Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Airbus Helicopters Takes Over Survey Copter Drone Lines
Aliaca and Capa-X join Airbus Helicopters’ growing tactical UAS portfolio
Survey Copter Aliaca VTOL
Survey Copter recently unveiled a VTOL version of its Aliaca UAS. © Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters is taking over two uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) programs from Survey Copter, a light tactical drone manufacturer owned by Airbus Defense and Space, in a move that the European aerospace giant says will streamline its UAS offerings. 

Survey Copter’s small and medium tactical UAS solutions, called Aliaca and Capa-X, respectively, will merge into a single portfolio to be managed by Airbus Helicopters, the company announced on October 14.