Aeronautics Group Trojan

All-Electric VTOL Drone [ 2023 ]

The Aeronautics Group Trojan UAS combines an all-electric system with lift propellers and a pusher propeller to achieve exceptional agility and versatility.

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The Trojan is a new-class, long-range Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) developed by Aeronautics Group of Israel. It combines the qualities of a low-noise, eco-friendly all-electric drive system with Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) - as well as forward-flight - capabilities in an "all-in-one" solution. This gives the Trojan unprecedented agility in the air and a "go anywhere, do anything" ability typically not seen in modern, tactical-level drone systems.

Described as an "unmanned hover plane", this unique unmanned aircraft was revealed on June 6th, 2022 and has been featured at Eurosatory 2022 in Paris, France.

To achieve this aerial agility, the Trojan makes use of no fewer than four paired, twin-bladed lift propellers coupled with a single propeller arranged in a "pusher" configuration, the latter positioned at the rear of the frame. The lift rotors are set along boom extensions emanating from the lower sides of the frame. Coupled with its all-battery, electrically-driven powerpack, the aircraft can fly out to a range of 95 miles even when carrying a mission payload of 26lb. Its total mission endurance window is about 2.5 hours. Range is enhanced by the solar panels seated within the wings, generating addition power to the unit.

The drone has a conventional design arrangement as quadcopters go: it sees a centralized fuselage / frame housing all pertinent operating, avionics, and mission systems. The optics set is a trainable turret at the chin position of the aircraft with mainplanes (of 14-foot span) seated high along the sides of the frame. Landing / ground-running is managed through a simple, low-cost four-legged assembly. The lift propeller boom extensions sit under the mainplane line and above the legs.

The aircraft is communicated with through Aeronautics own Ground Control Station (GCS) by the operator through radio link or SATellite COMmunications (SATCOMs). The GCS has the ability to network up to four Trojan air systems at once.

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) was announced as the first military customer of the Trojan where its value will be in clandestine ISR operations. The drone also has inherent qualities to serve civilian and industry sectors as well and could prove a valuable ally in Search and Rescue, humanitarian, border control / enforcement, and engineering review sorties.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Aeronautics Group - Israel
Manufacturer(s)

Israel
Operators

2023
Service Year

Israel
National Origin

In-Development
Project Status

0
(UNMANNED)
Crew

5
Units

SPECIAL-MISSION: SEARCH & RESCUE
Ability to locate and extract personnel from areas of potential harm or peril (i.e. downed airmen in the sea).

INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.

SPECOPS
Serving Special Forces / Special Operations elements and missions.

UNMANNED
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.

VERTICAL TAKE-OFF / LANDING (VTOL)
Series has a tactical capability to take-off and / or land vertically, a quality commonly associated with helicopters.

PUSHER-PROP
Design incorporates rear-facing pusher-prop arrangement, a contrast to the more conventional puller-prop layout.

ALL-ELECTRIC
Design utilizes an all-electric powerplant for drive power.

RUGGED AIRFRAME
Inherent ability of airframe to take considerable damage.

EXTENDED RANGE PERFORMANCE
Capability to travel considerable distances through onboard fuel stores.

UNMANNED OPERATION
Design features ability to fly sans pilot, actions controlled onboard through programming and / or ground-based operator.

AUTONOMOUS OPERATION
Design features autonomous flight operations made possible through onboard artificial intelligence or pre-programming.

CAMERA EQUIPMENT
Payload supports photographic equipment providing still and / or real-time image / video results.

13.8 ft
(4.20 meters)
Width/Span

monoplane / shoulder-mounted / straight
Mainplane Arrangement

Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.

Shoulder-Mounted
Mainplanes are mounted at the upper section of the fuselage, generally at the imaginary line intersecting the pilot's shoulders.

Straight
The planform involves use of basic, straight mainplane members.

1 x All-electric drive (battery, solar) driving 4 x Paired, twin-bladed lift propellers and 1 x Twin-bladed propeller in pusher arrangement at rear of frame.
Propulsion

93 miles
(150 km | 81 nm)
Range

None. Mission-equipment related to ISR role.

Trojan - Base Series Name.

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