Aerflex®

The future of flexible aircraft solutions

AERFLEX® is the transformational defence light air support service that maximises the myriad strategic, tactical, logistic and financial benefits of using AERSYSTEM™ to deliver fleets of reconfigurable aircraft.

ON-DEMAND CAPABILITY

Offload asset risk

DATA-DRIVEN fleet Including support

UNLOCKS NEW STRATEGIC OPTIONS

MAXIMISED AVAILABILITY

AERFLEX® – capability on-demand

AERFLEX® radically shifts the relationship between an air force and its capability, giving air force operators on-demand support for roles from training to operational support. Let’s see how that would work in reality:

Training capability on-demand expand

Imagine a flying training school housing a baseline ‘fleet’ of AERCORE™ CCFs [1]. The AERFLEX® partner fulfils the needs of the training programme by shipping modules to site (by road [2] or air [3]) and configuring the CCFs as required. Modules removed from the aircraft from prior configurations can be taken for pre-emptive maintenance on- or off-site or stored in hub-and-spoke networks of facilities, ensuring consistent fleet readiness and redundancy.

Seamless flex to Operational Support expand

Then, say, the air force is tasked with front line operations [6] and requires additional support capabilities, such as tactical tanking or ISTAR cover. The AERFLEX® partner can fly in additional CCFs, pre-configured aircraft [7], or pull CCFs from elsewhere in the air force such as the training fleet – or its allies’ [5] – to provision the surge in operational demand.

A transformed (customer) experience for air forces expand

For the air force, the difference between life as an AERFLEX® customer, and as an operator of its own fleet of single point aircraft is stark. Capability has been delivered on-demand, in accordance with need rather than fixed burden, with no additional procurement required.

Tactical decisions are based on need rather than what is available. And logistics alone become the drivers in achieving massively flexible light aviation capability.

Persistent digital thread expand

Throughout, the digital thread remains, delivering vitally important insights to aircraft and aircrew performance.

Meet the future of airforce fleets

CONFIGURATIONS

Trainer:
Single Engine

The single engine training configuration fulfils the needs of every air force for a light jet early flight training platform. As the cockpit will be shared throughout the trainee aircrew’s training, this introductory configuration begins their familiarisation with systems and their operation early, easing progression and adaptation into more complex configurations and phases of the training programme later on.

Fully aerobatic and simple to operate, this configuration is also ideal for team display roles as well.

CCF
Twin Cockpit
Advanced Wing
Single Engine
CONFIGURATIONS

Trainer:
Twin Engine

The twin engine propulsion module option satisfies the needs of air forces that mandate twin engine training platforms. Of course, for those starting out on the single engine configuration, the ability to reconfigure for twin engine operation creates a progressive training opportunity, ahead of moving to Operational Conversion Units (OCUs).

Our definitions for configurations are intentionally broad, as air forces will have the freedom to flex their fleets as they require, creating a Fighter Lead-In Trainer (FLIT) capability as well, within the same system.

CCF
Twin Cockpit
Advanced Wing
Twin Engine
CONFIGURATIONS

Tactical:
Aggressor | Surrogate

AERALIS® delivers a seamless response across the spectrum of air force needs, including operational support roles alongside front line. Here, the single-seat Aggressor/Surrogate roles are delivered with fully swept wings and powerful single engine with reheat, delivering higher speeds and agility. Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumention (ACMI) sensor pods can be added to underwing mounts.

CCF
Single Cockpit
Transonic Wing
RH Single Engine
Sensors
CONFIGURATIONS

Tactical:
Tanker | ISR

This configuration meets the growing demand for more flexible tactical tanking and distributed ISR capabilities. The CCF is reconfigured with high aspect ratio wings, improving high altitude and sustained flight. Efficiency is further improved with a high-bypass single engine. The most significant difference though, is for the option to replace a crewed cockpit with semi-/autonomous control.

Hardpoints beneath the wing provide mounts for sensor pods, refuelling hardware and/or additional fuel.

CCF
Uncrewed
High Aspect Wing
HB Single Engine
Pods