Novadem introduces NXWIRE 2.0
Novadem has introduced a new tethered solution for the NX70 UAS, the company announced on 29 March.
The original NXWIRE allowed the NX70 UAS to be operated as a tethered UAS. The new solution, NXWIRE 2.0, allows the UAS to be unlocked from its cable while still airborne, giving the UAS the ability to operate tethered or untethered during the same mission.
The main advantage is that the UAS does not lose eyes-on-target while being untethered, as is the case when the system must return to the ground in order to be manually untethered.
The NXWIRE 2.0 is composed of a ground-based power supply, rugged and compact, that can be connected to a main supply or an auxiliary power unit; a 50m cable that provides the power supply between the ground and the UAS; and an embedded module, taking the place of the battery, which integrates an electromechanical mechanism allowing to unlock the cable on demand of the pilot and a reserve of energy allowing the NX70 to fly around 20 minutes once freed from the cable.
Pascal Zunino, CEO of Novadem, said: ‘With the NXWIRE 2.0, we have gathered the best of both worlds: the capability to ensure improvised and long-lasting observation missions thanks to the ground-power supply and the capability to get closer to the target without ever losing sight of it to support response teams.’
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