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Nighthawk IV UASAerial Surveillance Simplified

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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.


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


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.


• Realtimesearchandrescue

• Disasterresponse

• Fireresponse

• Bordersecurity

• Facilitysecurity


ISR Gimbal Specs

LowResolution HighResolution

Cameras(Gimbaled) EOvideo,IRvideo EOvideo,IRvideo

Resolution NTSC,320 NTSC,640

Output Realtimevideo Realtimevideo

Payloads

Nighthawk IV UAS


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.


• Tacticaloperations

• Militaryoperations

• Bordersecurity

Payloads

Nighthawk IV UAS


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.