Orbiter 2 Mini UAS Array Gets a Mid-Life Upgrade

Aeronautics Signs Mid-Life Upgrade Contract with Finnish Defense Forces for Orbiter 2 Mini UAS Array

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) leader Aeronautics Ltd. has announced its signing of a mid-life upgrade contract with the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) for its Orbiter 2 Mini UAS array. This contract will see Aeronautics provide the FDF with a complete mid-life upgrade package featuring a full suite of sensors, avionics, and data-processing systems to improve the performance of the system. The company will also lend the FDF its considerable expertise, allowing it to increase its level of self-sufficiency, as well as assuring maintenance and support capabilities over the course of the next decade.

The compact, versatile and combat-proven Orbiter 2 Mini UAS features enhanced flight capabilities and payloads, and is able to be rapidly deployed within any environment. The fixed-wing electric UAS possesses Group 2 ISR capabilities for…