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N461VA

Martin UAV (Shield AI) VBAT

Valid Defense dronesArizona

N461VA is a Martin UAV (Shield AI) VBAT, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine, built in 2022. It is unmanned. It is registered to Northrop Grumman, a corporation in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 10, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development; unmanned aircraft, crew training, dated April 2, 2024.

Aircraft

Maker
Martin UAV (Shield AI) (United States)
FAA spelling: MARTIN UAV
Model
VBAT
Serial number
061
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Suter TOA 288 · 24 hp
Seats
0
Year built
2022
Transponder code
A59F2E (octal 51317456)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 10, 2023
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and development; Unmanned aircraft, crew training · April 2, 2024
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01386005

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Northrop Grumman
Type
Corporation
Address
4067 Enterprise Way
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-2273

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2017-01-10Airbus Industrie A310-222 · exported to Netherlands · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data