UAV - Her på fartøy i forskningsøymed

I dag går en norsk fregatt til Afrikas Horn uten helikopterstøtte. Selv en UAV kunne øke fartøyets radarhorisont et par ganger.

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

NOAA Conducts First Ship-Based Unmanned Aircraft Mission

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted its first ship-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission with AeroVironment's Puma UAS.

(A Puma Unmanned Aircraft is launched off NOAA ship Nancy Foster. Photo, courtesy of NOAA.)

NOAA conducted five flights with the Puma, as the agency looked to test the unmanned aircraft's ability to monitor "national marine sanctuaries." Missions in the future using the Puma will involve locating and tracking targets, and collecting data from dangerous or remote areas such as oceans.

(Image captured by Puma UAS. Photo, courtesy of AeroVironment.)

The flights were conducted on NOAA's ship Nancy Foster. The agency did not respond to inquiries as to when it expects to start conducting live missions with the Puma.