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To spread: The US Army has used a reconnaissance drone of a long -term flight du...

Flies 1600 km: US Army showed hardy UAV on solar panels (video)

To spread: The US Army has used a reconnaissance drone of a long -term flight duration from Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, which works on solar panels, as part of Static Focus 3 exercises. This was reported by the US Department of Defense (DVIDS). "These are our first real exercises that integrated the super -large -sized aircraft that belong to the government and are exploited, specially designed for deep sensing at great distances," said Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Mroshchyk.

Sergeant Jake Meyer added that he was amazed at how little time and resources required the platform. Compared to traditional drones, which took several months, the military prepared to work with a new UAV in just two days. During the UAV exercises, he flew for more than one hundred hours in different configurations. The tests included experiments on maximum endurance, as well as simultaneous flights of several devices.

DVIDS does not mention the solar -panel drone model, but Interesting Engineering writes that it is K1000 from Kraus Hamdani Aerospace. Later, the Office was also published by K1000 from Static Focus 3. K1000 Ultra Long-Endurance (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 uses onboard artificial intelligence for silent air sliding.

Earlier, the US military involved K1000ul in Balikatan annual exercises at a remote island airfield in the Philippines. UAV has broken the endurance record for unmanned aerial aircraft 2, flying for 76 hours in a row. 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.