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Nighthawk IV UAS Aerial Surveillance Simplified [email protected] | 800.639.6315 | www.ara.com User Friendly Design • Map based flight planning from variety of map sources • Point and click navigation via advanced military grade autopilot compensates for windy conditions and terrain elevation changes • Computer assisted manual flying when desired • Automated landing • Returns home and auto lands in event of loss of communication • Half day training course to become a certified Nighthawk pilot • All flight data is recorded for after action review and exact recreation of events • Designed for quick field repairs and minimal down time Versatility • Single man portable and capable of being launched in about a minute • Automated tube launch capable for fixed site security applications • Integration with ARA E-UGS and RAPID offers complete autonomous security solution Capability • Size and sound footprint of the Nighthawk makes it difficult to spot • Cannot be heard 300’+ above ground level • Fly multiple airframes on single ground station • Transfer airframe between distant ground stations during flight • Return to flight in minutes via swappable battery The Nighthawk IV small unmanned aerial vehicle brings military hardened technology to civil agencies and commercial user groups. Supremely easy to operate and recently certified by the FAA, the Nighthawk offers greater range and flight time than comparable systems. Nighthawk’s FAA approved training, maintenance and repair procedures allow qualified agencies to quickly obtain a Certificate of Authorization (COA). A variety of custom payloads allow the customer to outfit the Nighthawk specifically to their needs.
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Nighthawk IV UASAerial Surveillance Simplified
[email protected] | 800.639.6315 | www.ara.com
User Friendly Design• Mapbasedflightplanningfromvarietyofmapsources
• Pointandclicknavigationviaadvancedmilitarygradeautopilotcompensatesforwindyconditionsandterrainelevationchanges
• Computerassistedmanualflyingwhendesired
• Automatedlanding
• Returnshomeandautolandsineventoflossofcommunication
• HalfdaytrainingcoursetobecomeacertifiedNighthawkpilot
• Allflightdataisrecordedforafteractionreviewandexactrecreationofevents
• Designedforquickfieldrepairsandminimaldowntime
Versatility• Singlemanportableandcapableofbeinglaunched
inaboutaminute
• Automatedtubelaunchcapableforfixedsitesecurityapplications
• IntegrationwithARAE-UGSandRAPIDofferscompleteautonomoussecuritysolution
Capability• SizeandsoundfootprintoftheNighthawk
makesitdifficulttospot
• Cannotbeheard300’+abovegroundlevel
• Flymultipleairframesonsinglegroundstation
• Transferairframebetweendistantgroundstationsduringflight
• Returntoflightinminutesviaswappablebattery
TheNighthawkIVsmallunmannedaerialvehiclebringsmilitaryhardened
technologytocivilagenciesandcommercialusergroups.SupremelyeasytooperateandrecentlycertifiedbytheFAA,theNighthawkoffersgreaterrange
andflighttimethancomparablesystems.
Nighthawk’sFAAapprovedtraining,maintenanceandrepairprocedures
allowqualifiedagenciestoquicklyobtainaCertificateofAuthorization(COA).Avarietyofcustompayloadsallow
thecustomertooutfittheNighthawkspecificallytotheirneeds.
Specifications
Nighthawk IV UAS
NighthawkissubjecttoInternationalTrafficandArmsRegulations(ITAR),requiringaU.S.DepartmentofStatelicensetoexport.
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Nighthawk IV UAV
Flighttime 60minutes
Range >10km
NosetoTail 24”
Wingspan 26”
Weight 1.6lbs
Power RechargeableLiPo
Payloadcapacity 0.5lbs
Ground Control Station
Hardware
ComboxLaptopAntennaGamepad
Power RechargeableLiPo
Software VirtualCockpit
Weight 12lbs
Payloads
Nighthawk IV UAS
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Mapper Specs
CamerasEOvideo
GoProstillimager
Resolution NTSC,12MP
OutputRealtimevideo
12MPJPEG
Applications of this payload include:
• Accidentreconstruction
• Surveying
• Agriculture
• Postprocessingsearchandrescue
• 3Dterrainmapping
• Criticalassetmonitoring
Mapper (stored imagery and live navigational video)
TheMapperpayloadallowsuserstocapturesurveyqualityimageryforpostprocessing.Highqualityimages(12MP)areprovidedbyadownwardfacingGoProstillimager.TheGoProimageriscustomizedwithlensingwhichprovidesamoreappropriatefieldofviewformappingoperations.Aliveviewforwardfacingvideocameraisinstalledtoassistwithnavigationandtargeting.
Payloads
Nighthawk IV UAS
ISR Gimbal (live navigational and gimbaled day/night video)
TheISRGimbalpayloadisdesignedtofindpeopleandquicklyinformresponseteams.Thepodisequippedwiththreecameras;agimbaledEOandIRsidefacingcombination,andaforwardfacingEOcamera.Essentialfornightflyingandsearchscenarios,theIRcameraidentifiestargetsofinterestinchallengingconditions.WhentargetsofinterestarespottedtheycanbefurtherinterrogatedwithEOcameras.
TheNighthawkgimbalstabilizesimageryforunparalleledvideoqualityoutofasmallUAV.Thegimbalstabilizesinthe‘roll’directionandiscomprisedofrubberizedactuationinacarbonpodforruggednesswithminimalweight,complexityandcost.
Applications of this payload include:
• Realtimesearchandrescue
• Disasterresponse
• Fireresponse
• Bordersecurity
• Facilitysecurity
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ISR Gimbal Specs
LowResolution HighResolution
Cameras(Gimbaled) EOvideo,IRvideo EOvideo,IRvideo
Resolution NTSC,320 NTSC,640
Output Realtimevideo Realtimevideo
Payloads
Nighthawk IV UAS
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Target and Track Specs
LowResolution HighResolution
SensorsHDvideoStillimagerIRvideo
HDvideoStillimagerIRvideo
Resolution720p10MP320
720p10MP640
OutputRealtimevideostillimages
Realtimevideostillimages
Target and Track (stored imagery, stabilized daylight tracking and IR acquisition)
TheTargetandTrackpayloaddynamicallychangesthepathoftheairplanetomaintaintargetacquisition.Onboardimageprocessingmaintainsatargetinthefieldofviewofthecamera.Thetrackingcameraisanelectronicpan/tiltwith5Xdigitalzoom,whichalsoprovideshighresolutionstillimagesandHDvideo.ThispayloadisalsoequippedwithanIRcameratoassistwithinitialtargetacquisition.
Applications of this payload include:
• Tacticaloperations
• Militaryoperations
• Bordersecurity
Payloads
Nighthawk IV UAS
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Chem/RadIntheeventofanairbornechemicalorradioactivereleasetheChem/RadPayloadindicatesregionswherethesystempassedthroughaplume.OnboardsensorsscreentheairaroundtheNighthawktodeterminethepresenceofdangerouschemicalsorradiationwithouttheneedforananalyst.
• Partspermillion(PPM)andpartsperbillion(PPB)sensitivitiesavailable
• Indicatescontaminatedregionsontheflightmap
• SensitivegammadetectorprovidesgrosscountssimilartoaGeigercounter
E-UGS and RAPID
IntegrationsNighthawkcanbestoredandlaunched
fromatubeallowingforintegration
withexistingsecuritysolutionstooffer
rapideyesontarget.ARA’sExpendable
UnattendedGroundSensorsorRAPID
Systemcanbeusedasacueingsystem
forthetubeorhandlaunchedNighthawk
deliveringapermanentortactical
securitysolutionwhichdeliversanaerial
responsetogroundalerts.
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