AeroVironment unveils new one-way attack drone Red Dragon and Titan 4 C-UAS
The Red Dragon is designed for high-threat, GNSS-denied environments. (Photo: AeroVironment)
The two new platforms form part of AeroVironment’s growing portfolio of UAS and C-UAS solutions, following its acquisition of BlueHalo in May to scale its technology and business.
AeroVironment (AV) has unveiled a new one-way attack full autonomous, uncrewed aerial system (UAS) and counter-UAS (C-UAS) solution at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida.
Named Red Dragon, according to the company, the UAS aircraft is built on AV’s AVACORE software with enables scalable manufacturing and rapid development. Built for use in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) denied environments, Red Dragon is also optimised for use across air, land and sea domains, AV said.
The drone also has a modular payload bay with a capacity of 10kg, a launch rate of four to five per minute and can cover distances up
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