Tiny armies
Small UAVs have carved themselves a dominant position in modern land warfare of late, with both sides in the Ukraine War using them for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions. The war has been characterised by demanding physical conditions, and the heavy use of electronic warfare to jam command and-control and navigation signals, and to target enemy UAV operators.
Much success has been achieved with adapted commercial and consumer vehicles, but experience has highlighted the need for robust alternatives designed from scratch that can perform reliably in hostile conditions – machines such as the Black Widow from Red Cat Holdings/Teal Drones, recently selected for the US Army’s short-range reconnaissance programme.
As well as its ease of repair in the field, the Black Widow’s communication and navigation systems have a level of resilience that enable it to detect and avoid jamming and spoofing attacks, as well as AI to enhance its targeting capabilities.
Weighing just 3.6 lb (1.63 kg), Black Widow is a battery-electric quadcopter with a flight time of at least 35 minutes at standard atmospheric pressure, a range of five miles (8 km) and a maximum speed of 10 m/s (23 mph). Designed for short-range reconnaissance by day and night, and secondary payload operation, it features a modular architecture that makes it
quick to adapt in the field to changing mission requirements.
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