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How does ship-based #UAS endurance impact other critical mission operations? Every launch and recovery cycle takes deck space, personnel, and command resources away from other mission priorities and assets. Insitu UAS can stay airborne 3-4x as long as their competitors, minimizing risk and maximizing value, ensuring better odds of mission success.#EnduranceMatters #EnduranceIsEverything

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Manta Ray #UUV prototype completes full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of SoCal. The DARPA program exhibits modular, first-of-kind capability for an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle.The Manta Ray program seeks to demonstrate critical technologies for a new class of long duration, long range, payload-capable UUVs. If successful, this new class of #UUV will give the combatant commander an amplification of capacity without disrupting current operations by remaining independent of manned vessels and ports once deployed.https://lnkd.in/g-TZwyeW

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#HAPS - High Altitude Psedu Satellite Is a type of #aircraft, #unmanned aerial vehicle (#UAV), or #balloon that stands between #satellites and conventional #UAVs in terms of altitude and endurance. HAPSs are designed to remain at high altitudes, typically around 20 kilometers (65,000 feet) for extended periods of time, often with the capability to stay positioned over a fixed point on #Earth. This position allows the #HAPS to serve many of the same functions as #orbital_satellites, such as #telecommunications, #surveillance, and #environmental monitoring, but with the added benefits of closer proximity to the ground, lower deployment costs, and the flexibility to be redirected as needed.Watch the technology:https://lnkd.in/dr-9eZJC

Clean landings, blue skies and the best of the best flight crew in the industry. What more can you ask for? Pictured is the #AiRanger UAS, capable of #mediumaltitude #BVLOS operations. Want to know more? Hit the like and follow buttons and come along this journey with #AmericanAerospace!

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Introducing Geonyx-M™: A Inertial Navigation System for Amphibious Vehicles and Speed Boats! 🌊Learn just some of the ways the Geonyx-M™ is setting new standards in naval navigation technology. Key Features:✅ Standalone Performance: Say goodbye to reliance on external sensors! Geonyx-M operates autonomously, ensuring precision navigation and pointing in GNSS-denied environments.✅ Extreme Conditions Ready: Geonyx-M thrives in the harshest conditions, providing consistent performance you can rely on.✅ Versatile, Compact, Modular: unparalleled versatility while maintaining a compact and modular design for seamless integration.✅ State-of-the-Art HRG Technology: delivers unparalleled accuracy and reliability, ensuring precise navigation every time.Whether you're navigating through rough waters or exploring uncharted territories, trust Geonyx-M to be your ultimate navigation companion. ✨Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gpX74UTkRequest a quote: https://lnkd.in/e2TmGca3#GeonyxM #PNT #InertialNavigation

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The sun sets, bringing the night,Aerial reconnaissance says, "Take flight!"Thanks to the USG-405 payload, our PD-2 works successfully both day and night.A Full HD camera with 30x optical zoom, a thermal sensor, and a laser rangefinder allow the operator to detect even small targets from kilometers away, automatically track moving vehicles at long distances, quickly obtain precise target coordinates, and much more.Additionally, the payload has powerful software, allowing the operator to work faster and save time, which can be used for decision-making.In other words, it's hard to hide from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and PD-2. Not even in the dark of night. 🌚#PD2 #Ukrspecsystems #UAV

