United Elias
04-10-2003, 16:15
The ERS-2 Stormscout Unmanned Air Vehicle is designed to peform a variety of roles for both the Army, Air Force and Navy and is the second succesful product of Elias Reconaissance Systems, a relatively new subsidary of Elias Aerospace.
The ERS-2 can carry out surveillance, find tactical targets, track and designate targets and provide accurate targeting data to strike platforms such as strike aircraft, helicopters and ships. The UAV is also able to carry out battle damage assessment and can be lightly armed as well.
Design
The helicopter air vehicle is based on conventional helicopter design and is built mostly of alumunium-lithium compistes which decreae weight and maximise perfromance. bearing less main rotor. The fuselage is mainly of aluminium-lithium construction. The aerodynamic rotor blades are constructed from carbon/glass with nomex honeycomb and rohacell foam.
The UAV has a folded length of just less than 23ft. The three bladed rotor has a diameter of 27ft 6in and the vehicle stands 9ft 5in high. The gross weight is 2,560lbs. The vehicle has an endurance greater than seven hours, providing a loiter time of more than four hours at a combat radius of 140 nautical miles.
Payload
The SrormScout is designed to accomodate a wide range of payloads for different missions allowing vast flexibility either on the battlefield or at sea.
The system is designed to accommodate modular payloads to suit the evolving operational requirements. The air vehicle is always fitted with electro-optical sensors including infrared imager and a laser rangefinder/designator. All versions feature GPS navigation systems, and secure integrated remote communication devices.
Examples of typical payloads:
-Signals Intelliegnce pods for SIGINT missions.
-LASH pod (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64828&highlight=) and sonarbuoy dispensers for submarine detection missions.
-FLIR pods and a 12x Magnifiaction TV imager for combat scout missions
-A Short Range Synthetic Aperture Radar Pod for battlefield recon missions.
-4 TOW/similar missiles + fire control pod for anti-tank missions
-2 Minigun/FFAR pods for infantry support missions.
-Undersdlung Cargo net for light supply drops.
Control
The StormScout can either be controlled from a Tactical Control Station mounted on a ship or a Ground Mobile Control Station which is integrated onto a HMMVW vehicle.
Specifications
Length (Tail Folded): 22 ft., 11 in.
Rotor Diameter: 27 ft., 6 in.
Height: 9 ft., 5 in.
Gross: Weight 2,560 lbs.
Power Plant: 1x EPE-16B turboshaft producing 645 shp each.
Speed: (Max) 135+ kt.
Ceiling: 22,000 ft
Endurance: 7.5 hours
http://uav.navair.navy.mil/images/vtuav/home.jpg
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/images/firescout_3.jpg
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/images/firescout_1.jpg
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/images/firescout_2.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38127000/jpg/_38127016_firescout-northrup-300.jpg
Storm Scout next to Ground Control vehicle
Prices:
ERS-2 Storm Scout: (includes Ground/Ship Based Tactical Control Station)
= 1.2 million each.
Mobile Control vehicle (Humvee mounted)
= 80,000 each.
The ERS-2 can carry out surveillance, find tactical targets, track and designate targets and provide accurate targeting data to strike platforms such as strike aircraft, helicopters and ships. The UAV is also able to carry out battle damage assessment and can be lightly armed as well.
Design
The helicopter air vehicle is based on conventional helicopter design and is built mostly of alumunium-lithium compistes which decreae weight and maximise perfromance. bearing less main rotor. The fuselage is mainly of aluminium-lithium construction. The aerodynamic rotor blades are constructed from carbon/glass with nomex honeycomb and rohacell foam.
The UAV has a folded length of just less than 23ft. The three bladed rotor has a diameter of 27ft 6in and the vehicle stands 9ft 5in high. The gross weight is 2,560lbs. The vehicle has an endurance greater than seven hours, providing a loiter time of more than four hours at a combat radius of 140 nautical miles.
Payload
The SrormScout is designed to accomodate a wide range of payloads for different missions allowing vast flexibility either on the battlefield or at sea.
The system is designed to accommodate modular payloads to suit the evolving operational requirements. The air vehicle is always fitted with electro-optical sensors including infrared imager and a laser rangefinder/designator. All versions feature GPS navigation systems, and secure integrated remote communication devices.
Examples of typical payloads:
-Signals Intelliegnce pods for SIGINT missions.
-LASH pod (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64828&highlight=) and sonarbuoy dispensers for submarine detection missions.
-FLIR pods and a 12x Magnifiaction TV imager for combat scout missions
-A Short Range Synthetic Aperture Radar Pod for battlefield recon missions.
-4 TOW/similar missiles + fire control pod for anti-tank missions
-2 Minigun/FFAR pods for infantry support missions.
-Undersdlung Cargo net for light supply drops.
Control
The StormScout can either be controlled from a Tactical Control Station mounted on a ship or a Ground Mobile Control Station which is integrated onto a HMMVW vehicle.
Specifications
Length (Tail Folded): 22 ft., 11 in.
Rotor Diameter: 27 ft., 6 in.
Height: 9 ft., 5 in.
Gross: Weight 2,560 lbs.
Power Plant: 1x EPE-16B turboshaft producing 645 shp each.
Speed: (Max) 135+ kt.
Ceiling: 22,000 ft
Endurance: 7.5 hours
http://uav.navair.navy.mil/images/vtuav/home.jpg
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/images/firescout_3.jpg
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/images/firescout_1.jpg
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/images/firescout_2.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38127000/jpg/_38127016_firescout-northrup-300.jpg
Storm Scout next to Ground Control vehicle
Prices:
ERS-2 Storm Scout: (includes Ground/Ship Based Tactical Control Station)
= 1.2 million each.
Mobile Control vehicle (Humvee mounted)
= 80,000 each.