Royal Navy uncrewed aircraft trial marks European first
UK flight test sees largest unmanned aircraft take off from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier.
Almost 18 months since Swiss company Flyability debuted Elios, the company has revealed the next iteration in its collision-tolerant inspection and exploration mini UAV portfolio, Elios 2.
With its shockproof and anti-collision technology, Elios 2 is equipped with a 4k camera which has the ability to provide imagery up to 12 mega pixels. In addition, it is able to provide high definition live streaming.
The indoor inspection drone is able to operate in confined spaces which is assisted by its capacity to operate from GPS-free stabilisation.
Elios 2 has seven sensors onboard comprising of lasers which can measure distances from
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UK flight test sees largest unmanned aircraft take off from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier.
CATIC have displayed its new AR-2000 drone at Dubai Airshow 2023, emphasising ship-based capabilities with PLA already purchasing.
Australia has ordered four Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS which can operate as an uncrewed maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) alongside the country’s in-service Boeing P-8A MPA fleet.
The Khronos tethered UAS has been designed to be simple to use and has drawn on Elistair’s experience with hundreds of existing customers.
The use of long-duration Uncrewed Surface Vehicles for maritime surveillance and monitoring has become part of the fleet inventory as navies try to reduce the level of effort required to gather intelligence on areas of interest.
A growing number of uncrewed systems have been on show at Sydney's Indo-Pacific Maritime exhibition with a select few currently being trialled to see if they can enhance the Royal Australian Navy's surveillance levels.