Onyx 2200 and Onyx 300 are patented¹ two-parachute ("hybrid") precision airdrop system that use a high-efficiency, ram-air elliptical parafoil for autonomous guidance, and a round recovery parachute to achieve a reliably soft landing. An advanced on-board Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) system uses its integrated GPS and Inertial Navigation System (INS) to continuously adjust to the flight characteristics of the system and the weather conditions throughout the flight to autonomously control the system to a pre-programmed altitude and position, where a second, non-guided round Recovery Parachute deploys just prior to landing for a soft touchdown at its programmed point of impact (PI).

Onyx 2200 in autonomous flight

Onyx 300 in autonomous flight

Onyx 2200 rigged on aircraft

• Available in two payload configurations: Onyx 300 (0 to 300 lbs) and Onyx 2200 (700 to 2200 lbs)
• Accuracy of 100 m
• Patented¹ two-parachute ("hybrid") system uses a high-speed elliptical parafoil for autonomous guidance, and a round recovery parachute for a reliably soft landing
• Flocking/Swarming (formation flying) and active in-air Collision Avoidance for simultaneous deployment of up to 50 Onyx systems
• Adaptive Control, an advanced self-learning method for flight control, enables gross variances in cargo weights to be airdropped
• High glide ratio over 4:1 provides a horizontal standoff of 40 km from an altitude of 35,000 ft

• Deployable from military fixed-wing and rotary aircraft up to 150 KIAS
• Ultra fast flight speed (80 kts) increases accuracy and reduces vulnerability to wind-induced errors and detection
• Continuously dis-reefed guidance parafoil provides for lowest opening shock and high speed deployment capabilities
• Rigger-friendly, fully-recoverable, modular, and reusable system
• Onyx 2200 is fully compatible with A-22 CDS bundles
• JPADS-MP compatible
• Onyx Base Station software provides mission planning and sophisticated real-time system tracking of multiple systems for use on non-JPADS-MP enabled aircraft
• Purchased and in use by U.S. and foreign militaries