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The
new Global Hawk UAV pictured to the right,
made by Northrop Grumman Ryan Aeronautical
and Raytheon, has a power buss that is
made
up entirely of COTS equipment. The plane
is as large as a manned aircraft (Boeing
727). The Global Hawk can fly 1,200 miles
to an area of interest, remain on station
for 24 hours, survey an area of 60,000
square
miles roughly the size of Illinois and
then
return 1,200 miles to its operating base.
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The
UAV has a range of 13,500 nautical miles,
at altitudes as high as 65,000 ft. and an
endurance of 36 hours. During a typical mission,
the Global Hawk sensor suite can provide near
real time imagery of the area of interest
to the battlefield command via satellite.
The UAV is programmed and controlled via a
ground station. A
pilot and other ground support personnel
located in a ground shelter at some remote
location control the aircraft. The Ground Shelter is powered by a specially
designed power system, consisting of a generator
and a UPS system. The UPS system is a ruggedized
COTS system designed and built by NOVA ELECTRIC.
For
information about COTS system: howard@theallpower.com
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