Elbit Systems (Israel) presentó en el Paris Air Show su nueva variante de la serie de UAV´s de la familia Striker, que ingresa en la categoría de las denominadas “Loitering munition”. Este tipo de sistemas se caracteriza porque una vez lanzado, puede permanecer sobrevolando una zona prefijada, como lo haría un clásico UAV, pero a su vez atacar un blanco identificado y adquirido como lo haría un misil. Su misión la puede ejecutar a partir de una orden recibida desde su operador a distancia, o de manera totalmente autónoma al adquirir él blanco por si mismo. Puede llevar una carga explosiva de hasta 10Kg y sobrevolar por un período de 2 horas. Dispone de un sistema propulsor eléctrico, por lo que su vuelo es totalmente silencioso, lo que incrementa sus capacidades como sistema letal.
The system delivers high reliability to dismounted soldiers allowing them to engage and abort missions up to two seconds to impact
At the 2017 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget Elbit Systems launched SkyStriker – a remotely operated electro-optical, precise guided Loitering Munition(LM) designed to seek, locate and engage various targets for the tactical level corps. The new platform is based on Elbit Systems vast experience providing precise long-range tactical solutions.
SkyStriker is able to locate, acquire and strike operator-marked targets enabling high-precision performance. The systems electric propulsion provides a low acoustic signature and enables covert low altitude operations. Due to its flight speed capability, it can reach a distance of tens of kilometers within minutes. Upon reaching the target area, it can loiter and pursue the target for up to two hours.
SkyStriker offers quick deployment and ease of operation in the field, provides forces with the ability to observe and identify an enemy target before delivering a rapid precision airstrike. Its remote operation capability reduces operators exposure to detection or enemy fire while guiding the LM to its target. In addition to high accuracy, long range and a significant loitering time, the SkyStriker is capable of carrying up to ten kilograms of munitions. The system also provides significant flexibility such as the ability to choose any target, to engage at any direction and in various angles (shallow to steep) while significantly decreasing costs. Moreover, SkyStriker enables the operator to abort a strike up to two seconds to impact, to re-engage and in case of lack of authorized targets to order a safe return home.
Elad Aharonson General Manager of Elbit Systems ISTAR Division said: SkyStriker is a force multiplier for the units in the field allowing them to perform precise missions without putting them in harms way.
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Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios and cyber-based systems. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.
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