Aerosonde successfully deploys Airborne Innovations’ Satcam imaging system for Coastwatch Australia trial
September 2005
Australian UAV company Aerosonde was awarded a $600,000 contract to undertake UAV surveillance and detection trials for Coastwatch in the Torres Strait in 2005-06.
Airborne Innovations supplied Aerosonde with Satcam systems to allow near-realtime satellite transmission and archiving of daylight, low light, and large format digital still images.
The Satcam system is an enabling technology for beyond line of sight imaging for small long-endurance UAV’s such as the 15 kg, 3 meter wingspan Aerosonde.
Case study of satcomm imaging configuration with current generation RaptorEye system
