Kyiv-based aircraft industrial company SKYETON has developed a new man portable Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) of the ACS series. The new UAS is being considered to improve the service’s surveillance, reconnaissance, and target acquisition capabilities.
According to the company, the Man portable (one-box) aircraft with reconnaissance system ready to be deployed in minutes. The modular flying platform makes changing of various function modules easy.
The system is a unique efficient and technological instrument, which allows to perform various tasks, including:
- aerial photography
- monitoring of various infrastructure objects (pipelines, electric transmission lines, railways, etc.)
- control of meteorological situation and fire detection
- patrol of land/sea borders
- tasks for agricultural business (monitoring of soil condition and machinery operations, application of trichogramma, etc.)
- control of mining operations
- different military tasks
- etc.
Vertically integrated design and production allow the company to manufacture systems to Client’s needs. This also provides for top-notch maintenance during UAS exploitation and enables modifications as Client’s needs evolve.
Configuration and specifications of the Unmanned Aerial System
| UAV specification | Value |
| Flight radius, km: | |
| – by telemetry with video | 120 km |
| – max in automatic mode | 1000 km |
| Flight speed, km/h: | |
| – cruise | 120 km/h |
| – maximum | 160 km/h |
| – minimum | 80 km/h |
| Operating ceiling | 3000 m |
| Flight time (depending on the payload) | more than 15 hours |
| Operating temperature range | from -20 to +45 °С |
| Tank capacity | 6 L |
| Takeoff technique | Launcher (catapult) |
| Landing technique | Parachuting on the air cushion |
| Control system | Optional – automatic program or operated remotely from the ground control station. |
| Takeoff preparation | 15 min |
| Break-down time for transportation | 15 min |
| Vehicle dimensions, mm.: | |
| – wingspan | 2985 mm |
| – length | 1830 mm |
| – height | 320 mm |
| Surface area, m2: | |
| – wing | 0,9 m2 |
| – stabilizer | 0,15 m2 |
| – ailerons | 0,05 m2 |
| – elevating rudder | 0,04 m2 |
| Transport container dimensions: | 1350х650х450 mm |
| Weight, kg.: | |
| – maximum take-off | 20 kg |
| – payload | up to 7 kg |
| – empty airplane | 9 kg |