Singular Aircraft

Singular Aircraft, S.L. is a Spanish company near Barcelona that designs, manufactures and operates large remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) for governments, security forces, infrastructure operators and civil organisations. Luis Carrillo founded it in 2011 to bring unmanned aviation to the scale of manned aviation. The company says it has invested over 24 million euros of its own funds in its platform.

Flyox I (SA03)

• Fixed-wing unmanned aircraft with 4,000 kg MTOW and 2,500 kg empty weight
• Payload up to 1,500 kg in an internal bay
• Endurance up to 24 hours and range up to 3,600 km
• Cruise speed 150 to 230 km/h, ceiling up to 18,000 ft
• Two V8 engines of 700 hp each
• Configurations for cargo, maritime surveillance with 360 degree radar, anti-submarine sonobuoys, firefighting with a 1,500 l water tank, search and rescue relay, infrastructure inspection and agriculture

Flyox II and Flyox III are in development.

Ecosystem and services

Alongside the aircraft, Singular Aircraft supplies a ground control station able to manage up to 200 UAVs, Singular OS mission software, its own flight control, SATCOM and sensor architecture, and an operations service covering training, maintenance and 24/7 support. Customers can buy aircraft outright, acquire or license the IP, or contract Mission-as-a-Service.

Company facts

• Founded in 2011
• Flight permits in five countries: Spain, Iceland, Norway, Dominican Republic and Sao Tome
• More than 250 flight hours
• ISO 9001 and AS/EN 9100 quality management
• Designed to STANAG 4671; AESA experimental authorisation active, EASA CS-23 certification programme in progress