Resolute Eagle
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Resolute Eagle is[1]a long-endurance Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) manufactured and operated by Resolute ISR, Inc. in Howell MI. Resolute Eagle is equipped with a 33 hp multi-fuel engine manufactured by XRDi.
The Resolute Eagle is one platform, two configurations. Configuration can be changed in less than 30 minutes. It uses an Applied Navigation Quattro autopilot.
The Standard Fixed Wing configuration launches on a low-pressure Pneumatic launcher and recovers via a Belly-skid landing utilizing a Kevlar skid plate. The Resolute Eagle Hybrid VTOL features two battery-powered booms with four propellers.
In August 2020, AATI sold the Resolute Eagle UAS Intellectual Property (IP) and assets to Resolute ISR, Inc.[2] Resolute Eagle is equipped with a 33 hp multi-fuel engine manufactured by XRDi. XRDi and Resolute ISR are wholly owned by the Heligroup, Inc.[3]
Payloads
[edit]Resolute Eagle is designed with Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) principals and is a long-endurance, multi-intelligence platform.
Current payloads include the Trillium HD-80/95 cameras, IMSAR NSP (3,5 and 7), Arkeus HSOR, Silvus StreamCaster SC4200-SC4400 MN-MIMO Radio, Bandit 2x, GETSAT SATCOM and LEOS communication links, and MPU5 mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radios.[4]
| Wingspan | 18.2 ft |
| Length | 9.5 ft |
| Service Ceiling | 21,000 ft |
| Endurance | 12-18+ h |
| Speed (dash/cruise) | 125 kn/55 kn |
| Engine Power | RE-400 Liquid Cooled Multi-Fuel 33.4 hp |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight | 300 lb |
| Empty Weight | 155 lb |
| Usable Payload Weight | 145 lb |
| Onboard Power | 3,000 Watts |
| Payload Bays | Fuselage and underwing bays |
| Communications | Line of Sight (LOS), and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Over-the-horizon SATCOM |
| Sources: www.resoluteisr.com | |
Other hybrid VTOL UAS
[edit]- Textron Systems Aerosonde HQ SUAS
- IAI/Hankuk Carbon Panther FE
- Arcturus JUMP-20
- KWT-350 VTOL Fixed-wing UAV
References
[edit]- ^ {{Cite web|url=https://www.resoluteisr.com
- ^ "AATI sells Resolute Eagle UAS to Resolute ISR, Inc". 20 April 2021.
- ^ "[1]."CHI Website. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Zazulia, Nick. "PAE ISR Picks Persistent for Resolute Eagle Radio." Rotor & Wing International. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.