CHARLOTTE, N.C. and
FORT WORTH, Texas,
April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- UAS
Dynamics, LLC, validated the performance of the Ku-band Common Data
Link (CDL) on its STORM unmanned aerial system (UAS) during flight
testing conducted in late March at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz. The flight tests also
validated features of STORM's system architecture that enable data
from the on-board payloads to be accessed by remote users in
real-time over a secure Ethernet connection to the ground control
station.
STORM is UAS Dynamics' product offering in response to the U.S.
Navy and Marine Corps' small tactical unmanned aerial system
(STUAS) competition. UAS Dynamics is a joint venture between
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products and Elbit Systems
of America, LLC.
"The successful integration of a Ku-band CDL in this class of
UAS represents a significant achievement," said Peter Klein, chief engineer for UAS Dynamics.
"The validation of the CDL and the system architecture,
combined with the demonstrated air vehicle performance, keeps us on
target to meet all of the performance objectives for the STORM
system."
UAS Dynamics, LLC, with offices in Charlotte, N.C., Fort Worth, Texas, and Fort Mill, S.C., is an American company formed
by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business
unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), and Elbit Systems of America,
LLC, wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd., (Nasdaq: ESLT). UAS
Dynamics focuses on meeting the expanding and evolving needs of the
U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies by
providing state-of-the-art unmanned aerial systems for the full
spectrum of operational requirements. More information about
UAS Dynamics is available at www.uasdynamics.us.
SOURCE UAS Dynamics