Leonardo positions AWHERO for Australian market
Leonardo is showcasing its AWHERO rotary UAS to national and local authorities in Australia through 30 March, the company announced on 22 March.
The company is positioning the 200kg category remotely piloted aircraft is a solution for a number of Australian requirements supporting law enforcement, defence and border control programmes. It can also be used for missions including homeland security, pipeline and powerline monitoring, monitoring the environment and critical infrastructure as well as supporting rescue efforts, disaster relief and damage assessment during natural disasters.
AWHERO has a maximum gross weight of 205kg and a useful load of 85kg. The UAS has a maximum endurance of over six hours and is designed to deliver high maintainability and low operating costs, with multiple redundancies of all main critical systems.
The UAS’ payload options include radar, electro-optics, LiDAR and advanced communication systems.
To carry out maritime missions, AWHERO integrates a deck sensor and autopilot modes developed specially to permit landing and take-off from ships.
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