RAVN Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone, with the Phoenix 10 approved for use on the RAVN Mark 67 Hawk in support of United States Navy training activities.
The approval follows a formal US Navy airworthiness and suitability process and enables RAVN to commence support activity for US Navy training requirements.
The milestone represents another important step in the deployment of the Phoenix Mission System across military training environments and highlights the continued collaboration between RAVN and SiNAB across integration, testing and mission support activities in North America.
Over the past two weeks, the capability has already been used in support of United States Navy training activity, including the training of eight Joint Terminal Air Controller (JTAC) during the Naval Aviation Warfare Development Command Close Air Support class. Across seven flight days, RAVN completed 12 flight hours with multiple daily sorties, utilising the Phoenix 10’s IR marker, target coordinate generation and Video Down Link capabilities to support realistic training scenarios and target identification exercises.
The Phoenix Mission System, delivered through Phoenix 10 and Phoenix 5, is designed to support adaptable mission capability including ISR, Counter-UAS, targeting and tactical communications. Its aircraft-agnostic design enables deployment across platforms already in service without requiring lengthy or expensive platform-specific integration.
Eric Doyle, CEO of RAVN, said the approval marked an important milestone for the company and its customers.
“This approval enables RAVN to bring the Phoenix Mission System into support of important US Navy training activities, where the capability is already demonstrating real value in demanding training environments,” said Doyle.
Tony Landers, CEO of SiNAB, said the milestone reinforced the value of working closely with trusted partners to achieve end-user outcomes.
“Working alongside RAVN continues to demonstrate how the Phoenix Mission System, particularly the Phoenix 10, can be rapidly integrated, validated and deployed to support real training and mission support requirements for military customers,” said Landers.
RAVN and SiNAB continue to support evolving defence and training requirements across US and allied markets through mission capability, integration and training support activity.
“Sparkles” Kelly, Navy Super Hornet Pilot, flight testing the Phoenix 10
