Arcturus T-20 Medium Range Tactical UAV

T-20 is a medium range tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system designed and manufactured in the US by Arcturus-UAV for the United States Armed Forces. The system comprises two aerial vehicles, a ground control station (GCS), a portable launcher and a support trailer for payload and personnel.

The vehicle captures real time intelligence data and transmits to the GCS through a line of sight C-band satellite communication datalink. Flying up to a maximum altitude of 15,000ft, the T-20 can provide its operators with real time intelligence data by carrying out surveillance and reconnaissance operations over a large area. The T-20 was produced in two variants which include the T-20R (research variant) and the T-20A (variant with wing pod attachments).

The T-20 is a high wing monoplane design made up of carbon fibre composite materials. It is a runway independent UAV designed to operate on dirt, desert, unprepared, grass and gravel roads. It can execute intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions even in hostile environments.

The 2.8m long and 5.2m wide aerial vehicle was designed to launch from a runway or mobile platforms such as ships through a pneumatic catapult launcher system and can be recovered either by belly landing or by net capturing.

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RQ-11 Raven US Army Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It is advised for accelerated deployment and top advancement for aggressive and bartering operations. The Raven meets army requirements for low-altitude reconnaissance, surveillance and ambition acquisition. It can be operated manually or programmed for free operation, utilising the system's avant-garde avionics and GPS navigation.

The US Army appropriate live-coverage capability, to accredit the troops to get real-time, abreast and over-the-horizon angle in agitation areas. The army bought four AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer UAVs in 1999, for aggressive operations in burghal breadth (MOUT) and the ACTD (advanced abstraction technology demonstration) programme.

The Raven allows aggressive units to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and assay (ISR) over crisis zones after committing soldiers. It allows the assignment force to adviser an breadth with a beneath bulging attendance and reside video capabilities during day and night.

Launched in just minutes, by hand, into the air like a archetypal airplane, the Raven acreage itself by auto-piloting to a abreast hover. It does not crave anxiously able landing strips. Acute no busy abutment facilities, the Raven alluringly apparel forward-deployed units. Automated appearance and GPS technology accomplish it simple to operate, acute no specialised abilities or all-embracing flight training.

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MQ-8B Fire Scout Navy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Fire Scout is the Navy's vehicle take-off unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV), which is programmed to deploy aboard the Littoral Combat Ship and turn into operational in FY 09. through the summer of 2005 The fire Scout was re-designated from one RQ-8B to MQ-8B. This new designation, MQ, reflects the multi-mission functionality of these Fire Scout.

The Fire Scout UAS will provide day/night real time ISR and targeting as well as communication-relay and battlefield management capabilities to support core Littoral Combat Ship mission locations of ASW, MIW and ASUW for the Naval forces. The Navy is Obtaining the MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV to acomplish the service's requirement for a tactical UAV capable of operating in the shipboard environment.

A baseline payload which includes electro-optical/infrared sensors plus a laser designator enables Fire Scout to look for tactical targets, track and designate targets, accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms and perform battle harm assessment. The fire Scout Vertical Take-Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) system is comprised of ground control stations, as much as three MQ-8B Fire Scout air vehicles, and associated control handling and support equipment.

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RQ-170 Sentinel USAF Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The RQ-170 Sentinel is a low observable unmanned aircraft system (UAS) being developed, tested and fielded by the USAF. it'll offer reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the joint forces commander. The Air Force's RQ-170 program leverages the Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs (ADP) and government efforts to rapidly develop and produce a low observable UAS.

The RQ-170 Sentinel is fitted with an active electronically scanned array radar, synthetic aperture radar and signal intelligence in its belly fairings. The RQ-170 is powered by a single General electric TF34 turbofan engine that produces 9,275lbs of thrust. The TF34 is intended and built by US based engine manufacturer General electric Aviation.

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MQ-9 Reaper Hunter-Killer UAV

The MQ-9 Reaper (previously Predator B) is a medium-to-high altitude and long endurance remotely piloted aircraft system. The MQ-9's primary mission is as a persistent hunter-killer against rising targets in support of joint force commander objectives. The MQ-9's secondary mission is to act as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance asset, using sensors to produce real-time information to commanders and intelligence specialists at all levels.

The MQ-9 Reaper aircraft was designed to work over-the-horizon at medium-to-high altitude for long endurance sorties. The aircraft was designed primarily to prosecute crucial} emerging Time Sensitive Targets (TSTs) as a radar-based attack asset with on-board hard-kill capability (hunter-killer) and also perform Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition (ISR TA) as a secondary role. in the hunter-killer role, the aircraft ca} use fused multi-spectral sensors to automatically find, fix, and track ground targets (Automatic Target Cueing (ATC), Target Location Accuracy (TLA), Metric Sensor and different capabilities and assess post-strike results. The MQ-9 was also to be explored for potential Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Sensors capabilities.

The MQ-9 Reaper was the Air Force's first purpose designed hunter-killer UAV. it's larger and more powerful than the prevailing MQ-1 Predator. The MQ-9 Reaper was designed to deliver considerably expanded capabilities, flying twice as high, twice as quick, and carrying four times the weapons. available stores include the GBU-12, EGBU-12, and GBU-38 500 lb Joint Direct Attack Munition.

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A-160 Hummingbird-UAV Aircraft

The A-160 Hummingbird, a vertical take-off-and-landing UAV, has been advised to fly up to 2,500 additional abyssal afar with 30 to 40 hour endurance. Its modular burden build can backpack up to 1,000 pounds. The A-160 offers range and ability aberrant in the history of helicopter UAV design. It will accommodate reconnaissance, surveillance, ambition acquisition, advice relay, attention re-supply, sensor supply and eventually attention beforehand capabilities.

The A160 Hummingbird, congenital by DARPA and Frontier Aviation of San Diego, will accomplishment a hingeless, adamant rotor abstraction operating at the optimum rotational acceleration to aftermath a vertical abandonment and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with actual low deejay loading and rotor tip speeds consistent in an able low ability amble and top ability system. This different abstraction offers the abeyant for cogent increases in VTOL UAV ambit (more than 2,000 nm) and ability (24-48 hours). Detailed design, artifact and testing of this vehicle is getting conducted to authorize its performance, reliability, and maintainability.

The A160 abstraction is getting evaluated for surveillance and targeting, communications and abstracts relay, baleful and non-lethal weapons delivery, assured aggregation recovery, resupply of armament in the field, and appropriate operations missions in abutment of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and added Agency needs. It is getting developed as a basic of the DARPA/Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) Program. In addition, this affairs will appraise appliance of the optimum acceleration rotor abstraction to added systems including abundant lift and angle rotor capabilities. The affairs will aswell beforehand awful able abundant ammunition engine technologies to added beforehand accepted ambit and ability projections as able-bodied as advance operational believability and acumen compatibility.

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