Unveiling the KHRONOS-Mission Grasp Combo: A New Period of Unmanned Reconnaissance and Convoy Escort
by DRONELIFE Workers Author Ian J. McNabb
French tethered UAV developer Elistair lately introduced a strategic partnership with Rheinmetall Canada to develop a brand new ISR answer for navy prospects, combining the autonomous KHRONOS tethered drone with the Mission Grasp household of unmanned floor autos. The brand new partnership follows a profitable check of the electrical Mission Grasp SP, designed for resupply missions, overwatch, and payload carriage together with the KHRONOS in entrance of unnamed European navy officers at Rheinmetall Canada’s check monitor in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec.
“We’re very excited to be collaborating with a serious protection contractor like Rheinmetall Canada,” stated Guilhem de Marliave, CEO of Elistair. “By combining their Mission Grasp household of UGVs with our push-button, long-endurance, automated KHRONOS drone, Rheinmetall Canada can present prospects with a sophisticated answer for unmanned reconnaissance and convoy escort.”
The KHRONOS, which was launched in November, is designed for difficult environments (together with GPS/GNSS-denied and RF-denied zones) and could be deployed in lower than two minutes from the included transportable dronebox. It may present steady footage of an space as much as 2 km for a formidable 24 hours, making it an ideal “pocket watchtower” answer that can be utilized with comparatively restricted coaching.
“The Mission Grasp household of UGVs can carry quite a lot of ISR payloads,” stated Alain Tremblay, VP of Enterprise Growth and Innovation at Rheinmetall Canada. “However KHRONOS positively has its benefits, and we see worldwide curiosity given its revolutionary capability to adapt to present and future complicated theatres of operation.”
First deliveries of the KHRONOS dronebox are set for March. Extra info on Elistair is out there right here. Extra info on Rheinmetall Canada is out there right here.
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Ian McNabb is a workers author based mostly in Boston, MA. His pursuits embrace geopolitics, rising applied sciences, environmental sustainability, and Boston Faculty sports activities.
