Satnews Daily
February 25th, 2009

Proven In Yuma Is Orbiter UAS


Orbiter UAS (AAI) AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the Company has completed a successful flight demonstration of the Orbiter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona.

The exercise demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities of this small electric UAS. In fact, the entire system was contained in three soldier-transportable packs. The system was set up and launched in approximately 10 minutes by non-AAI participants in the exercise, who also were able to easily navigate the aircraft and operate its payload. AAI announced in September 2008 that it had teamed with Yavne, Israel-based Aeronautics Ltd., designer of the Orbiter miniature UAS, to market the product. Aeronautics specializes in comprehensive defense solutions and the development, manufacture, and operation of unmanned platforms.