The European Defense and Space Agencies (EDA and ESA respectively) recently conducted a series of demonstrations in Spain to demonstrate the ability to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into civil airspace.
The European Defense and Space Agencies (EDA and ESA respectively) recently conducted a series of demonstrations in Spain to demonstrate the ability to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into civil airspace.
An unmanned aircraft (UAV) of the "Heron" type manufactured by the Aerospace Industry (TAA) successfully performed the series of tests defined in the demonstration.
UAVs occupy a central and important place in the modern military battlefield. The global trend today is to expand the use of these systems to civil applications as well (Dual Use) and to utilize them in favor of uses in agriculture, environmental monitoring and protection, emergency management, traffic, as well as being a business goal for everything. Due to this reason, many countries
In the world, they are working to license and integrate drones into the civil airspace.
The Spanish company Indra coordinates the European project called DeSIRE (Demonstration of Satellites enabling the Insertion of RPAS in Europe) and manages a consortium of 5 companies from France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. This is not the first time that the IA has teamed up with Indra: the latter operates the "Searcher" UAV produced by the IA as part of the NATO forces in Afghanistan. The two companies previously jointly carried out a successful demonstration of the "Heron" in a naval configuration in the Canary Islands for the Guardia Civil (the Civil Guard in Spain) and the Spanish Air Force, among others.
The purpose of the experiments was to formulate, among other things, a set of requirements that would form the basis for the licensing, qualification and flight safety of UAV systems and their integration into the airspace. The experiments included the integration of satellite communication in civilian and military flight areas.
Also, it is worth noting a unique demonstration when the unmanned aircraft flew in front of a manned aircraft in order to verify their location in space by air control, identifications and collision avoidance.
All the flights were carried out from the Spanish Air Force base San Javier (San Javier), where there is a control tower that manages both military and civilian traffic, during which the "Heron" integrated into the conventional traffic as if it were a military or civilian manned aircraft.
Elbit Systems will present new capabilities and advanced solutions at the Paris Air Show
The exhibition will present for the first time:
A self-defense system for unmanned aircraft, an improvement suit for C-17 aircraft, structural parts for aircraft made of composite materials and more
SPS-65V5 electronic warfare system, which is also suitable for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Used for self-defense and improves the survival capabilities of the UAV, it relies on the rich experience of Elbit Systems LA and Sigint - Elishra in developing similar systems installed on a variety of operational platforms (fighter planes, helicopters and transport planes) of customers in the Air Force and around the world.
An upgrade suit for C-130 aircraft, which incorporates the most advanced technologies in the field of avionics and enables a flexible and modular solution for operational flight at low altitude and in poor visibility conditions.
Elbit will also present CockpitNG™, which allows the pilot to conveniently and efficiently control all the avionics applications of the pilot's vehicle through a central HD touch screen, in combination with the advanced high-end display system produced by Elbit Systems, as well as the Targo™ pilot helmet, which is mainly used for training purposes and accompanies the pilot from the mission planning stage , go to training, flight and operational reconnaissance.
In the outdoor display area, the company will present the Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft, a leading system of its kind in the world, purchased by the Israeli Ministry of Defense and by other customers around the world. The Hermes 900 will be presented together with a wide variety of sensors used for observation, intelligence, target acquisition, self-defense and more.
An advanced mission trainer produced by Israel Aerospace Industries will be used by operators of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Israeli Air Force
Ben Gurion Airport, June 17, 2013- The Israeli Air Force, benefiting from the advantages of the strategic UAV system "Shuval" (Heron 1) produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), recently purchased an advanced mission trainer UMT (UAS Mission Trainer) produced by it for operational training of system operators Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Due to the ever-increasing need for operational teams qualified to operate UAVs on the modern battlefield, in all arenas, and at the tactical and strategic levels, there is a growing demand for suitable training means that simulate complex operational scenarios in the most authentic way and help reduce training costs.
The UMT trainer, early versions of which have already been delivered to various customers, provides an answer to this need and is designed to train domestic and foreign pilots, system operators and various dedicated payloads (spacecraft), (electro-optical and more), and enables individual, team and multi-team training, while Significant savings in real and expensive flight hours.
