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Redwire Penguin C

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Series of small unmanned aircraft. Includes the variants Penguin C UAS, Penguin C Mk2 UAS and Penguin C VTOL UAS. Formerly UAV Factory Penguin C.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Remotely piloted
Engine type
Application
Search & rescue, Surveillance, Utility

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Wing position
High
Planform
Straight
Tail
V-tail
Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Redwire Penguin C VTOL / VTOL variant. Formerly Edge Autonomy Penguin C VTOL.
Redwire Penguin C Mk2 / Long-range UAS. Formerly Edge Autonomy Penguin C Mk2.

Airframer

Redwire Defense Tech (was Edge Autonomy)News

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