EADS 社가 개발 중인 Barracuda UAV 시험비행 소식...

 

유럽 EADS 계열 Defence & Security (DS) Division 에서 개발 중인 jet-powered UAV, Barracuda 의 시험비행 소식

입니다.

 

2009년 7월 초도비행을 실시한 이후, 개발비 문제로 향후 개발 일정이 불확실 하였습니다. 그러나 Barracuda 개발에

주도적 역할을 하고 있는 독일의 의지가 현재로써는 확고한 것으로 알려지고 있는 가운데, 기술실증기 (Technology

Demonstrator) 로써의 완성은 이루어질 것으로 보입니다.

 

그리고 17일(금), EADS 그룹은 Defence & Security (DS) 의 이름을 EADS Cassidian 으로 변경하였습니다. 이번

EADS의 계열社 名을 변경하면서 Airbus 와 Eurocopter 社만 그 이름을 유지하고, 우주항공계열은 Astrium 이라는

이름으로, 그리고 방산사업계열 이었던 DS 는 Cassidian 으로 변경하였다고 발표하였습니다.

 

아래 소개하는 사진 중, 첫번째는 지난 7월에 실시한 시험비행 장면이며, 두번째 사진은 2009년 7월 EADS 가 공식적

으로 공개한 초도비행 장면 입니다.

 

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EADS Defence & Security Successfully Continued Flight Test Campaign of the Barracuda Technology Demonstrator

 

(Source: EADS; issued Sept. 14, 2010)

 

EADS has resumed flight tests of its Barracuda jet-powered UAV, which has flown autonomously along pre-programmed flight profiles. (EADS photo) In a further test series comprising four flights, EADS Defence & Security (DS) has again successfully tested the technology demonstrator ‘Barracuda’ at Goose Bay Air Force Base in Canada.

 

Advanced technologies and new procedures have successfully passed new tests under realistic conditions. As part of the flight tests, DS particularly checked the Sense & Avoid capabilities, Auto Taxi Systems, a Structure Integrated Antenna and the Image Exploitation Chain (Automatic Target Detection Systems).

 

During this 2010 test campaign in the Goose Bay area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the jet-propelled unmanned flight system (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – UAV) flew completely autonomously along pre-programmed flight profiles including auto-taxying processes.

 

Flying some 2 hours and 42 minutes in four take-off and landing cycles this summer, the Barracuda now reaches an overall total flight hours of 4 hours and 15 minutes (sum of two test campaigns in 2009 and 2010). It was monitored from the Ground Control Station with respect to flight safety only, while the Payload Ground Station was used to steer the on-board Zeiss EO/IR sensor with regards to different modes and view angles from the ground as well as to receive the sensor data.

 

These successful flights in Goose Bay have given EADS Defence & Security practical confirmation of the results of technology programmes it had already conducted on its own initiative. Moreover, the Barracuda technology demonstrator was used for test flights in the ‘Agile UAV in Network Centric Environment’ technology programme commissioned by the Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung - BWB).

 

“The continued successful testing campaigns of the Barracuda mark an extremely important step in the technological development, enabling us to consequently increase our capability to offer a full range of UAV products", stated Nicolas Chamussy, senior vice president of Unmanned Aerial Systems at EADS Defence & Security.

 

The test campaigns also enabled practical experiences in the interoperability of UAS within Network-Centric (NEC) operations conducted in line with the latest NATO criteria and in autonomous operation involving interaction with other systems. The experiences and results of this flight test campaign will be used for future UAS programmes such as the Talarion.

 

Military Air Systems (MAS) is an integrated Business Unit of EADS Defence & Security (DS). DS is a systems solutions provider for armed forces and civil security worldwide. Its portfolio ranges from sensors and secure networks through missiles to aircraft and UAVs as well as global security, service and support solutions. In 2009, DS – with around 21,000 employees – achieved revenues of EUR 5.4 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2009, EADS generated revenues of EUR 42.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 119,000.

 

 

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