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Small Eye in the Sky: Special Forces Will Soon Have New Enduring ISR Option
April 29, 2019 | Lockheed MartinEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Combating counterinsurgency, conducting reconnaissance, collecting information vital to national security, United States Special Forces conduct some of the most sensitive and critical missions.
The people and infrastructure required for these missions also require constant protection through reliable intelligence and surveillance. That's why Lockheed Martin expanded its Indago portfolio to include a tethered option.
Without the tether, Indago 3 flies for 50-70 minutes and can be carried in a rucksack, leading the group 1 small unmanned aerial system (UAS) industry in endurance and transportability. For uninterrupted ISR, special forces can quickly configure the tether, taking away the need for battery reliance.
"When it comes to unmanned systems and capability, size does matter," said Michael Carlson, Business Development manager for Indago. "We want to make something as important as force and facility protection as simple and effective as possible—the tethered Indago can do that."
Its payloads provide high resolution, daytime, electro-optical imagery capable of reading a license plate from a 1000-foot standoff distance. For nighttime, it provides detailed thermal infrared that can identify a person, weapon, and other intelligence, such as warmth of vehicle tracks on the surface. This includes imagery in black hot, white hot, and ironbow, an orange and purple heatmap color scheme.
About Syntonics
Syntonics innovates and manufactures specialty RF communications equipment and accessories, notably RF-over-fiber products and innovative antennas. Leading edge RF technologies are developed through partnerships with world-class laboratories and universities.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 105,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
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