AD-01 Attritable Air Vehicle
Low-cost fixed-wing platform path for repeatable flight, defence evaluation, target effects, OWA UAV class derivatives and future lawful effects roles.
Capabilities
Attritable autonomy, counter-FPV defence and the evidence stack behind both.
Austera combines a low-cost fixed-wing platform, counter-small-UAS capability, mission software, simulation, low-rate assembly discipline and systems assurance so defence buyers can move from claim to testable evidence.
AD-01 first. AD-02 second. Common autonomy, software, mission interface, simulation, QA and VCRM evidence across the product line.
AD-02 Counter-FPV Defence
Counter-FPV and counter-small-UAS detection, tracking, alerting, reporting, training support and defensive defeat-system integration.
Kinetic-Effects Derivative Planning
Public-facing, approval-dependent derivative pathway that keeps evidence, compliance, operator workflow and configuration control visible from the start.
Navigation, Health and Mission Logic
Common autonomy, route execution, health logging, mission configuration and degraded-condition procedures across supported configurations.
AD-Control, AD-Sim and AD-Fleet
Mission planning, ground control, telemetry, replay, synthetic trials, fleet configuration, maintenance records and support analytics.
Assembly, QA and Acceptance Testing
Supplier mapping, work instructions, jigs, acceptance records, batch traceability and build-time evidence for low-rate production readiness.
Systems Engineering and V&V
Requirements, ICDs, VCRM, test procedures, hazard controls, field records, software releases and sustainment planning.
Australian-Controlled Core
Code, integration layer, test data, mission datasets, QA records, support documentation and substitution planning where control matters most.
Capability stack
Capability is useful when it can be flown, repeated, tested and produced.
Austera treats AD-01 as the proof vehicle for the whole company: one avionics core, one autonomy core, one mission software layer, one simulation environment and one interface standard.
AD-01 baselineAttritable fixed-wing platform, repeatable flight evidence, support kit, modular mission interface and approval-dependent derivative path.
AD-02 derivativeCounter-FPV sensing, alerting, training support, incident records and defensive integration workflows.
Mission softwarePlanning, ground control, telemetry, replay, simulation, fleet configuration, reporting and operator workflow records.
Production and QASupplier mapping, work instructions, jigs, acceptance test records, substitution planning and low-rate cell readiness.
Assurance and sustainmentRequirements, ICDs, VCRM, test evidence, safety controls, training, spares and configuration management.
AD-01 briefing
Map AD-01, AD-02 and the common stack to your defence evaluation need.
