Proven Leaders in UAS
Founded in 2014, Applied Aeronautics brings over a decade of experience designing, integrating, and fielding uncrewed aerial systems for real-world missions. Our work spans aircraft development, systems engineering, payload integration, communications, and autonomy, delivering complete, mission-ready solutions tailored to operational needs.With deep roots in the UAS industry and long-standing relationships across government, defense, research, and commercial sectors, we partner closely with our customers to translate requirements into reliable systems that perform in the field.
Flagship Platform Capabilities
The Albatross platform provides a proven long-range fixed-wing foundation for uncrewed aerial systems. Offered in standard configurations, kits, and airframes, it also supports mission-specific integration of payloads, communications, and autonomy to meet diverse operational requirements
Bespoke
Service
Bespoke
Service
NDAA
Compliant
NDAA
Compliant
200 KM Range
Fully Autonomous
NDAA
Compliant
4 Hour Flight
Time
9.5 lb Payload Capacity
$2000
Base Price
Built Together, Mission by Mission
We work as an extension of our customers’ teams. From the first conversation through system deployment and post-mission review, we partner closely to understand objectives, constraints, and evolving requirements.
That collaboration shapes every technical decision. By working side by side through system architecture, integration, and testing, we tailor aircraft, payloads, communications, and autonomy to the mission at hand. The result is a custom, mission-ready uncrewed aerial system designed to perform in real operational environments.
Endless Payloads
We integrate payload systems selected to meet specific operational objectives. From ISR to asset inspections, each payload is integrated, validated, and optimized as part of the complete uncrewed aerial system.
Payload selection and configuration are driven by operating environment, data requirements, and system constraints to ensure reliable performance in the field.
Mission Ready Communications
We provide operational communications systems engineered to support reliable command and control in complex and austere environments. Each system is configured and tested to meet mission-specific range, bandwidth, and resilience requirements.
Sustained Operational Support
We treat our customers as long-term partners, providing tailored, hands-on support to help ensure systems perform reliably and missions succeed.
Supporting Diverse Operational Stakeholders
Our customers span government, defense, research, and industry, representing a diverse set of operational users and applications. This breadth reflects both the flexibility of our systems and the trust placed in our team across the uncrewed systems community.
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