-
Mantis
MANTIS is a fully autonomous next generation UAS. It can fly itself throughout an entire mission and its payload automatically detects and manages all target information. This autonomy makes operations more effective: commanders can focus on the overall task rather than vehicle control, and workload and manpower are reduced, as is the risk of accidents due to human error.

MANTIS is a programme jointly funded by the UK Ministry of Defence and UK industry to develop an autonomous UAS.
BAE says a production version of Mantis would be able to fly at altitudes up to 50,000ft and deliver an endurance of over 36h. The design is a potential candidate for the UK Ministry of Defence's Scavenger requirement, which seeks a persistent intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance capability to enter use from around 2015 to 2018.
-
06-22-2011 02:43 PM
# ADS