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Attritable means so much more than "cheap" and Dan Magy nails it here.Some factors to consider when thinking about whether something is truly "attritable" 1) Purchase Cost: Perhaps the most obvious, but what does the thing itself cost. $500 drone, $750K drone intercepter, $20M hypersonic missile, $100M 5th gen fighter. In a world where our debt to GDP ratio is at near all time highs and our defense spending to GDP ratio is at near all time lows, straight up, cost matters.2) Replaceability: As Dan says below, if you need to have the platform operational in an area for a critical mission, than no matter how cheap the platform is, you can't "afford" to lose it, unless it can be quickly replaced. Logistics chains, sustainment/maintenance, and edge manufacturability all matter. 3) Unobtanium/scalability: Related to the above, is there something about the thing that simply won't scale? Regardless of cost, we can only make X number a year and national security requires us to keep 2X on hand, thus we can't afford to lose Y number no matter the cost. Scalability matters.4) Effect: When used as intended or as able, what effect does it have and what is the relationship of the effect to the cost. Is a $5M platform attritable? Not if it's used to shoot down a $200K Shahed but definitely if it's used to sink a $750M Russian cruiser. For great power conflict, victory is partially a spreadsheet exercise: Divide the cost imposed on an adversary by the cost of closing a kill chain to determine who has won. (actually this is half the formula, the other half is the ratio of the adversary's productive capacity to our own, see next section). BANG for your buck matters.5) Adversarial Context: What can we afford to lose fighting a particular adversary while still gaining a victory. Arguably we could afford to use $10K solutions to $10 problems in Afghanistan because the productive capacity of the adversary couldn't keep up no matter the ratios. This isn't the case against peer adversaries. The enemy's productive capacity matters. What important factors do you think I'm missing?

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GROUP 2/3 UAS VTOL FLEXROTOR – VALUE PROPOSITIONEXPEDITIONARY: Airborne in less than 30 minutes that includes fueling and GCS setup.TRANSPORTABILITY: Easily transported on patrol boats, Hilux Pickups and Special Operations aerial insertions .AUTONOMY: Fully autonomous during VTOL (no human-assistance) and wing-borne phases of flight. Two aircraft can be operated simultaneously from the same GCS.ENDURANCE: Greater than 14 hours endurance assures superior ISR performance with no break in contact.CONFINED SPACE: Requires no more than 4m x 4m landing area, enabling access to a much larger segment; e.g., Patrol Boat.UPTIME: Capable to take-off and land in winds exceeding 27 knots. The VTOL operation is invariant to wind and magnetic north directions, therefore higher uptime.QUIET: Flexrotor is inaudible at 500m, and at altitude the engine can be shut-off for short periods and restarted to enable silent loiter above targets.PROVEN OPERATIONS: in extreme land and maritime conditions, including high-temperature high-altitude launch, and six (6) hours in -40°C cold conditions.UPGRADEABLE: Sizable Space Weight and Power affords best in class payloads today and seamless integration of emerging payloads tomorrow.ITAR-FREE: Commercial Product in base configuration.https://lnkd.in/d2vJzbTg#Flexrotor #Aerovel #vtol #bss #UAS #maritime

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The superior Tu-143 Reys in Ukraine surprised the USThe Tu-143 Reys drone wasn't known for its raw power, but rather for its simplicity and effectiveness in a specific role. Here's a breakdown of its propulsion:- Turbojet Engine: The Tu-143 was powered by a single Klimov TR3-117 turbojet engine.- Thrust: This engine generated about 5.8 kN (1,300 lbf) of thrust.- Performance: This translates to a maximum speed of around 950 km/h (590 mph), but with a limited range of 125-200 km (78-124 miles).Focus on Efficiency, Not Power:The Tu-143 prioritized efficiency for its designed role:- Short-Range Reconnaissance: Its limited range and power were sufficient for quick, low-level recon missions behind enemy lines.- Disposable Design: It was a relatively cheap drone, meant for one-way recon missions and parachute recovery (not always successful).- Simple Operation: The jet engine offered reliable power with a relatively simple design, making it easier to maintain.

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Some cool UAS (Uncrewed Aircraft System) stuff happening in North Dakota with Grand Sky and United States Department of Defense. Senator Hoeven is standing in front of NASA Ames Research Center software, so I had no choice but to reshare this one! Bonus that he doesn't look unhappy!The software on the center screen is NASA's XTMClient. It's a versatile front end for various services supporting UAS Traffic Management (UTM) work. Behind the scenes the NASA UAS Service Supplier (NUSS) is connected to this frontend and helps researchers test concepts related to UTM and more generally XTM (eXtensible Traffic Management). So many acronyms! For extra brownie points, XTMClient leverages NASA WorldWind as its map component, allowing for clean 2D maps, but also 3D visualization when needed. Neat!The testing we've supported with DoD over the past several years has lead to the development and implementation of operational DoD systems. Excited to have NASA continue supporting fellow federal agencies on their UTM journey!

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