MMIST CQ-10 SnowGoose


The MMIST CQ-10A SnowGoose is a cargo delivery unmanned aerial vehicle with the United States Armed Forces. 15 vehicles were produced. The SnowGoose UAV is produced by the Canadian company Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology.
The SnowGoose UAV is an application of MMIST's Sherpa autonomous GPS-guided parafoil delivery system and is intended for pin-point delivery of small cargo items, such as ammunition and supplies, to special forces.

Features

A fully loaded Snowgoose can carry.
The SnowGoose was originally designed for leaflet dispensing for psychological warfare, but can support a variety of missions with its six modular cargo bays, each of which can carry pods for fuel, supplies, electronics packages, and provide aerial surveillance and communications relay.
The CQ-10A uses a parafoil for lift; the CQ-10B uses an autogyro rotor for lift. The "B" version has twice the range of the "A" version. The CQ-10B can carry 1,088 kg up to 150 km from a central base per day, placing the loads within 30 m of a predesignated point, then performing near-vertical take-offs.
It is able to be launched from HMMWVs, and can be launched from Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs. Its first flight was in April 2001. It achieved initial operating capability in April 2005.

Variants

; CQ-10A: Parafoil lift.
; CQ-10B: Autogyro rotor lift with increased range, V/STOL.

Operators