Her er et interessant utspill, men også det er avhengig av en see-and-avoid løsning.
Europe to begin testing of UAV-based maritime surveillance system
Tekever’s AR5 Life Ray Evolution unmanned air vehicle has
been selected to participate in the testing of Europe’s first
UAV maritime surveillance system, following a contract
award from the European Space Agency and European
Maritime Safety Agency.
Through the Rapsody programme, the UAV will be
involved in two years of testing in two different scenarios –
search and rescue and pollution and oil spill monitoring –
over the Atlantic and the North and Mediterranean seas.
involved in two years of testing in two different scenarios –
search and rescue and pollution and oil spill monitoring –
over the Atlantic and the North and Mediterranean seas.
This is the first time UAVs will be introduced into maritime
surveillance missions in Europe, Tekever says.
surveillance missions in Europe, Tekever says.
The European Maritime Safety Agency will organise the
operational requirements and co-ordinate relationships
with multiple end users of the system, including the
Portuguese navy, the maritime authorities of Malta and
the Spanish rescue and safety maritime society.
operational requirements and co-ordinate relationships
with multiple end users of the system, including the
Portuguese navy, the maritime authorities of Malta and
the Spanish rescue and safety maritime society.
This first year of the project will be dedicated to sensor
integration and developing on-board sensor algorithms,
as well as optimising data transmission according to the
type of missions that the system will carry out. The second
year will be used to test and demonstrate the AR5 in the
different scenarios.
integration and developing on-board sensor algorithms,
as well as optimising data transmission according to the
type of missions that the system will carry out. The second
year will be used to test and demonstrate the AR5 in the
different scenarios.
Tekever
"The AR5 is a clear advance in our systems, providing
an excellent way to complement maritime surveillance
operations – with a lower cost and greater flexibility than
manned systems – as well as responding to the huge
challenges posed by the European maritime space,” says
Ricardo Mendes, chief operating officer of Tekever.
The AR5 is one of the largest systems that the company
offers, with a wingspan of 4.4m (14.4ft), a 50kg (110lb)
payload capacity and an endurance of eight to 12 hours.
offers, with a wingspan of 4.4m (14.4ft), a 50kg (110lb)
payload capacity and an endurance of eight to 12 hours.
Satellite communications will allow the UAV to carry out
long-range missions, such as the search and rescue,
surveillance and maritime patrol and pollution detection
functions the project is aimed at.
long-range missions, such as the search and rescue,
surveillance and maritime patrol and pollution detection
functions the project is aimed at.
Bond Air Services will be responsible for the operation of
the system while DSI Information Technik will ensure sensor
data is transmitted securely.
the system while DSI Information Technik will ensure sensor
data is transmitted securely.
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