#Aliaca NEWS | Aéronautique Navale French Navy The French Navy, which ordered 34 Airbus Aliaca fixed-wing drones in 2022 will receive a new SMDM ( Onboard Mini Aerial Drone Systems for the Navy ) variant in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) configuration The Airbus Aliaca is a small tactical uncrewed aircraft system (Category 2 UAS) available in both fixed-wing (catapult launch with automatic net recovery) and VTOL configurations, and offered in two propulsion variants.