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Silver Fox ScanEagle Aerosonde BATCAM
Manufacturer Advanced Ceramics Insitu Group/Boeing Aerosonde/Lockheed Martin ARA
User Service Navy Marine Corps Navy SOCOM
Weight 20 lb 39.6 lb 33 lb 0.84 lb
Length 4.8 ft 3.9 ft 5.7 ft 24 in
Wingspan 7.8 ft 10 ft 9.4 ft 21 in
Payload Capacity 5 lb 5-7 lb 12 lb 0.09 lb
Engine Type Diesel/Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline Battery
Ceiling 16,000 ft 19,000 ft 20,000 ft 1,000 ft
Radius 20 nm 60 nm 1,000 nm 1.6 nm
Endurance 10 hr 20 hr 30 hr 18 min
Number Planned 20-30 systems 2 systems (lease) 1 system 23 systems
Number UA/System 3 8 5-8 2
Silver Fox
Background: Silver Fox is a modular UA capable of running on either MOGAS or JP fuel. The Office of Naval Research is testing its utility for ship security and harbor patrol. It has demonstrated an endurance of 8 hours and is attempting to control four airborne aircraft simultaneously. Canada’s armed forces are acquiring a system for joint evaluation.
ScanEagle
Background: ScanEagle is a long endurance, low cost UA. It recently supported JFCOM’s Forward Look exercises, and two systems of eight aircraft each deployed to Iraq to provide force protection for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). ScanEagle carries an inertially stabilized camera turret for both EO/IR imagery. Its sensor data links have integrated Cursor on Target (CoT) capability, allowing it to be interoperable with other legacy systems and enabling the operator to integrate operations with larger, high-value UA such as Predator through the ground control station. Its Skyhook (near-vertical recovery system) and pneumatic catapult launcher allow operations from ships or from remote, unimproved areas. ScanEagle’s longest endurance flight aloft is
20.1 hours. A planned version will feature improved endurance of over 30 hours.
Aerosonde
Background: Aerosonde is a very long endurance, low cost UAS. Aerosonde can carry a family of compact payloads including TV cameras, IR cameras, ESM, and jammer electronics. Aerosonde is currently operating at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility, at an a arctic facility in Barrow, Alaska, and at two locations in Australia. The Office of Naval Research has purchased several aircraft along with services for instrument/payload development. Aerosonde has also been
selected for the USAF Weather Scout Foreign Cooperative Test.
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