U.S. Navy procures first-of-its-kind 100% solar-electric, Group 2 UAS from Kraus Hamdani Aerospace; the K1000ULE VTOL UAS
The U.S. Navy PMA 263 has chosen Kraus Hamdani Aerospace to offer the K1000ULE solar-electric VTOL UAS. It is going to be fielded by the USA Marine Corps Small Unit Distant Scouting System.
The Navy in the end chosen the K1000ULE via a complete down choice analysis course of
Performed at a authorities check facility and overseen by the College of Maryland UAS Analysis and Operations Heart, the next capabilities have been evaluated:
- Enhanced maneuverability, enabling operations from deprived places
- Decreased transportation and logistics enabling speedy transportation into theater
- Minimized crew necessities with a most of two operators (pilot and sensor operator)
- Silent operations to reduce detection
- Airborne endurance (prolonged flight time). The K1000ULE stays a world chief in long-endurance aerial operations
- VTOL capabilities, making certain independence from conventional runways
- Sturdiness, with the power to function in numerous environmental situations
- Day and evening operations and sensor capabilities
- Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance with Goal Acquisition capabilities
- Compliance with the SOCOM Modular Payload (MOD Payload) normal
- Command and Management (C2) vary between operator and plane
- Mission programs embody simplified Command and Management of the K1000ULE, Full-Movement Video (FMV) interfaces, and Goal Acquisition capabilities
As soon as within the arms of the U.S. Marine Corps., the attributes above will improve the Navy’s capability to carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations less complicated, sooner, and cheaper with the last word goal of saving lives. Moreover, the Navy will get enhanced long-range communication capabilities enabling continued protection in denied and contested environments.
World-leading {hardware}. Sport-changing software program.
The K1000ULE, whereas offering the longest endurance within the electrical Group-2 VTOL class, is enabled to share vital knowledge between platforms inside its community. This permits for the repositioning of plane on-demand based mostly on sensor enter whereas dynamically populating the Widespread Working Image.
A single operator can management a swarm of K1000ULE UAS via a easy person interface, figuring out particular protection areas and launching the proper variety of plane to meet dynamic missions. The pilot has full situational consciousness and may dynamically re-task plane in real-time as mission targets change utilizing gamified person interfaces.
About Kraus Hamdani Aerospace
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace is the world chief in constructing Extremely-Lengthy Endurance (ULE) Unmanned Aerial Programs (UAS) that mimic nature by using onboard synthetic intelligence to silently glide via the air like a chicken and generate clear onboard vitality. The K1000ULE is the world’s longest endurance totally electrical zero emissions autonomous unmanned plane in its dimension and weight class.
The K1000ULE contains aerial-based knowledge, ISR, and communication companies enabled by multi-drone coordination programs (coordinated swarming). This addresses vital buyer wants inside numerous sectors, corresponding to emergency and catastrophe aid, knowledge and telecommunications, protection, agriculture, oil and fuel, local weather change, and wildlife preservation.