Aeryon Defense USA has announced its first product, the R80D SkyRaider Class 1 vertical-takeoff-and-landing small UAV. Based on the commercial R80 SkyRanger quadcopter, Aeryon says the military-grade SkyRaider offers Group 2-3 payload capabilities “with the agility and single-operator deployment footprint of a proven Group 1 VTOL aircraft.” The SkyRaider can carry up to 4.4 lb. with an open payload architecture. For tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, it ...
