Who We Are What We Do Products Services Careers Contact TSC News Home » TSC News » Long Endurance Aircraft (LEA) Press Release Long Endurance Aircraft (LEA) Press Release Pictured above: Pipistrel MALE Surveillance platform Technology Service Corporation’s (TSC) operation and sustainment of the Group 4 unmanned long endurance aircraft (LEA) fleet recently completed its 2,100th mission sortie milestone with more than 28,000 combat flight hours in support of high-priority intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations for the Department of Defense. Deployed since 2016, the LEA system provides cost-effective and enduring continuous full motion video and electronic surveillance for beyond line of sight ISR operations. Developed and advanced under several DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts, the medium altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial system (UAS) utilizes a high lift to drag ratio commercial composite Pipistrel Sinus airframe. The UAS conversion provides fully automated takeoff to landing flight operations utilizing hardened GPS navigation and an encrypted satellite-based command and data relay for true global operational access. The LEA system can also provide a rapid expeditionary ISR capability for deployment to austere locations with operations initiated in less than 24 hours with both an all forward or split forward launch and recovery and remote mission control configuration. View the Full Press Release Related Content TSC formally acquires Praxis Products as of 1 September, 2021 TSC is pleased to announce the formal acquisition of Praxis Products as of 1 September 2021. Praxis Products is an exciting addition to the TSC team that brings a wealth of subject matter expertise for wireless and SIGINT solutions with a complementary set of hardware and software solutions. Learn more → TSC formally acquires Avwatch as of 2 August, 2021 TSC is pleased to announce the formal acquisition of Avwatch as of 2 August 2021. Avwatch is an innovative aviation company that has pioneered the use of new technologies in defense and homeland security operations both domestically and overseas. Learn more → SEA, AIR, SPACE SYMPOSIUM We are pleased to announce our in-person attendance to the 2021 Sea, Air, Space Symposium on August 2-4! Learn more → AUSA 2021 TSC will be exhibiting at AUSA’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Exposition. Taking place October 11-13, AUSA is the largest land powered exposition in the U.S. Learn more → TSC is a high technology company providing engineering consulting services and specialized products to the U.S. Government and industry. What We Do Precision Weapons Radar and Fire Control Air and Missile Defense Airborne Systems Electronic Warfare Space Systems and Intelligence Products Modeling and Simulation Modular RF Solutions Test Solutions Polyphase Microwave Careers Careers at TSC Contact Contact TSC 251 18th Street South, Suite 705 Arlington, VA 22202 Copyright Technology Service Corporation 2021 - All Rights Reserved ×