ST Electronics unveils lightweight HALE UAV comms payload

摘要

Singapore Technologies (ST) Electronics has unveiled a new lightweight radio-frequency (RF) payload for high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Com-municAsia 2016 exhibition held in Singapore. Developed by ST Electronics's Satcom & Sensor Systems subsidiary, the Agilis HALE UAV Communication Solution comprises the air segment - the integrated UAV payload containing the low-noise amplifier and RF filters, the modular phased-array antenna, and the fixed-payload antenna - and the ground segment, which includes land-based terminals (such as handheld or manportable satcom devices), a satellite modem, and an outdoor unit.