AeroVironment's New Long-Range Tracking Antenna Significantly Extends Puma AE UAS Capabilities and Enhances Warfighter Safety
- Critical upgrade extends range of Puma™ AE systems equipped with AeroVironment's secure Digital Data Link (DDL) technology to approximately 60 kilometers
- New technology delivers three times the range of current Puma systems
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AeroVironment's new long-range tracking antenna for its Puma™ AE small drone lets warfighters gather surveillance data farther from dangerous hostile fire. (Photo: Business Wire)
"The LRTA enables Puma AE operators to gather critical ISR data while
positioned much farther from dangerous hostile fire," said
The antenna also features an automated tracking function (two-axis positioner) that ensures a secure and reliable link with the Puma air vehicle while it operates at extended range. When integrated with AeroVironment's Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) gimbal sensor suite, this improved antenna gives Puma capabilities similar to larger and more costly Group 2 or higher UAS.
With M3/M4 DDL radio frequency capability, the new LRTA is compatible with a wide range of flight and ground assets that use those wavebands, including AeroVironment's Pocket Digital Data Link (pDDL AE™) transceivers and Pocket RVT (pRVT™) video transceivers, which give users direct access to real-time video downlink images and geodata from any DDL-equipped platform.
Among other important features of the new LRTA, its rugged frame was designed for operation in the harshest conditions. It comes fully equipped with all the components needed for its operation. Plus, operation with the LRTA requires no modifications to Puma Systems compatible with M3/M4 DDL radios.
The new LRTA's automated tracking function offers close range automatic antenna switching for omni-directional use. Additionally, the antenna is equipped with a self-contained uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for power conditioning.
Puma AE (All Environment) is a fully waterproof, small UAS designed for land and maritime operations. Capable of landing in water or on land, the Puma AE empowers the operator with unmatched operational flexibility in the small UAS class. Puma's enhanced precision navigation system with secondary GPS provides optimal positional accuracy and reliability. Moreover, AeroVironment's common ground control system (GCS) allows the operator to control the aircraft manually or program it for GPS-based autonomous navigation.
The LRTA for Puma AE systems is now available for ordering, with delivery scheduled for Spring of 2018.
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