PteroDynamics and AeroVironment have tested a new autonomous electronic warfare drone to provide new options for U.S. Navy coastal surveillance missions.
According to information from Defence Blog, a press release published by EINPresswire last Tuesday (16) revealed that the two companies collaborated during Silent Swarm 25, an event organized by the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan.
During the event, they successfully completed a demonstration of the Transwing, a new autonomous, uncrewed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) technology from PteroDynamics equipped with electronic warfare sensors from AeroVironment.
In the demonstration, the Transwing observed, detected, and affected representative threats along the shores of Lake Huron to inform potential future U.S. Navy concepts for coastal surveillance.
“The compact footprint of the Transwing, its rapid and disruption-resilient transition, and its highly efficient wing-borne flight enable operations from confined or remote locations without runways, making it an ideal platform for littoral maritime operations,” said Tim Whitehand, Vice President of Engineering at PteroDynamics.
Meanwhile, AeroVironment said its electronic warfare systems are designed with open and interoperable architectures to shorten payload integration timelines on aerial, maritime, and ground intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms.
“By participating in events such as Silent Swarm 25 and innovating alongside other industry leaders like PteroDynamics, we are expanding mission-critical capabilities for the U.S. Navy,” emphasized Conrad Smith, General Manager of Electronic Warfare Systems at AeroVironment.
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