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Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 Fixed Wing UAS

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Region
United States
Category
Безпілотні платформи
Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 Fixed Wing UAS support fixed-wing unmanned aircraft with upgraded payload capacity and performance. The Textron Systems Aerosonde® Mk. 4.8 Fixed-Wing UAS is an ultra-reliable and field-proven unmanned aircraft that offers enhanced performance and an improved SWaP profile compared to its predecessor, the Mk. 4.7 configuration. Featuring a low visual and auditory signature, it is well suited to covert missions and helps teams withstand challenging operational environments from the desert heat to
the Arctic cold. It is easily deployed with a launch and recovery trailer that is well suited to space-constrained shipboard applications. The powerful UAS is driven by a heavy fuel engine that can operate on JP-5, JP-8, F44, Jet-A, or Jet-A1. With a carrying capacity of 39 lbs, it can be equipped with up to six payloads to provide versatile multi-INT capabilities in a single sortie, with over 40 different possibilities including: EO/IR imaging systems Maritime wide-area search SAR (synthetic aperture radar) AIS (Automatic Identification Systems) EW (electronic warfare) and SIGINT (signals intelligence) payloads LiDAR scanners MANET (mobile ad-hoc networking) communications.