Aircraft
Capabilities expanded for AT-802U
Air Tractor’s AT-802U light attack and surveillance aircraft made its debut at Paris last year, but comes to Farnborough this year with new capabilities.

Air Tractor’s AT-802U light attack and surveillance aircraft made its debut at Paris last year, but comes to Farnborough this year with new capabilities. Chief among them is a mission endurance extended to more than 10 hours thanks to a new fuselage fuel tank. This extended loiter capability is of particular benefit in the surveillance role, allowing the AT-802U to remain on station long after other manned platforms have had to return to base.

The AT-802U is based on a proven ag-plane, giving it outstanding rough-strip capability, but incorporates armor and a sophisticated mission suite. The primary surveillance system is the retractable L-3 Wescam MX-15Di multi-sensor turret, which also includes a laser designator. Turret imagery is matched to an AeroComputers UC-5100 moving map to provide real-time targeting and cueing.

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