AAI Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
Drone Factory
Design, production, integration and flight test of fixed-wing, VTOL and multirotor unmanned aircraft for defence and enterprise customers.
Manufacturing capabilities →About AAI Aerospace
One campus. Two companies. A complete UAS capability.
AAI Aerospace is the unmanned aviation company of Artanis Group. AAI Manufacturing designs, builds and flight-tests unmanned aircraft. AAI Academy trains the pilots, operators and technicians who fly and maintain them. Each aircraft that leaves the factory has a trained crew waiting for it.
BUILD
Airframes, avionics integration and final assembly at the Drone Factory.
TRAIN
Certified remote-pilot, operator and maintenance programmes at the Drone Academy.
DEPLOY
Flight test, acceptance and command-and-control on site before delivery.
EMPOWER
Skilled aerospace jobs and a local supply chain for Lipis and Pahang.
30ACRES
Drone Factory site, Lipis
10ACRES
Drone Academy campus, adjoining
3
Factory zones: production, logistics, flight test & C2
3
Markets in sequence: military, enterprise, consumer
AAI Academy Sdn Bhd
Drone Academy
Remote-pilot licensing, mission operations and UAS maintenance training for the armed forces, agencies, industry and new entrants.
Training programmes →In development AAI Services Sdn Bhd will provide maintenance, repair & overhaul and spares support for AAI fleets in service.
AAI Manufacturing
The Drone Factory at Tapak Kilang Perisai.
A 30-acre site laid out as a single flow: parts arrive at the logistics hub, aircraft are built in the manufacturing hall, and every airframe is flown and accepted at the flight test centre before handover.
- Zone A
- Manufacturing FacilityComposite airframe fabrication, avionics and payload integration, final assembly and quality inspection.
- Zone B
- Logistics HubControlled stores for components and spares, kitting for production lines, and secure dispatch to customers.
- Zone C
- Flight Test & C2 CentreRunway and VTOL pads, ground control stations and a command-and-control room for acceptance flights and customer demonstrations.
Fixed-wing · MALE
Long-endurance ISR
Persistent surveillance for maritime and border patrol.
- Endurance
- 24+ h
- Wingspan
- 14 m
- Link
- LOS / SATCOM
Fixed-wing · Tactical
Tactical UAS
Runway-launched reconnaissance for brigade-level units.
- Endurance
- 10 h
- Wingspan
- 5 m
- Radius
- 150 km
Hybrid VTOL
VTOL Mapper
Vertical take-off with fixed-wing cruise for survey and GIS.
- Endurance
- 3 h
- Payload
- 3 kg
- Launch
- No runway
Multirotor
Inspection Quad
Close-range inspection of utilities, plantations and infrastructure.
- Endurance
- 45 min
- Payload
- 2.5 kg
- Rating
- IP54
Specifications are indicative targets for the product roadmap and will be confirmed per variant.
Market roadmap
Military
ISR and tactical platforms for the Malaysian Armed Forces and security agencies, with sovereign production and support.
Enterprise
Mapping, inspection and monitoring drones for energy, plantation, utilities and public-sector users.
Consumer
Locally built drones for creators, education and recreational pilots, drawing on proven production lines.
AAI Academy
The Drone Academy trains the crews behind every mission.
A 10-acre training campus next to the factory, with classrooms, simulators, a mission control suite and live-flying areas. Students learn on the same aircraft AAI builds, then fly them on the test range.
| Code | Programme | For | Duration | Intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP-100 | Remote Pilot FoundationAir law, airspace, meteorology and basic multirotor flying | New pilots, school leavers | 2 weeks | Monthly |
| RP-200 | Advanced Operations & BVLOSBeyond-visual-line-of-sight planning, risk assessment, night flying | Licensed pilots | 3 weeks | Quarterly |
| MO-300 | Military UAS OperatorTactical ISR missions, payload operation, C2 procedures | Armed forces, agencies | 8 weeks | By contract |
| MT-210 | UAS Maintenance TechnicianAirframe, propulsion and avionics servicing on AAI platforms | Technicians, TVET graduates | 6 weeks | Bi-monthly |
| GS-150 | Drone Mapping & GISPhotogrammetry, LiDAR processing and GIS deliverables | Surveyors, planners | 2 weeks | Monthly |
Defence & security
Closed cohorts for Armed Forces branches and enforcement agencies, run on site or at unit bases.
Industry
Pilot and analyst training for plantation, energy, construction and utility operators.
Community & youth
Entry pathways and TVET partnerships that bring Pahang talent into aerospace careers.
Indicative layout for illustration. Not to scale.
Location
Lipis, Pahang.
Tapak Kilang PerisaiMukim Telang, 27200 Lipis
Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
Inland Pahang gives the campus open airspace for flight testing, room to expand, and a local workforce the Academy can train directly into factory roles.
Leadership
Board of AAI Manufacturing.
Defence command experience, drone-industry operations and technology delivery on one board.
MT
Non-Executive ChairmanLt Gen Dato' Sri Muhammad Tarminzi
Senior Royal Malaysian Air Force (R) leadership and defence-sector governance.
KM
Non-Executive DirectorDato Dr Kamarul A Muhamed
Aerodyne Group. Global drone services and industry scale-up.
ME
CEO & DirectorEzran Baharum
Technology entrepreneur leading strategy, partnerships and delivery across Artanis Group.
MA
COO & DirectorMonir Azzouzi
Operations, production build-out and facility commissioning.
Contact
Work with AAI Aerospace.
We welcome enquiries from defence and government agencies, industry partners, investors and prospective students.
- Defence & governmentPlatforms, sovereign production, support contracts
- Enterprise customersMapping, inspection and fleet supply
- TrainingAcademy intakes and closed cohorts
- Investors & partnersAAI Manufacturing and AAI Academy raises
- Suppliers & careersLocal supply chain and aerospace roles