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Aethon Tethered Drone System

Kratos’ tethered unmanned aerial systems—resilient solutions for demanding environments—offer persistent intelligence with command, control, computers, communications, and cyber (C5) mesh radio; signals intelligence (SIGINT); intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); elevated sensor; and radar capabilities.

Tethered Drones

At Kratos, we believe breakthrough technology should empower, not complicate. The Aethon II tethered unmanned aerial system (UAS) represents our commitment to transformative innovation that is both sophisticated and intuitive.

Extending Mission Boundaries

Engineered to cut through the complexity of traditional systems, Aethon II delivers a user-centered solution that maximizes operational flexibility.

Mission Critical Demands

Advanced design integrates seamlessly across multifunctional domains—from surveillance and communications to electronic warfare—ensuring operators have a versatile, reliable platform that adapts quickly to mission-critical demands.

Aerial Intelligence

Our tethered UAS platform represents a quantum leap in persistent aerial intelligence, providing warfighters and mission planners with a versatile, resilient solution that adapts to the most demanding environments.

Aethon Tethered Drone System

The Aethon II tethered unmanned aerial system epitomizes Kratos’ transformative innovation. Engineered for user-centered flexibility and high endurance, Aethon II integrates across surveillance, communications, and electronic warfare. Its modular, intuitive design ensures rapid reconfiguration and adaptability to mission-critical demands. Advanced technology is made elegantly accessible, cutting through traditional complexities and providing a reliable platform for evolving operational needs.

Features

Aethon II is platform-agnostic, mission-adaptive, and modular for diverse needs. Advanced tethered technology, including radio frequency–dark capability, ensures reliable operation in global position system–denied and radio frequency–contested theaters. Addressing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); radar; and command, control, computers, communications, and cyber (C5) gaps, Aethon II offers robust payloads and intelligence gathering through heavy-lift motors, carbon fiber props, redundant safety systems, LED/ADS-B lights, 20x electro-orbital/infrared gimbal, secure video, and a gigabit ethernet fiber tether, with a maximum altitude of 490 feet (150 meters).

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