge-communities-on-edge-a/.
- ↑ Ahn, J. H. (19 December 2016). "N.Korea possibly copied world-record holding drone, images suggest | NK News". NK News – North Korea News. https://www.nknews.org/2016/12/n-korea-possibly-copied-world-record-holding-drone-images-suggest/.
- ↑ "AAI Corp Acquires Leading Australian UAV Developer Aerosonde" June 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- "Textron Buys UAV Makers AAI & Aerosonde", Defense Industry Daily, 10 October 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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