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Viking 400 Unmanned Aircraft System June 2012 This presentation contains general capabilities information and information within the public domain. That presentation does not contain controlled technical data as defined within the International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) Part 120.10
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L-3 Electronic Systems Group EO/IR
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Precision Engagement
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Security & Detection
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TRL SDS
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Cyterra SafeView
Training & Simulation
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Link Simulation & Training AMI
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27 Companies/35% of L-3 Communications
Unmanned Systems
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L-3 Precision Engagement Sector
Unmanned Systems
Interstate Electronic Corporation
Fuzing and Ordnance Systems
A history built on precision and reliability A future built on providing quality solutions and delivering positive results
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L-3 Unmanned Systems Division Unmanned Systems
US-Dallas Medium Endurance UAS UAS Flight Services Guidance & Control Systems
Unmanned Systems
US-ATI Small UAS, Pods Viking 100/300/400
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L-3 US Development Capabilities •
Rapid Prototyping -
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Systems Engineering and Development -
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Flight and ground operations (over 10,000 hours supporting users) Government/private range relationships
Manufacturing -
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Mechanical and electrical analysis, parts selection, end to end testing Environmental Stress Screening—temperature, vibration, EMC
Field Testing -
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Requirements analysis Non-proprietary interfaces throughout = lower cost Significant AFCS Expertise (ATOL pedigree) Design synthesis
System and Platform Integration -
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In-house mechanical and electrical design Electronic, metal and composites fabrication
Full rate production Quality Assurance practices
Logistics Support -
Supply Chain Management and Depot repair Training with established training curriculum Field Service Representatives
L-3 US has extensive experience and capability in successful end-to-end small and medium UAS development and fielding Unmanned Systems
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L-3 Unmanned Systems Operational Performance & Capability Global Hawk
Reaper
HALE – High Altitude Long Endurance
Mobius Optionally Piloted Aircraft
MALE – Medium Altitude Long Endurance
Viking 400
Predator
Shadow
Tactical – Low Altitude Viking 300 (“TigerShark”)
Scan Eagle
Mid-Endurance Expendable UAS
Small / Man Packable Raven Unmanned Systems
Cutlass
Evolution
Tube Launched Small UAS
Viking 100
Evolving Class
Small Tactical UAS
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Viking 400 – Mid-Tier Group 3 UAS Viking 400 Key Specifications Endurance / Payload
11.4 hours carrying 75 lbs payload 8.2 hours carrying 100 lbs payload
Data Link Range
>110 km (200 km possible w/ upgrade)
Payload Power Available
>1.0 kW
Max Gross Takeoff Weight 239 kg (540 lbs) Propulsion
Zanzottera 498i, 38 HP
Wing Span
Payload Volume
20.0 ft Autonomous Takeoff Autonomous Landing 23” Long x 19” Tall x 16” Wide
Cruise / Dash Speeds
60 kts / 90 kts
Launch / Recovery
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Operates from Austere Environments Small Mobile Footprint – Easy to Assemble / Disassemble Easy to Operate (Fully Autonomous) -
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100+ Pound Payload Capacity -
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Precision automated takeoff and landing 1 Kilowatts of electrical power available for payloads
