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Compact high-speed platform ยท expendable UAV

AQ 1

AQ 1 Ace

Ace

Compact, high-speed, anywhere.

The AQ 1 Ace is a compact, high-speed expendable UAV engineered around a 300 g payload and a vertical launch profile. It cruises at roughly 250 km/h and dashes up to 400 km/h for terminal engagement, operating to a 4,000 m ceiling on an open guidance and datalink architecture - find, fix, strike in contested airspace.

Capabilities

High speed, no infrastructure.

Payload

300 g payload bay

A forward payload bay accepts a customer-integrated payload of up to 300 g. Effector not supplied.

Launch

Vertical, rocket-boosted

Vertical launch with 12 mm rocket booster support - rapid set-up from constrained or mobile positions, no fixed infrastructure.

Guidance

FPV to autonomous

EO-nose FPV targeting as baseline, scaling to operator-assisted lock, optical lock-on and autonomous terminal homing on an open architecture.

Specification

AQ 1 datasheet.

Figures from the current capability datasheet (Rev A). Effector is customer-integrated and not supplied; detailed guidance and integration data are held in a restricted technical annex.

ClassCompact high-speed expendable UAVComposite airframe
Length600 mm23.6 in
Height200 mm7.9 in
Span500 mm19.7 in
Payload bayUp to 300 g0.66 lb
Cruise speed250 km/h155 mph
Dash speed400 km/h249 mph
Endurance10 min300 g payload, ground launch
Ceiling4,000 m13,123 ft
PropulsionElectricFixed-wing
LaunchVertical12 mm rocket booster, no fixed infrastructure
DatalinkELRSEncryption optional
Flight controlSTM32H7-classOpen architecture

Open integration

Bring your own effect.

The forward bay is payload-agnostic on an open guidance and datalink architecture - customer-integrated payloads, FPV through autonomous terminal homing, encrypted radio and video. One platform, configured to the mission.

300 g
Payload bay
400 km/h
Dash speed

AQ 1 Ace

Request the full datasheet.

Detailed performance, payload, and integration data are available to allied governments, primes, and qualified partners.

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