The most economical survey aircraft on the market, the Diamond DA42 MPP NG, combined with RIEGL’s latest Airborne Laser Scanner LMS-Q680i, opens up new opportunities for airborne terrain surveying.

Aurora Flight Sciences, headquartered in Manassas, VA USA, has placed a fleet sales order for several fully equipped DA42 New Generation “Guardians” to support a new business initiative for Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) “power-by-the-hour” flight services in support of military customers and civil/commercial mapping services the USA

Diamond Airborne Sensing’s Nose Pod Configuration, designed for carrying very large sensors, as well as the in-house developed Noise & IR Reduction Kit that reduces noise and infrared waves to a significantly low level, received EASA type certification this January.