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TEKEVER’s AR3 NET RAY: The Smallest UAV on the Market Carrying a Maritime Radar

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Defense Industry News - Portugal
 
 
 
TEKEVER’s AR3 NET RAY: The Smallest UAV on the Market Carrying a Maritime Radar
 
The TEKEVER Group is launching a new version of the shipborne UAS AR3 NET RAY, now with 8Kg payload capacity, at UMEX 2016 (4B1 STAND). The new version of AR3 NET RAY increases its payload capacity by 33%, with the main purpose of proving customers with the option to carry a 25Nm range maritime radar.
     
The TEKEVER Group is launching a new version of the shipborne UAS AR3 NET RAY, now with 8Kg payload capacity, at UMEX 2016 (4B1 STAND). The new version of AR3 NET RAY increases its payload capacity by 33%, with the main purpose of proving customers with the option to carry a 25Nm range maritime radar.
Ricardo Mendes, TEKEVER COO: "With an extra payload capacity, the goal is AR3 NET RAY become the smallest UAV on market carrying a maritime radar. The preliminary tests said that we are right”
     
According the company, the preliminary tests are being carried out with success and the AR3 NET Ray will be the first UAS in its class to offer a maritime radar capability.

The AR3 NET RAY developed by the TEKEVER group is a shipborne UAS designed to support multiple types of maritime and land-based missions, including ISTAR, pollution monitoring, infrastructure surveillance and communications support operations. It can be launched and retrieved from small vessels, providing an easily deployable range extender for maritime platforms.

“Because of its endurance of more than 10 hours, its a perfect fit to support both maritime and medium range land missions”, said Ricardo Mendes, TEKEVER COO, “and, with an extra payload capacity and the integration of a maritime radar, our goal is to provide customers with unprecedented capabilities in a very small and affordable package. We’re still testing these new capabilities, but we’re very happy with the results we’re getting”.

The TEKEVER Group is building up a UAS program to perform multiple types of near shore and maritime missions, including search and rescue, surveillance, illegal fisheries control, maritime patrol and pollution detection, among others. The program is a result from the close cooperation between TEKEVER and the Portuguese Navy.

TEKEVER’s knowledge in maritime scenarios is becoming recognized by multiple institutions. The European Space Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency have selected the TEKEVER AR5 Life Ray Evolution UAS for a new European maritime surveillance system composed of drones. The RAPSODY Project, led by TEKEVER, will test this year the use of unmanned aerial systems in a maritime context through real-world demonstration of two scenarios: search and rescue missions; and pollution and oil spill monitoring. The systems will operate over the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first time unmanned aerial systems will be introduced into maritime surveillance missions in Europe.

AR3 NET RAY Technical data
Wingspan 320 cm
Length 140 cm
Weight (Empty) 14 kg
MTOW 22 kg
Endurance +10 h
Operational Range 120 km (64 NM)
Cruising speed 120 km/h
Maximum Speed 140 km/h
Launch Catapult
Recovery Parachute or net
Operation Modes Autonomous or assisted