LESS WAITING.
MORE FLIGHT TESTING.
Your payload. Our PC-9. A faster path from concept to airborne testing—with direct operator access and less red tape.
AUSTRALIAN OWNED AND CONTROLLEDSCONE, NEW SOUTH WALES
FAST AIRBORNE R&D / TEST & EVALUATION
ON STATION.
Your payload.
Our PC-9.
Fast airborne R&D and T&E on PC-9 wing hardpoints. Direct access to the operator. Less red tape.
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01 / DEFENCE & INDUSTRYAVAILABLE FOR CONTRACT ENQUIRIES
FROM CONCEPT.
TO AIRBORNE.
FAST.
Rapid R&D and T&E.
Without unnecessary red tape.
We offer defence contractors an independent PC-9/A airborne platform for research, development, test and evaluation. Work directly with our team to scope compatible payloads, plan flight trials and demonstrate your technology—without a lengthy procurement chain.
Discuss your requirements ↗01 / RESEARCHTake the idea
Test where
Make possibility
Take the idea
into the air.
Bring compatible sensors, communications equipment and research payloads to our PC-9 wing hardpoints for airborne R&D.
Airborne R&D ↗02 / EVALUATIONTest where
it matters.
Run a focused flight-test programme around your objectives, with direct coordination of scheduling, engineering requirements and approvals.
Test & evaluation ↗03 / DEMONSTRATIONMake possibility
visible.
Bring compatible airborne technology to life for customers and industry through tailored demonstrations.
Industry demonstration ↗LESS WAITING. MORE TESTING.
Direct access to our team. A faster path to flight.
PC-9/A / WING HARDPOINTSYOUR AIRBORNE TEST PLATFORM
BRING YOUR
PAYLOAD.
Access wing-mounted hardpoints for compatible research payloads, sensors, pods and communications equipment. We offer a direct route from project discussion to airborne testing and customer demonstration.
250 kgPER INNER / MIDDLE HARDPOINT · LEFT & RIGHT
1,040 kgCOMBINED UNDERWING LIMIT · BOTH WINGS
Load limits are configuration-dependent and are not additive. The permitted payload for each flight is subject to aircraft limitations, load distribution, engineering assessment and required approvals.
Discuss your test programme ↗
PC-9/A / CONCEPT VISUALISATION
KNOW YOUR PLATFORM / HARDPOINT LIMITSSIX STATIONS.
SIX STATIONS.
ONE TEST PLATFORM.
| Position | Left wing | Right wing |
|---|---|---|
| Inner | 250 kg | 250 kg |
| Middle | 250 kg | 250 kg |
| Outer | 110 kg | 110 kg |
1,040 kgMAXIMUM COMBINED UNDERWING LOAD
LEFT + RIGHT WINGS
LEFT + RIGHT WINGS
Individual station limits cannot all be used simultaneously: the total suspended underwing weight must not exceed 1,040 kg. Each test configuration is subject to aircraft limitations, load distribution, engineering assessment and required approvals.
Discuss your payload requirements ↗INTEGRATION PROGRAMME / 01
PHOENIX.
MISSION SYSTEMS.
Developing a PC-9 platform for mission-system R&D and airborne evaluation.
PHOENIX MISSION SYSTEM
SiNAB / PRODUCT VISUALISATION
SiNAB / PRODUCT VISUALISATION
IN DEVELOPMENT
Why Phoenix is here.
We are developing an R&D and test-and-evaluation capability around SiNAB’s Phoenix 5 and Phoenix 10 Mission Systems. Phoenix represents the mission-system integration work we are building our PC-9 test platform around.
For prospective contractors, this is a starting point for discussing compatible sensor and mission-system evaluation programmes with our team.
Danger Close integration remains in development and subject to project-specific assessment and approvals.
01 Mission systems +
SiNAB describes Phoenix as a self-contained airborne system combining sensors, mission processing, communications and power generation.
02 Development pathway +
Discuss the suitability of the aircraft and system for your research, evaluation or demonstration project. Configuration and approvals are assessed for each project.
INTEGRATION PROGRAMME / 02
APKWS II.
DEMONSTRATION
DEVELOPMENT.
PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION
Why APKWS is here.
BAE Systems’ APKWS adds laser guidance to compatible 70 mm rockets. The manufacturer describes applications across airborne and surface platforms, including counter-UAS.
APKWS is featured as the focus of a proposed inert display and industry demonstration concept with the extended LAU-131 A/A launcher. It shows the direction of our development discussions and gives contractors context for potential collaboration.
Manufacturer footage illustrates the product. Danger Close is not offering operational APKWS or live-fire capability on the PC-9/A; any proposed configuration remains subject to assessment and approvals.
Explore APKWS at BAE Systems ↗INTEGRATION PROGRAMME / 03
MANUFACTURER PRODUCT IMAGE / ARNOLD DEFENSEPROPOSED INERT DISPLAY INTEGRATIONLAU-131 A/A.
LAU-131 A/A.
EXTENDED LAUNCHER.
Why this launcher is here.
Arnold Defense’s LAU-131 A/A is an extended-length, seven-round launcher designed to accommodate APKWS II, with applications on fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
The extended LAU-131 A/A is the launcher being considered for our APKWS II inert display and industry demonstration concept. This section identifies the specific hardware under discussion, alongside the APKWS system above.
Danger Close is exploring this configuration for demonstration purposes. Aircraft integration is proposed, not a completed or operational capability.
7ROUND CAPACITY
70 mmROCKET DIAMETER
APKWS II compatibility describes the manufacturer’s launcher. Danger Close PC-9/A integration remains a proposed capability, subject to configuration assessment and approvals.
PC-9 / RAPID PAYLOAD TESTING
LESS WAITING.
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