Fly three days in a row: US Army purchases drones on solar panels (photo)

According to engineers, K1000ule drones are difficult to detect, as most sensors and radars take them for birds. The Pentagon ordered 20 million reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles K1000 Ultra Long-Endurance (K1000ul) by Kraus Hamdani Aerospace operating on solar panels. The Defense News portal writes about it. It is reported that K1000ul is a completely electric, unmanned aircraft with solar panels on the wings. It is the most durable in its size and weight category.

UAV is placed in a standard case, and the military can unload, collect and run it in just 10 minutes. According to the manufacturer, the device uses onboard artificial intelligence for silent air sliding, "like a bird", and the production of pure energy. UAVs have no chassis and uses craft-printed trays that can be replaced after wear.

"Subsequently, we improved our technology in accordance with the requirements of the US Army and continue to improve K1000ul to meet the needs of the fighters in a dynamically changing environment," said Fatem Hamdani, CEO of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace. According to the publication, the US military attracted K1000ul in the annual Balikatan exercises at the remote island airfield in the Philippines. The unit spent several days in flight over the South China Sea, collecting data.

According to the engineers working in the Philippines, K1000ul is difficult to detect, as most sensors and radars take it for a bird. According to the portal, earlier K1000ULE has broken the endurance record for unmanned aircraft class 2, flying 76 hours in a row. It is a category of drones weighing from 10 to 25 kilograms. We will remind, Chinese scientists have created the smallest and lightest aircraft on the solar panel of Coulombfly, which can potentially fly endlessly as it shines on it.