Aircraft & UAVs

IOMAX Archangel

The IOMAX Archangel is a U.S.-built armed surveillance and light attack turboprop derived from the Thrush S2R-660 agricultural airframe. IOMAX markets it as a low-cost border-security and counterinsurgency platform with six wing stations, fixed landing gear, and precision-weapon integration, and UAE-operated aircraft later appeared in Yemen and Libya.

Carried Munitions

IOMAX describes the Archangel as a ground-attack platform that can carry guided bombs, missiles, and rockets on its six wing stations.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
Mk 82 fitted with a Paveway- or Lizard-series guidance kit, 500-pound guided air-delivered bomb, Aircraft & UAVsMk 82 fitted with a Paveway- or Lizard-series guidance kitLaser-guided bomb

IOMAX lists GBU-12/58 Laser Guided Bombs among the Archangel's supported stores.

Sources: Archangel - IOMAX

GBU-58 Paveway II, 250-pound laser-guided bomb, MunitionsGBU-58 Paveway IILaser-guided bomb

IOMAX lists GBU-12/58 Laser Guided Bombs among the Archangel's supported stores.

Sources: Archangel - IOMAX

AGM-114 Hellfire missile family, Air-to-surface missile family, MunitionsAGM-114 Hellfire missile familyAir-to-surface missile

IOMAX lists AGM-114 Hellfire as a supported Archangel weapon.

Sources: Archangel - IOMAX

Cirit guided rocket, Laser-guided 70 mm rocket, MunitionsCirit guided rocketGuided rocket

IOMAX lists CIRIT 2.75-inch laser-guided rockets as a supported Archangel weapon.

Sources: Archangel - IOMAX

Profile

Origin
United States
Built by
IOMAX USA, LLC
Type
Armed surveillance and light attack turboprop aircraft
Service note
2010s export light-attack aircraft
Designer
IOMAX USA, LLC
Produced
2015-present
Variants
Archangel BPA
Developed from
Thrush S2R-660

Also Known As

  • Archangel
  • Archangel BPA
  • Archangel Border Patrol Aircraft
  • IOMAX Archangel BPA

Specifications

Crew
2
Wing stations
6
Landing gear
Fixed conventional
Operating cost
Less than $1,000 per flying hour
Operating environment
Can operate from unimproved strips and austere fields
Weapons
GBU-12/58 laser-guided bombs, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, and CIRIT 2.75-inch laser-guided rockets

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service
Entered UAE service as a border-patrol and strike aircraft in the mid-2010s; later reporting ties the type to Yemen and Libya.
Used by
United Arab Emirates Air Force
Wars
Yemeni Civil War, Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)

Conflict Usage

IOMAX Archangel Images

Related Weapon Systems

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