Product profile
SKIRON-X
Aurora Flight Sciences SKIRON-X is a Group 2 hybrid VTOL fixed-wing UAS for ISR, communications relay and research missions, combining vertical launch and...
Facts
- Company
- Aurora Flight Sciences
- Product type
- uav
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- isr
- Website
- https://www.aurora.aero/small-uas/
About SKIRON-X
Aurora Flight Sciences SKIRON-X is a Group 2 hybrid VTOL fixed-wing UAS for ISR, communications relay and research missions, combining vertical launch and recovery with fixed-wing endurance.
Market context
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Summary
Type: VTOL UAV
Core: SKIRON-X
Function: Long-endurance ISR
Audience: Defence operators
Specifications
- aircraft_group
- Group 2 UAS group
- control_range_km
- C2 link range up to 75 km km
- crew_requirement
- Transportable by pickup truck with a two-person crew people
- endurance_hours
- Flight endurance 3.5 hours; official page says exceeds 3.5 hours with standard battery h
- flight_architecture
- Vertical takeoff and landing with fixed-wing forward flight
- max_payload_kg
- Maximum payload 2.26 kg kg
- payload_options
- Integrated EO/IR options from Trillium HD25 through HD59; modular nosecone supports custom integration
- propulsion
- Rechargeable battery
- setup_time_min
- Launch and setup in under 10 minutes min
- takeoff_weight_kg
- Takeoff weight 23.4 kg kg
- wingspan_m
- Wingspan 5.0 m m
Operations
- Environment
- outdoor, defence, remote_sites
- Primary user
- defense operators, public-safety teams, UAS researchers
- Role
- isr, communications_relay, bvlos_operations, research_and_development
- Interaction model
- autonomous, remote_supervised
- Mobility class
- fixed_wing_vtol_uav
- Product detail
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