Area-I unveils the ALTIUS 700 Air Launched Effects

Defense Aviation News November 2021 aerospace air force industry
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On November 2, Area-I and Anduril announced a significant advancement in Air Launched Effects (ALE) technology with the launch of the ALTIUS 700.

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Area I unveils the ALTIUS 700 01 ALTIUS is designed for expeditionary deployment by air, mobile ground or maritime forces. It can detect, identify and locate adversary systems, then disable them with lethal and non-lethal effects (Picture source: Area-I)

The ALTIUS-700 builds on the best of the -600, while offering greater payload capacity and higher endurance. The ALTIUS-700 carries 300 percent more payload than the -600 and endures up to five hours of flight, depending on payloads, which are customizable and include ISR, cUAS, electronic warfare, munitions and signals intelligence.

Area-I moved rapidly to prototype and test the ALTIUS-700 in less than 12 months, iterating on the -600, a proven and reliable ALE that can be launched from ground and utility vehicles, watercraft, and fixed or rotor wing aircraft in both high and low altitude.

ALTIUS is a modular, multi-domain, and multi-platform ALE designed for a range of complex mission capabilities. ALTIUS is designed for expeditionary deployment by air, mobile ground or maritime forces. ALTIUS can detect, identify and locate adversary systems, then disable them with lethal and non-lethal effects.

The ALTIUS platform is an open system capable of integrating with a variety of flight control software. It is capable of autonomous teaming solutions, allowing individual unmanned systems to collaborate and share data with each other to achieve mission objectives that would be impossible via a single unit.

Air Launched Effects (ALEs) are a critical component of the Army’s vision for Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) and Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), enabling a variety of ISR, CUAS, electronic warfare, and other capabilities in contested or denied environments. We are proud to continue innovating the future of ALEs by rapidly integrating new technologies that will ensure the ALTIUS platform always remains mission ready. 

Area I unveils the ALTIUS 700 02 ALTIUS 700 in flight (Picture source: Area-I)