Aerosonde UAS: A Game Changer in Oil and Gas Security Jack Kormas Director of Operations, Aerosonde Pty Ltd 24 February 2015

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1 Aerosonde UAS: A Game Changer in Oil and Gas Security Jack Kormas Director of Operations, Aerosonde Pty Ltd 24 February

2 extron Inc. Leading Businesses Bell extron Aviation extron Systems Industrial Finance Bell Helicopter Cessna Aircraft Beechcraft Hawker extron Systems Lycoming Engines RU Simulation + raining extron Specialized Vehicles extron ools & est Jacobsen extron Financial Kautex 31% 33% 11% 24% 1% 2014 Revenue: $13B+ 2

3 extron Systems Businesses Advanced Information Solutions Electronic Systems Geospatial Solutions Lycoming Engines Marine & Land Systems Support Solutions RU Simulation + raining Unmanned Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems 3

4 extron Global Presence Europe and Russia Asia Pacific and China Central and South Americas Middle East and Africa EXRON SYSEMS EXRON, INC. 4

5 Aerosonde History/Background 1995-Aerosonde formed w/bureau of meteorology and insitu 1997-First 24 hour flight 1998-ranslantic flight 1999-Operation in Alaska (5 years) 2002-First battlespace activity w/dso 2003-Australian Coast Guard project 2005-Hurricane Ophelia surveillance 2006-AAI purchases Aerosonde UAV world record flight (38+ hrs) Memorial University deliveries 2007-Hurricane Noel surveillance 17-1/2 hour flight Low altitude wind sensor data 2008/2009-Aerosonde 4.7 Introduced 2009/2012-Antarctica Operations 2011-Design, Build, Manufacture MK4.7G 2013-Design, Build, Manufacture MK4.7J 5

6 Aerosonde Evolution First Prototypes 1993 Mark Mark EFI 2001 Mark Iridium SACOM 2002 Mark Endurance Wing 2008 J-type engine 2008 Mk K-ype Engine 2008 Shipboard Launch & Recovery 2009 Mk4.7 Block C, D 2009 L-ype Engine 2009 K-win Engine 2009 Mk 4.7 Block E 2010 Heavy Fuel Engine 2010 Mk 4.7 Block G Prototype 2010 MK 4.7 Block G Production 2011 MK 4.7 Block J Civil Aircraft

7 Aerosonde: First unmanned AOC holder in Australia Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Operations Certificate Aerosonde was the first certified provider of SUAS in Civilian Airspace Licensed by the Regulator Very good working relationship and record with the Regulator with the no serious incidents. 7

8 Aerosonde Operations Worldwide 8

9 Aerosonde UAS - Highlights Mission Ready Currently deployed in support of multiple U.S. DoD and commercial customers Operating the largest single-site UAS operation in the world >90,000 system flight hours Established support system raining facility and courseware Logistics and integrated supply chain 24/7 help desk Field service representatives urnkey fee-for-service, system sale or hybrid Flexibility Family of available drop-in payload options Multi-mission payload capable aircraft - Internal & external auxiliary payloads Scalable building blocks for a tailored system solution Aerosonde s MK4.7G first flight in combat (May 2012) Capability Runway independent Combined day/night ISR EO/IR plus plus (SWAP) Lycoming heavy fuel engine Greater than 12-hour endurance Encrypted digital C2 datalinks Encrypted digital video AIS & VMS 9

10 Global Oil &Gas Infrastructure Security Market Structure Overview Source: Visiongain

11 Oil & Gas Security hreats Politically Motivated errorism heft from pipelines Eco-errorism Lone-Wolf errorism Cyber Espionage Cyber heft Kidnapping and Piracy 11

12 Global Oil & Gas Infrastucture Security Market Forecast through 2024 Source: Visiongain

13 Aerosonde UAS System-of-Systems AIR SEGMEN Multi-Mission Payload Pod Open Payload Bay Aerosonde Mk 4.7G Improved Reliability Heavy Fuel Engine Launch Mode Modular Payload Bays Recovery Mode 13 Expeditionary Ground Control Station (EGCS) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this document. 13 Launch and Recovery railer (LR) GROUND SEGMEN

14 Unmanned System Flexibility Land Based Ops Expeditionary Ops Maritime Ops Day and Night Imagery 14

15 Example of Civil/Commercial Mission Success 15

16 Critical Elements of a Successful Mission Operational Experience System Reliability System Flexibility Need the right tool for the job! 16

17 Aerosonde raining Center of Excellence Dedicated classroom and flight training facilities at Ft. Pickett, Virginia and Melbourne, Australia Enhanced training using lessons learned from field combat flight hours More than 20 training classes since 2012 More than 200 certified crew members, including employees, subcontractors and foreign nationals Executed more than 3,700 simulator and live-flight training hours Simulators with adaptable simulation environment capability ailored pre-deployment exercises to emulate customer s operations Dedicated, concurrent training equipment 17 1

18 Span of Missions: Security Survey Delivery Illegal activity monitoring Pipeline leak detection/pollution Control Data and communications relay Precision agriculture Mapping and surveying Environmental conservation Power line survey Critical infrastructure security 18

19 HANK YOU! 2014 extron Inc., extron Systems Corporation, AAI Corporation, Overwatch Systems, Ltd., Avco Corporation, and RU Simulation + raining, Inc. All rights reserved.