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Orbital to supply Flexdi engines to AAI

Issue No. 11 | June 01-15, 2012

Orbital has been contracted to supply heavy fuel engines for use in AAI unmanned aircraft systems’ (AAI) Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS). AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems recently won significant military contracts from the US Navy and Special Operations Command to provide SUAS fee-for-service operations utilising the newest configuration of its Aerosonde SUAS.

Orbital is contracted to supply engines up to a value of approximately $4.7 million throughout 2012.

This new engine and system uses Orbital’s FlexDITM Engine Management system to enable spark ignition operation of heavy fuels such as JP5 (naval operations) and JP8 (land based operations) satisfying a US Department of Defense initiative to eliminate gasoline fuels for safety and logistic reasons – the “one fuel” policy.