Professional UAS AEROSONDE® MK. 4.7 VTOL

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Overview
Designed for expeditionary land- and sea-based operations and equipped for simultaneous day/night full‑motion video, communications relay, signals intelligence and a customer‑selected payload in a single flight. Field‑proven with more than 700,000 flight hours across extreme environments including desert heat and Arctic cold.

Key capabilities

• Covert operation with low visual and auditory signature
• Proven heavy‑fuel engine performance (JP‑5, JP‑8, F44, Jet‑A, Jet‑A1)
• Multi‑INT capabilities with up to six payloads in a single flight
• Over 40 payloads available including:
  • Full‑Motion Video (FMV) and day/night imaging
  • Maritime Wide Area Search (MWAS)
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
  • Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
  • Automatic Dependent Surveillance‑Broadcast (ADS‑B)
  • Electronic Warfare (EW)
  • Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
  • Communications Intelligence (COMINT)
  • Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
  • 3D mapping (Multi‑Spectral)
  • Voice communications relay
  • Ad‑hoc networking (MANET)
  • Anti‑Jam / APNT

Product family and configurations
The Aerosonde® UAS is offered as a family of products with fixed wing and VTOL options tailored to expeditionary, shipboard and land operations. Configurations include Aerosonde® Mk. 4.7 Fixed Wing, Mk. 4.7 VTOL, Mk. 4.8 Fixed Wing and Mk. 4.8 VTOL UAS.

Aerosonde® Mk. 4.7 Fixed Wing — Summary table
Payload Capacity: Up to 32 lbs (14.5 kg)
Wingspan: 14.45 ft (4.4 m)
Service Ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
Range: 140 km (75 nm)
Max Takeoff Elevation: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Datalink Bands: L, S, C
MGTOW: 93 lbs (42.2 kg)
Max Endurance: 18.3 hr
Automated Launch and Recovery: Single system with hydraulic pneumatic launcher and net recovery
Airspeed: 42–65 kt

Aerosonde® Mk. 4.7 VTOL — Summary table
Payload Capacity: Up to 23 lbs (10.4 kg)
Wingspan: 14.45 ft (4.4 m)
Service Ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Range: 140 km (75 nm)
Max Takeoff Elevation: 6,000 ft (1,829 m)
Datalink Bands: L, S, C
MGTOW: 118 lbs (53.5 kg)
Max Endurance: 9 hr
Automated Launch and Recovery: Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability
Airspeed: 47–65 kt
Transition Altitude: up to 150 ft (46 m)

Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 Fixed Wing — Summary table
Payload Capacity: Up to 39 lbs (17.7 kg)
Wingspan: 14.45 ft (4.4 m)
Service Ceiling: 17,400 ft (5,304 m)
Range: 140 km (75 nm)
Max Takeoff Elevation: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Datalink Bands: L, S, C
MGTOW: 120 lbs (54.4 kg)
Max Endurance: 17.2 hr
Automated Launch and Recovery: Single system with hydraulic pneumatic launcher and net recovery
Airspeed: 47–70 kt

Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 VTOL UAS — Summary table
Payload Capacity: Up to 45 lbs (20.4 kg)
Wingspan: 17.03 ft (5.19 m)
Service Ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
Datalink Bands: L, S, C, KU
MGTOW: 215 lbs (97.5 kg)
Max Endurance: 14.9 hr
Automated Launch and Recovery: Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability

Blackstone & Training Support
Blackstone, VA Aerosonde Center of Excellence (38,000 sq ft) supports full product life cycle: production, assembly, testing and training. Offers classroom and flight‑line training (familiarization, crewmember qualification and maintenance certification), logistics hub functions including shipping, receiving and quality inspection.

MOSA, Logistics and Operational Notes

• Designed with a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for rapid payload integration and technology refresh
• Rapid emplacement and two‑soldier portability; system can be assembled and launched in under 30 minutes
• Heavy‑fuel engine (JP‑8) improves logistics and enables compatibility across military fuel systems

Technical specifications

• Aerosonde® Mk. 4.7 Fixed Wing — Payload: up to 32 lbs; Wingspan: 14.45 ft; MGTOW: 93 lbs; Endurance: 18.3 hr; Datalink: L/S/C; Range: 140 km
• Aerosonde® Mk. 4.7 VTOL — Payload: up to 23 lbs; Wingspan: 14.45 ft; MGTOW: 118 lbs; Endurance: 9 hr; Datalink: L/S/C; Range: 140 km
• Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 Fixed Wing — Payload: up to 39 lbs; Wingspan: 14.45 ft; MGTOW: 120 lbs; Endurance: 17.2 hr; Datalink: L/S/C; Service Ceiling: 17,400 ft
• Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 VTOL UAS — Payload: up to 45 lbs; Wingspan: 17.03 ft; MGTOW: 215 lbs; Endurance: 14.9 hr; Datalink: L/S/C/KU; Vertical takeoff/landing
• Payloads supported: FMV EO/IR, SAR, AIS, ADS‑B, EW, SIGINT, COMINT, LiDAR, 3D Multi‑Spectral mapping, MWAS, Voice relay, MANET, Anti‑Jam/APNT