Avalon 2025: Innovaero unveils loitering munitions and makes case for involvement in guided weapons programme
Innovearo displayed OWL X (right), OWL B (left) and OWL A (furthest from camera) at the show. (Photo: author)
Innovaero has had local success with its One-Way Loitering (OWL) electric-powered kamikaze drone which is believed to be in service with the Australian Army. The company, however, is eyeing potential involvement in the Australian Government’s Guided Weapon Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) plan to push local industry.
Australian company Innovaero has unveiled improved and new versions of its OWL loitering munitions system at the Avalon Australian International Airshow near Melbourne.
The company displayed what it said was an improved version of its OWL B, as well as showing the under-development OWL A and the test demonstrator OWL X loitering munitions, both for the first time.
The original OWL, the closest system to OWL B, has a wingspan and length of 1.6m, a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 30kg, a warhead weight of 7kg, an endurance of 100min and a range of 200km. OWL B measures 1.8m in
Our news & analysis is now part of Defence Insight®
A Basic-level or higher Defence Insight subscription is now required to view this content.
More from Air Warfare
-
![India’s rotary-wing capability gap grows as IMRH programme delays persist]()
India’s rotary-wing capability gap grows as IMRH programme delays persist
With IMRH and DBMRH potentially years from service, India faces a widening rotary-wing capability gap that could drive further foreign purchases even as HAL and Safran build the foundations of an indigenous successor.
-
![US Navy moves EA-18G Growler Block II electronic-attack upgrade into full-rate production]()
US Navy moves EA-18G Growler Block II electronic-attack upgrade into full-rate production
A US$184.25 million contract for Next Generation Electronic Attack Units advances the Growler’s modernisation as the US Navy confronts ageing systems, parts shortages and obsolescence.
-
![Could the next UAS market boom take place beyond the battlefield?]()
Could the next UAS market boom take place beyond the battlefield?
While the headlines remain dominated by the use of drones for combat operations in Ukraine and other conflicts, there are emerging use cases where the technology could usefully feed back into areas and missions outside the war zone.
