Aerosonde family of uncrewed aerial vehicles

Country of Origin: Australia

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The Aerosonde family of uncrewed aerial vehicles was originally designed for scientific monitoring by NASA. It has also been acquired by armed forces for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and communications relay missions. See "Variants," below, for more information.

The basic airframe configuration features the payload, engine, fuel, sensors and avionics accommodated in a central nacelle. This is attached to a straight wing assembly running over the top of the rear of...

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