Η Lockheed Martin revealed the latest developments in drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAV for short, are essentially airplanes used for various missions (peaceful and war). They operate through a combination of remote control and autopilot technologies.
Often they are used for identification, but they can also carry beneficial loads or supplies when the situation so requires.
Unfortunately, they have a specific one problem: due to the small size the fuel tanks are low, so their flights don't last long.
The Lockheed Fury 1500 but it can stay in the air for over half a day, namely over 15 hours.
Fury 1500 was built to collect information, and more generally to spy targets.
It is built to operate in less-favored areas, meaning it does not need an airfield to get up or land.
You take it off a launcher, as you will see in the video.
The drone uses JP8 fuel. The engine is 2KW to drive a three-bladed propeller located on the rear. It can fly at a height of 5,48 kilometers and travel distances that reach 2.700 kilometers.
It uses infrared and EO sensors to scan while flight, and can fly for 15-16 hours without refueling.
All the while, the team managements can monitor it in real-time from monitors that project the flight and steer it remotely with Sharkfin's STANAG 4586 software. Finally, the landing of the drone can be done on the water or on a net.
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