24 Hours
Endurance
32 Kg
Takeoff Weight
1000 M
Operational Altitude
150 km
Control Range
ThunderB – System Main Specifications
Specification | Description |
Max Takeoff Weight | 32 Kg |
Wing Span | 4 Meters |
Length | 1.9 Meters |
Endurance | Up to 24 Hours
12 Hours with Crago Capsules/ VTOL configuration |
Air Speed | 60-134 Km/h / 32-72 knots |
Control Range | Up to 150 Km |
Power Plant | Digital computerized EFI engine system |
Max Flight Ceiling | Up to 16,000 Ft. / 4870 M |
Best Operational Altitude | Up to 6,000 Ft. / 1820 M |
Takeoff | Ground launcher auto-launch |
Landing | Automatic Parachute/Airbag recovery |
Payload Capacity | Up to 4 Kg – Nose mounted with full fuel. Additional payload capacity in the fuselage and under the wings. with fuel tradeoff. |
ThunderB Small Tactical UAV Significant Advantages
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- Endurance – Unprecedented endurance of Up To 24 hour mission time
- Extended control range – Up to 150 Km Based on its advanced digital communication technology
- Around-the-clock Forward Observer – The ThunderB can deliver up to 15 hours (!) on station located 150Km from its GDT position, carrying T-STAMP triple sensor (CCD / cooled IR / laser) payload
- High-Quality video – The UAV can transmit FULL-HD video (1080P)
- Thermal mapping payload – Unique, Proprietary high-resolution radiometric mapping payload, for oil spills detection even when the oil pipe is under the ground
- Secondary emergency backup control link – For higher reliability and safety the system has a secondary link, supporting mission continuation under COMJAM environment
- Mission continuity in GPS Denied Environment – Multi-layer protection against GPS Jamming, for mission continuity in GPS Denied Environment
- Immediate intelligence – The video image from the UAV is relayed to the GCS in extremely low latency.
- Variety of Payloads incl. Unique mapping payload – Dual or Triple CCD, IR and optional laser pointer gimbaled and stabilized payloads and/or optional high resolution gimbaled and stabilized scanning photogrammetric payload
- Severe weather operation – Supporting missions in severe weather with winds of up to 45knts and rain of up to 10mm/h.
- Covert operation – Low acoustic, thermal & visual signature (undetectable at ~500m)
- Ease of operation – Quick deployment and fast operational readiness, no need for prepared area. Launch and recovery in any terrain.
- High reliability – High reliability using an advanced fuel-injected engine, multiple system redundancies and advance field proven avionics
- Small logistic and operational footprint – Small size and a small crew (2 people), only one operator is required while the UAV is airborne
- Vehicle mounted configuration – Easy installation and operation from a command vehicle
- Low LCC (Life-Cycle-Cost) – In order to maintain 12 hours on target, 100Km away:
ThunderB will be deployed for 1 flight of 16 hours. Other mini UAV / Tactical UAV will be deployed for more than 10 flights (3 hours to fly to target area and return, and 1 hours on target), increasing the maintenance cost by a factor of X10!
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Operational Missions
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- Rapid “over-the-hill”, covert ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and
Reconnaissance) in an open area as well as urban warfare scenarios - First responder
- Border protection
- Force/convoy protection
- Security operations
- Law enforcement
- Search and rescue
- Disaster control and management operations
- Commercial applications
- Mapping on Demand photogrammetric solutions
- Rapid “over-the-hill”, covert ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and
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