Ghost-X drones can fly for up to 75 minutes thanks to a dual battery set and can operate even within the range of enemy electronic warfare systems.
American technology company Anduril Industries introduced its Ghost-X unmanned system at DSEI 2023 in London. According to Defense News, this is an upgraded version of the Ghost drone that can carry heavier payloads and fly for longer periods of time.
Engineers designed the drone to be pod-enabled; They believe this makes Ghost-X well-suited for reconnaissance, security and military defense applications. The drone’s design was developed following requests and comments from the UK Ministry of Defense and other Ghost customers, including the US Air Force, US Marines and US Special Operations Command.
The upgraded version of the Ghost-X can be equipped with two batteries at the same time, increasing the flight time to 75 minutes and doubling the payload to 9 kg. The drone also has an optional long-range communications kit and a variety of sensors and payloads, including electro-optical gimbals and a computer vision-based navigation module that allows the drone to fly when there is no GPS satellite signal.
Finally, Anduril Industries acquired Blue Force Technologies, a developer of Group 5 unmanned aerial vehicle systems (such UAVs usually weigh up to 600 kg) and can operate at an altitude of 5.5 kilometers. In contrast, the Ghost-X is a “group 2” UAV. Such drones weigh less than 25 kilograms and operate at an altitude of approximately 1 kilometer. The publication believes that in this way Anduril Industries wants to expand its portfolio of drone models with artificial intelligence and become a more active partner for the US Department of Defense.
Maybe Anduril Industries will offer something for the Pentagon’s Replicator program soon. As part of this program, the US Army plans to purchase an army of unmanned aerial vehicles controlled by artificial intelligence from a single center.
Previously Focus Ukraine’s “invisible” drone SpyGun has passed tests and is in mass production, he said. Tests confirmed the reliable operation of the UAV’s onboard electronics and stable control even under the influence of electronic warfare systems.
Source: Focus
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