# TTX-15 uncrewed low cost multi-mission aircraft with rapid deployment capabilities for Africa

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2023/04/ttx-15-uncrewed-low-cost-multi-mission-aircraft-with-rapid-deployment-capabilities/
- Published: 2023-04-25T14:53:48+01:00
- Author: Military Africa

TTX-15 is a collaboration between British military aviation specialists and the 
Czech aerospace
company Pure Flight s.r.o to produce a low cost, uncrewed MALE, 
multi-mission UAS. Theaircraft is equipped with an internal modular payload cassette
that can be easily swapped to suit various mission requirements. Its name is inspired
by the venom of the blue-ringed Octopus, and like its namesake, the aircraft is 
a powerful and versatile asset in any operational environment.

The aircraft’s standout feature is its internal modular payload cassette, which 
provides an
unmatched level of flexibility and adaptability to mission planners.
The cassette can be quicklyswapped to integrate various payloads, such as loitering
munitions, decoys, and sonobuoys. Inaddition, the aircraft can be disassembled for
storage or shipping inside a 40-foot container ortowed behind a Land Rover with 
a road trailer and readied for flight by a team of three people in under 30 minutes.

This unique feature allows it to be quickly deployed to any location, including

unprepared strips, making it an ideal choice for missions that require rapid response.
TTX-15 is a modification of Pure Flight’s EASA/FAA certified U-15 Phoenix motor 
glider,converting it into a STANAG-4671 compliant UAS. The system’s low cost and
uncomplextraining needs analysis makes it an accessible solution for government 
operations on allcontinents.

The aircraft’s ability to remain airborne for over 10 hours make it an ideal platform
for medium
altitude, long endurance operations. Its internal modular payload cassette
can carry 9 loiteringmunitions, which can each deliver an 8kg HE warhead an additional
200 miles from the aircraft,or electronic warfare decoys to confuse and disrupt 
RADAR systems at stand-off range. With achange of the cassette, the aircraft can
carry up to 16 sonobuoys to improve situational awareness in the naval environment.
Shipborne operations make the aircraft a force multiplier in the maritime domain.

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TTX Uncrewed Systems is a British company developing a suite of uncrewed capabilities
across
the maritime and airborne domains which are set to revolutionise low cost
warfighting andsubsurface security. The company said “The development of TTX-15 
will represent a stepforward into a new generation of more accessible and equally
capable uncrewed systems, and we are excited to announce further developments in
the future”.

_**TTX UAS Specification**_:

Endurance: 10+ hours
Operational Altitude: 20,000+ftCruise Speed: 90ktsTakeoff Distance(
to 50ft): 220mLanding Distance (from 50ft): 250m

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**Capabilities**:
Shipborne launch and recoveryUnprepared airstrips capabilityStored
inside 40′ ISO container when disassembledRoad transportable (Land Rover towing)
Rapid assembly (under 30 mins)

TTX UAS Armament:

TTX is fitted with a Internal payload cassette:

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**Loitering Munition (Up to 9):**
Range: 200 MilesWarhead: 8kg HE

**EW Decoy (Up to 9):**
Range: 200 Miles

_**AN/SSQ-955 Sonobuoy (Up to 16):**_
Operating time: Up to 6 hours (scuttles at
end of life)Search Type: Passive SONAR

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