Highly Reliable Performance Low Acoustic Noise Signature
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Viking 400 Solutions • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Fixed-wing UAV – 2 aircrafts Airport-based Automatic take-off and landing 200km range >12-hour flight duration Altitude >= 12,000 ft Max speed >= 75kts Cruise speed >= 60kts Typical aircraft lights Defrost device on the wings GPS, DGPS support Landing gear brakes IFF-fitted In case of GCS is destroyed, UAV can find GCS automatically or auto land
Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes# Yes Yes Yes Yes TBD Yes* Yes Yes Yes # In development * Technical solution possible
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Viking 400 Solutions Payloads • EO/IR payload (MX-10) • Maritime Patrol Radar (micro-Rapter) • 200 miles radius • Target size = fishing boats • Could be both Maritime and ISAR • Communications Relay (Vortexi)
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Ground Control Station • GCS able to control 2 a/c at the same time • EO/IR, Radar data shown real time in GCS • GCS relay payload data via IP to Op Centers (1-3) • 6 Monitor Requirement (3/AC) Pilot/Radar/EO-IR
Yes* Yes Yes Yes*
# In development * Technical solution possible Unmanned Systems
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Logistics/Training Solutions • • • • • • • •
Initial spare parts up to 750 hours operation Spare part price list for the life of the program Support Rep on-site for 1 year after hand-over On-the-job training Operator-level Intermediate-level Depot-level Information Sharing
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes
# In development * Technical solution possible Unmanned Systems
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Viking 400 System Equipment 6 x Aircraft
2 x Mobile GCS 6 x L-3 MX-10 EO/IR Sensors
Integrated Logistics Support • • • • • •
4 x L-3 VideoScout Remote Video Terminals Unmanned Systems
Training (5 weeks) Operator and Maintenance Manuals 30-day initial spares package 1-year spares packages (Depot & Inv Control Point Spares) 1-year warranty In-country field service representative
“Expeditionary” Footprint: All this fits in 1 C-130 10-12 People to Operate/Maintain
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Viking 400 vs Shadow Viking 400 Altitude: Maximum (km,ft)
Shadow 200
4.6km (15,000 ft)
4.6km (15,000ft)
0.6 – 3.7km (6,000 – 12, 000 ft)
1.8 – 3.7km (6,000 – 12,000 ft)
Endurance (Max): (hrs)
12 hrs
5 hrs
Radius of Action: (km,nm)
167 km
125 km
166.7 km/hr (90 kts)
227.8 km/hr (123 kts)
Cruise (km/hr,kts)
110 – 130 km/hr (60 – 70 kts)
120 – 130 km/hr (65 – 70 kts)
Loiter (km/hr,kts)
110 – 130 km/hr (60 – 70 kts)
120 – 130 km/hr (65 – 70 kts)
221 m/min (725 fpm)
366 m/min (1200 fpm)
One electronically controlled, fuel injected opposed two cylinder two-stroke
One rotary
One pusher (3-blade)
One pusher
Mode IIIC
Mode IIIC, IV (IFF)
GPS
GPS
Launch
Conventional – auto (unimproved surface)
Rail Launched (soccer field size)
Recovery
Conventional – auto (unimproved surface)
Arrested Recovery (soccer field size)
Remote Control/Preprogrammed/Autonomous
Remote Control/Preprogrammed/Autonomous
4.5 m (17.4 ft)
3.4 m (11 ft)
Width (m/ft)
0.6 m (2 ft)
m ft
Wingspan: (m/ft)
6.1 m (20 ft)
3.9 m (12.8 ft)
Weight: Max (kg/lbs)
238.5 kg (530 lbs)
147.6 kg (328 lbs)
Payload (kg/lbs)
58.5 kg (130 lbs)
27.3 kg (60 lbs)
MOGAS
MOGAS
82.8 kg (184 lbs)
23.1 kg (50.7 lbs)
Operating (km,ft)
Speed: Maximum (km/hr,kts)
Climb Rate (Max): (m/min,fpm) Propulsion: Engine Prop Avionics: Transponder Navigation
Guidance & Control Fuselage: Length (m/ft)
Fuel: Type Capacity (kg/lbs) Unmanned Systems
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High Performance Radar and Video 1m resolution radar imaging… … all on one proven UAV platform …plus moving vehicle detection and tracking… …and EO/IR imaging…
Synthetic Aperture Radar images of the situation on the ground across a wide area following natural and man-made disasters when optical imaging systems are obscured by weather or foliage
