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 will likely be fielded by the USA Marine Corps Small Unit Distant Scouting System.Â
The Navy finally chosen the K1000ULE by means of a complete down choice analysis course of
Performed at a authorities check facility and overseen by the College of Maryland UAS Analysis and Operations Middle, the next capabilities had been evaluated:
- Enhanced maneuverability, enabling operations from deprived areas
- Lowered transportation and logistics enabling fast transportation into theater
- Minimized crew necessities with a most of two operators (pilot and sensor operator)
- Silent operations to attenuate detection
- Airborne endurance (prolonged flight time). The K1000ULE stays a world chief in long-endurance aerial operations
- VTOL capabilities, guaranteeing independence from conventional runways
- Sturdiness, with the flexibility to function in varied 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 methods embody simplified Command and Management of the K1000ULE, Full-Movement Video (FMV) interfaces, and Goal Acquisition capabilities
As soon as within the fingers 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, quicker, and less expensive 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 crucial knowledge between platforms inside its community. This permits for the repositioning of plane on-demand primarily based on sensor enter whereas dynamically populating the Frequent Working Image.
A single operator can management a swarm of K1000ULE UAS by means of a easy consumer interface, figuring out particular protection areas and launching the right variety of plane to meet dynamic missions. The pilot has full situational consciousness and might dynamically re-task plane in real-time as mission targets change utilizing gamified consumer interfaces.
About Kraus Hamdani Aerospace
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace is the world chief in constructing Extremely-Lengthy Endurance (ULE) Unmanned Aerial Methods (UAS) that mimic nature by using onboard synthetic intelligence to silently glide by means of the air like a fowl and generate clear onboard power. The K1000ULE is the world’s longest endurance totally electrical zero emissions autonomous unmanned plane in its dimension and weight class.Â
The K1000ULE includes aerial-based knowledge, ISR, and communication providers enabled by multi-drone coordination methods (coordinated swarming). This addresses crucial buyer wants inside varied sectors, akin to emergency and catastrophe reduction, knowledge and telecommunications, protection, agriculture, oil and gasoline, local weather change, and wildlife preservation.
