Small Unmmanned Aerial Systems

The Aurora Flight Sciences Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) family integrates advanced controls technology with agile airframes to synergistically mesh sensor and aircraft capabilities into a system capable of navigating through natural and urban canyon environments. Currently Aurora offers two complimentary aircraft: Mamba, a ducted fan Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) option for close quarter operations and Skate, a low aspect ratio fixed wing vehicle for longer endurance and higher speed.

Skate

Aurora’s Skate UAS merges the simplicity and endurance of a fixed wing platform with the maneuverability and mission flexibility of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) asset. Independently articulating motor pods allow the Skate UAS to rapidly transition between vertical and horizontal flight. Transferring from hovering to wingborne flight increases the endurance and range of the system to levels characteristic of a fixed wing platform and far beyond those of a traditional VTOL asset. The thrust vectoring provided by the motor pods also enables extreme maneuverability allowing the Skate UAS to fly both vertically and horizontally indoors, enabling rapid navigation of cluttered environments such as city streets or inside buildings.
Aurora recognizes that today’s operations need logistically efficient UAS to provide personal intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for pop-up and fleeting threats. The new Aurora Skate SUAS puts this capability in the hands of the individual warfighter.