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Man-Portable, Long Endurance Mini-UAV System
RAFAEL has selected Bluebird Aero systems as its prime sub-contractor for developing the Skylite mini UAV family.
Skylite B is a man-portable, long endurance mini- UAV system designet to meet the ISR needs of all military branches including infantry units. SkyLite B is specially configured to fly below a low cloud base and in high winds.
The system provides high resolution, real-time imagery to the field operator and to higher command levels by using stabilized, gimbaled day and night electro-optical payloads.
High Mission Reliability
- Launch - User friendly, easily- assembled catapult
- Long endurance - More than 90 minutes of flight
- Recovery - Automatically - deployed parachute and air bag for maximum protection of both the platform and payload
Low Life Cycle Cost
- Highly reliable launch and recovery
- Long endurance
High Peroformance
- Missiion - Stealthy, severe weather, under the clouds ISR, for immediate response controlled by a field operator / commander. A complete system is carried by a team of two in special backpacks.
- Platform - Wide flight velocity range, 30 knots with resistance, capability of carrying payloads up to 1.2 kg.
- Payload - High resolution, day/night wide Field Of Regard (FOR), stabilized, on-gimbal navigation system yields highly accurate pointing / targeting capabilities.
- Ground Control Station - Advanced, yet easy ant intuitive flight and payload control modes, based on open architecture that enables high modularity.
- Auto EO Video tracker - Enables autonomous target tracking.
Unique Features
- Provision for canister launched mode from armored vehicles, vessels and aerial platforms
- Add-on image exploitation capabilities including scene matching geo-registration techniques (optional)
- Secure digital data link (optional).
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