AUSA 2024: Quantum-Systems targets big 2025 with UAS developments
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
ECA Group has demonstrated the capabilities of its IT180 UAS to support AREVA’s mining and power activities, the company said on 13 December.
AREVA is seeking an environmental monitoring site survey solution to complement its existing monitoring solution portfolio.
The IT180 was deployed at AREVA’s pilot test site to allow the company to evaluate the operational performance of the UAS and the quality of its data collection. The UAS was flown over a large area in fully automated mode following a pre-defined grid flight plan. The UAS was configured with a gamma probe sensor to collect radiological signal intensity in order to detect surface radioactivity.
The IT180 UAS has a flight endurance of two hours, and is designed to perform a range of missions in civilian and military sectors such as surveillance, site protection, inspection, pollution control, fire-fighting and search and rescue.
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
The service has been using a Directed Requirement (DR) approach to speed up the deployment of a Medium Range Reconnaissance capability.
AeroVironment’s portfolio will grow thanks to the eVTOL P550 aimed at battalion-level tactical forces.
The Royal Australian Air Force is advancing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities across three key programmes as it works with the likes of Boeing and Northrop Grumman to reshape Australia’s defence strategy.
Prototypes from Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems recently passed through MOSA conformance trials and flight tests.
Funds for the second phase of this effort will be allocated in the US Department of Defense (DoD) FY2026 budget request.