Detection and localization of moving vehicles under obscured conditions including under single canopy foliage Full motion video from on-board electro optic and infrared cameras
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microRAPTOR SAR/GMTI Radar • The next generation of high performance miniature digital radar systems • Trident microRAPTOR family of radar systems has been extensively tested
- First flight test April 2008 • microRAPTOR variants are under consideration for integration on numerous manned & unmanned aircraft
RF Distribution Assembly Digital / IF Assembly
Power Distribution Assembly
HPA and T/R Assembly
LO REF
Radar Operating Parameters Radar Frequency: L-band (1250 – 1390 Mhz) (adjustable, notchable) Peak Xmit Power: 1000w Xmit Duty Cycle: up to 5% Pulse types: selectable SAR max Range: 100km @12K SAR max image Res: 1m Max SAR swath width: 6km
Typical UAV Antenna Configuration Unmanned Systems
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MX-10 Full Motion EO/IR Video Thermal Imager 30°
GPS Receiver
Automatic Video Tracker Multimode
Daylight Color & Low Light Cameras Megapixel Color HD CCD 30°
Electron Multiplied
30°
7.0°
Continuous Zoom 1.05°
2.38°
1.8°
0.52° (2x Digital Zoom)
1.19° (2x Digital Zoom)
0.9° (2x Digital Zoom)
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Tactical Grade
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Eye Safe Laser Rangefinder Erbium Glass 5 m Resolution Class I
Dual Divergence Laser Illuminator Precision 850 nm Narrow Beam Higher Power 830 nm Wide Beam - Class IIIb
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VideoScout Remote Viewer Capabilities •
View Live Video -
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Capture, View, Annotate, Archive -
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Enhance/Process Images Compound Search
Stream or Transmit Video -
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Annotate/Draw/Exploit Live & Archived Video Frames
Search Archived Content -
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Extract a subset video
Create Snapshots -
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Analog, digital capture MPEG-2, MPEG-4
Create Video Clips -
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Picture-In-Picture (Real-time + DVR) 90 Minute DVR Buffer
Real-time Match bandwidth
Compound Search
Formal Training Materials & Users Guide Video Geo-referenced to Map, Google® Earth or FalconView® Unmanned Systems
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Vortexi & Stinger Datalink Solutions Transmit and Receive Bands • • • • •
Ku-band: 14.4–14.8/15.1–15.3 GHz, 1.0 MHz steps C-band: 4.4–4.9 & 5.25–5.85 GHz, 1MHz Steps S-band: 2.2–2.5 GHz, 0.5 MHz steps L-band: 1.71–1.85 GHz, 0.5 MHz steps UHF: 400–470 MHz, 1 kHz steps
Data Rates • • • • • •
CDL: 200 kbps to 45 Mbps Tactical: 1.6 Mbps to 6.4 Mbps VNW (FSK): 50 kbps to 5 Mbps Legacy ROVER 455 k and ROVER 466ER Analog FM Expected Ranges: 200KM@15KFt (to SL)
Video • • • • • •
NTSC/PAL H.261 (decode only) H.264 (MPEG-4 part 10) MPEG-2/4 (legacy compatible) Motion JPEG Encryption AES and Triple DES
Vortexi Unmanned Systems
Stinger Surface Terminal Equipment Size, Weight and Power • 5.6” x 9.43” x 2.4” • 5.5 lbs • Power Consumption 54W Typ., 72W Max.
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Affordable Low-Risk Acquisition Opportunity for Advanced Maritime Unmanned System • All Inclusive Package - Aircraft / Sensors / Ground Station / Training / Spares - Self-contained complete capability
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Integrate with existing comms & command systems Scalable to large fleet of aircraft and interoperable ground stations Extensible to new missions Upgradeable to new technologies
• International Team of Exceptional Companies -
L-3 Unmanned Systems – 22 yrs of UAS experience / leading US provider Siam UAV Industries – Emerging L-3 CSW: Global leader in UAS data links L-3 WESCAM: High Quality EO/IR sensor provider Trident: 27 years of C4ISR radar research and innovation
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