Long Endurance Aircraft (LEA)
Unmanned, Group IV aircraft providing highly efficient Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) with customer selected data collection payloads.
40,000+
Flight hours for customers
3,000+
Sorties for customers
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TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
Customer selected command and control datalinks, collection payloads, and other mission essential kit.
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LOS and BLOS Capable
Capable of Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) operation through semi- autonomous functionality and “point and click” operation.
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AUTOMATED TAKEOFF/LANDING
Fully automated takeoff to landing flight operations using hardened GPS navigation and an encrypted satellite-based command and data relay for true global operational access.
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COST EFFECTIVE
Automation greatly reduces operator training requirements to less than 6 weeks and small crew size significantly lowers operating costs relative to other unmanned ISR platforms.
Specifications
Dimensions
Wingspan: 15m
Length: 7m
Height: 2m
Operational Limits
Cruise Speed: 100KTAS
Operating Ceiling: 17,000ft
Endurance
Max Endurance: >40hrs
Nominal Endurance: 24hrs (with full mission payload suite)