Aviation Design UAV
Milly-la-Forêt, France
About
Founded in 1997, Aviation Design UAV is a defense prime contractor based in Milly-la-Forêt, France working in unmanned systems, air systems.
Aviation Design UAV, founded in 1997 and based in Milly-la-Forêt, France, designs, assembles and tests unmanned aerial vehicles, demonstrators, aerial targets and wind tunnel models for aerospace companies. It produces prototypes and small to medium series aircraft with wingspans from 50 cm to 10 m and weights from 400 grams to 300 kg. The company states that its UAVs serve in the armed forces and for security missions, and it holds a French Ministry of Defence authorisation to manufacture and trade war materiel. Its work includes composite manufacturing, avionics and flight control systems, ground control stations, and flight testing. Clients and partners named on its site include Dassault Aviation, CNES, ONERA and Kawasaki Heavy Industry.
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What they offer
Products
Eole
Sub-scale UAV demonstrator
Sub-scale demonstrator with automatic flight control, GPS guidance, ground station and onboard video, designed with ONERA and subject to a patent filing.
Zephyr
Multi-mission UAV demonstrator
Simple, robust, long-endurance demonstrator with a large payload bay, derived from the Eole demonstrator.
CELIA
Fast aerial target
Carbon-built jet-propelled aerial target with GPS guidance, multi-target capability and at least 30 minutes endurance, optimised for radar cross-section and aerodynamics.
AVE D
Stealth UAV demonstrator
Stealth demonstrator for validating aerodynamic concepts, stealth shapes and very low radar signature on small UAVs.
AVE C
Unstable-configuration UAV demonstrator
Demonstrator used for aerodynamic research and control of unstable aircraft in yaw.
