AXIX GP to showcase hybrid close-air support vehicle at AUSA 2018

The AXIX GP company will demonstrate, at at the upcoming Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in Washington DC, the concept of hybrid quad-rotor close-air support vehicle.

The military and weaponized version of the drone quad-rotor vehicle has vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, hovers, and flies at a top speed of 350mph.

According to the company, the hybrid close-air support vehicle will have a general hybrid power plant based on new and existing combustible engines and Tesla Inc electric induction motor technology giving it the performance reliability of a combustible engine; but maintaining electric power under load.

- ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW -

Flight operation and navigation will be achieved by Visual Flight Rules and a real-time GPS navigation satellite system, in a heads-up display. The AXIX’s hybrid close-air support vehicle will be powered by a Kawasaki Mule engine/CVT, with a Quick-Charge hybrid link to (4)Tesla Model S induction motors; Dual axial rotors for 5- axis flight; carbon fiber/aluminum fused construction; a phenomenal power to weight ratio for flight.

Also noted that the construction of hybrid quad-rotor close-air support vehicle will be 3D printing.

The militarized version will have cannon and rocket weapons.

The AXIX GP also noted that Manufacturing, Testing, and R&D of the first generation of aircraft will be conducted on foreign soil to ensure no USA bureaucratic/domestic business interference from third parties or worse.

It is worth noting that the military experts have expressed their concern about reality capabilities of this hybrid quad-rotor close-air support vehicle.

The AXIX GP will unveil details of its newest hybrid quad-rotor close-air support vehicle during AUSA 2018 at Booth 8823.

Readers who wish to follow our weekly coverage can subscribe to the Weekly Defense Roundup.

If you wish to report a grammatical or factual error in this article, please let us know by using the online form.

Executive Editor
  • In this story
  • USA

Support The Defence Blog

Independent reporting takes resources. Join us on Patreon.

Become a patron

More Like This

Boeing gets $121M to upgrade U.S. Navy and Australian submarine hunters

The aircraft the U.S. Navy relies on to hunt submarines and track enemy ships across millions of square miles of open ocean is getting...

U.S. Army gets more hypersonic missiles in Navy-led $83M deal

The U.S. Army is getting more hypersonic missiles, after the Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Space an $83 million contract modification on June 22, 2026,...

U.S. Marines get unmanned ship-killer missiles in Okinawa

The U.S. Marines stationed on Okinawa, Japan, can now sink enemy warships from land and shoot down drones from the back of a truck,...

South Korea’s missile shield is home — but are the missiles with it?

All six truck-mounted launchers belonging to the U.S. Army's only THAAD battery in South Korea have returned to their home base in Seongju County,...

Indian truck-mounted cannon enters the U.S. Army artillery race

An Indian-made artillery gun is now in the running to equip the U.S. Army, after AM General, the Michigan-based military vehicle maker best known...