The result of a risk-reduction study undertaken to analyse and elaborate requirements for the German, Spanish and French armed forces, European UAS is a long-endurance aerial drone system designed for surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition.
Equipped with high-tech payloads, what makes this approach a breakthrough is the modular design of the drone (broad payload bay, ground control station), its integration in a network-centric environment and in air traffic generally with the ultimate goal of certification. The main purpose of the European UAS is to provide wide-area ground and maritime surveillance along with reconnaissance of specific areas to assist commanders in the theatre of operations.
Its main operational functions include:
Ground and maritime surveillance
Daytime or infrared target reconnaissance and identification
Operations support
Integration in C4I (Command, Control, Communication, Computer and Intelligence)
Integration in air traffic
Ground or on-board segment:
Modular, interoperable system of ground stations (EU / UN & NATO) permitting remote deployment via SATCOM
System capability:
Designed for operation in non-segregated airspace
Extended range of action and high speed coverage of the mission area
Heightened sensor capability and payload bay volume make it easy to integrate new capabilities
The result of a risk-reduction study undertaken to analyse and elaborate requirements for the German, Spanish and French armed forces, European UAS is a long-endurance aerial drone system designed for surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition.
Equipped with high-tech payloads, what makes this approach a breakthrough is the modular design of the drone (broad payload bay, ground control station), its integration in a network-centric environment and in air traffic generally with the ultimate goal of certification. The main purpose of the European UAS is to provide wide-area ground and maritime surveillance along with reconnaissance of specific areas to assist commanders in the theatre of operations.
Its main operational functions include:
- Ground and maritime surveillance
- Daytime or infrared target reconnaissance and identification
- Operations support
- Integration in C4I (Command, Control, Communication, Computer and Intelligence)
- Integration in air traffic
Ground or on-board segment:
- Modular, interoperable system of ground stations (EU / UN & NATO) permitting remote deployment via SATCOM
System capability:
- Designed for operation in non-segregated airspace
- Extended range of action and high speed coverage of the mission area
- Heightened sensor capability and payload bay volume make it easy to integrate new capabilities
