Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ST Engineering Debuts New Medium-lift UAS
Company’s largest autonomous cargo carrier to date is expecting certification in two years
Dt Engineering DrN-600
The DrN-600 has a wingspan of 28 metres and a maximum takeoff weight of 600 kilograms. © David McIntosh/AIN

Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering continues to expand its aerospace offerings with a renewed focus on artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies. Speaking to reporters on the eve of the Singapore Airshow, the company noted that such multidisciplinary capabilities remain essential across various domains and acknowledged that these technologies are growing increasingly relevant on the battlefield.

An example of ST Engineering’s autonomous innovation is the DrN-600 uncrewed aerial system (UAS), its largest cargo drone to date, which has been in development for two years. The lift-and-cruise-configured aircraft features propeller-enabled thrust vectoring and swappable lithium-polymer batteries that provide a range of up to 120 kilometers. A 1.5-cubic-meter cargo space can accommodate up to 100 kilograms on standard pallets.

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