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]
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| Headquarters | Australia |
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| Products | UAV aircraft |
| Parent | AAI Corporation, Textron Systems |
| Website | Homepage |
History edit
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 edit
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAI Corporation Aerosonde | 1998 | 1+ | UAV |
References edit
- ^ Lionel, Ekene (13 October 2022). "Textron Systems delivers Aerosonde 4.7 VTOL drones to Nigerian Army". Military Africa.
- ^ "Aerosonde Mark 4.7 Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS)". Naval Technology.
- ^ Katz, Justin (4 April 2022). "Textron's Aerosonde UAS operating in 7th Fleet, second drone coming this year". Breaking Defense.
- ^ "Where will Insitu land?". The Columbian.
- ^ Ahn, J. H. (19 December 2016). "N.Korea possibly copied world-record holding drone, images suggest | NK News". NK News – North Korea News.
- ^ "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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