United Aeronautics Syndicate

United Aeronautics Syndicate

Native name	Tadukli Yeddukklen n Tasnafsit
Type	Direct distributist syndicate
Industry	Aerospace Defence
Founded	March 12, 1922 (1922-03-12) in Wasif, Talahara
Founders	Gwafa Libu Yugurten Arezki
Headquarters	Maktarim , Talahara
Key people	Kaci Siman (General secretary) Tafalkayt Yuns (Chief delegate)
Net income	Ⲇ4.64 billion (2025) ($6.03 billion)
Total assets	Ⲇ15.07 billion (2025) ($19.57 billion)
Members	14,683 (2025)
Website	uas.ta.com

The United Aeronautics Syndicate (Takelat: ⵜⴰⴷⵓⴽⵍⵉ ⵢⴻⴹⵓⴿⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵙⵏⴰⴼⵙⵉⵜ; Tadukli Yeḍukklen n Tasnafsit), commonly initiallized as UAS (TaYeTas) is a Talaharan aerospace manufacturing and design firm based in Maktarim with satellite facilities around the country. The UAS is a direct distributist syndicate, collectively owned by its workforce membership, sectioned into design and manufacturing sections.

The UAS was formed in 1922 for the manufacture of fixed-wing aircraft as the Aeroplane Fabricators' Union. In 1936, it merged with the failing National Aerostatics Syndicate to form the United Aeronautics Syndicate. In the present day, the UAS is the preeminent Talaharan defence contractor with export customers across the global left.

History

Establishment

Fixed-wing aircraft were first experienced by Talaharan military observers and spies in the Second West Scipian War fought between Sydalon and Yisrael between 1915 and 1918. From then on, Talaharan military experts pushed to adopt foreign designs, primarily in support and fast scouting roles. In this era, aerostats including dirigibles and tethered observation balloons had been employed for decades and their manufacture was the purview of the National Aerostatics Syndicate. Despite this, some of the first entities contracted for the manufacture of domestic fixed-wing designs were automotive and locomotive syndicates. Due to the distinct nature of the technology, the Aeroplane Fabricators' Union was formed in 1922, incorporating the design and assembly functions of fixed-wing craft which were growing in prominence for both civilian use and in military doctrine.

Three AGMA T2 Falcon piston engine fighters flying over a Tyreseian submarine c. 1934.

The first aircraft produced by the AFU was the AGMA T1 Eagle, from a joint Talaharan-Tyreseian design in 1922. At the time, aircraft designs were developed by the a trans-Rubricine design bureau referred to as AGMA. The 'T' referred to a piston engine. The T1 was subsequently developed into the AGMA T2 Falcon which featured a more powerful engine for greater speed while retaining the same range as the T1. The AFU's first commercial/transportation aircraft, the AGMA T4 first flew in 1925 and opened a new sector for the syndicate.

AGMA T47 Swift aircraft, c. 1948.

In the mid-1930s, the National Aerostatics Syndicate was failing due to concerns regarding the speed and controllability of aerostats for both civilian and military use. While aerostats maintained relevance in certain roles, the market share in air travel was rapidly dropping in favour of fixed-winged aircraft. In early 1936, the Talaharan Air Corps reorganized, folding its airship division into airlift and reconnaissance wings alongside a bulk of fixed-winged aircraft. Shortly thereafter, the National Aerostatics Syndicate was merged into the AFU by a mutual petition of memberships, forming the United Aeronautics Syndicate the same year. The 1930s also saw the expansion of fixed-wing transports such as the 3T8 and the 3T48 commercial passenger and transport aircraft.

3T48 passenger plane, c. 1940.

Following a few other developments, the UAS began producing the first reliable mainline fighter aircraft of the Rubric Coast, the AGMA T47 Swift, which began the trend of marking its designation after the year of its first flight (in the Rubric standard calendar). The Swift was the first Talaharan-built fixed-winged aircraft to see active service during the Liberation of Kirthan in 1951. While the service lives of many previous aircraft were relatively brief, the Swift remained in service until the 1960s, well after the introduction of jet aircraft.

Jet engine developments

By the second half of the 1940s, jet engines were being developed for military applications. Talahara and Tyreseia developed a testbed jet engine in 1948 and had its first prototype jet fighter in the air by 1950. The AGMA P58 Lightning first entered into active service in 1951, just in time for a limited number of aircraft to also take part in the Liberation of Kirthan. The Lightning would be succeeded by the Lightning II a few years later. These two aircraft would be the last designs from AGMA produced by the UAS.

NT70 Jet Stream passenger airliner, c. mid-1990s.

In 1953, the UAS formed the Design Bureau Section, which included a number of different bureaus focused on creating bespoke designs and prototypes for the UAS to produce. The first design produced by the UAS was the N65 Vindicator, a third-generation jet interceptor which proved to be a venerable design. A twin-engine long-range reconnaissance and strategic bomber, the NB68 Warlord, was the next jet aircraft produced. Following that, the NT70 Jet Stream was the first Talaharan jet airliner, with a total capacity of 80 passengers. Later updates and extensions would see a maximum capacity of up to 140 passengers. This first development ultimately proved to be the last, as future regional airliners produced by the UAS would make use of traditional propeller designs.

Organization

The UAS is a is a direct distributist syndicate or "DDS". Its structure is divided between two divisions, referred to as sections; the Design Bureau Section and the Manufacturing section. Manufacturing is the larger section of the two and controls six out of nine seats at the syndical council which is chaired by a general secretary. As with many DDS firms in Talahara, the general workforce is also represented by an ombudsperson, referred to as a chief delegate, who is a directly elected voice on the council.

Manufacturing

Shops, factories, and divisions make up a nested council system of governance for the Manufacturing section of the UAS. Each of the six divisions have seats at the syndical council. Those divisions include: a materials production division, two engineering divisions, two fixed-wing assembly divisions, and a rotary-wing assembly division. The Manufacturing section has assets concentrated along the Rubric Coast-proper in the cities of Maktarim, Takalt, and Mestaɣanim. The units of the Manufacturing section are non-competitive and task-oriented groups with varying quotas set by the syndical council as a collective bargaining unit for contract negotiation and in making market analysis for the syndicate's supply and demand quotients in Talahara's centralized distribution network.