Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Airbus Drones Make Singapore Airshow Debut
Flexrotor, Sirtap, and Aliaca join conventional crewed platforms on display
Airbus Sirtap drone
Airbus is expanding its uncrewed aerial systems offerings and integrating them into core operations. © David McIntosh/AIN

In a first for its Singapore Airshow presence, Airbus is presenting a dedicated area focusing on its uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) offering, something the manufacturer says underscores its “growing position as a key player in the UAS market.”

UAS solutions on display include Airbus Helicopters’ Flexrotor VTOL tailsitter, the Aliaca family of UAS it acquired from Survey Copter in October, and the Sirtap high-performance tactical drone developed by Airbus Defence and Space. Assembly of its first Sirtap prototype was completed last June, ahead of a ground-testing campaign scheduled to run throughout 2026.