We are excited to announce the arrival of our demonstrator aircraft! This Cessna Caravan will soon be transformed into a cutting-edge surveillance aircraft, showcasing our Special Mission Solutions and serving as a test platform for new systems.
Over the next few months, our team will equip the aircraft with a complete surveillance suite, featuring two sensor hatches, hardpoints for our SCAR-Pod(s) and an ergonomic operator workstation. It will also receive a brand-new paint scheme to reflect its role as a high-tech mission platform. With this demonstrator, we aim to attend key industry exhibitions, test the latest sensor technologies, and conduct live demonstrations both at our facility and at customer locations.
As part of this process, we will generate multiple Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the Caravan, making these enhancements available to our global customer base.
Wolfgang Grumeth, CEO of Airborne Technologies, expressed his excitement about this development: “With this platform, we can showcase the full range of our surveillance and integration capabilities. Despite our full order books, our dedicated Design & Production Team will ensure that we are ready to perform customer demonstrations from Q2 2026.”