SHADOW 400 - UVS ROMANIA – UVS ROMANIA 400: SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS © 2009 AAI Corporation. All...
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SHADOW 400 A ship-based unmanned aircraft system supporting naval operations ®
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SHADOW 400
A ship-based unmanned aircraft systemsupporting naval operations
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SHADOW 400: SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS
© 2009 AAI Corporation. All rights reserved. AAI is an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company.AAI and Shadow are registered trademarks of AAI Corporation. AAI400DS 1209
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For additional information,please contact:Jim Christner AAI Corporation124 Industry LaneHunt Valley, MD 21030410-683-6413 [email protected]
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
Benefiting from a rigorous, company-sponsored development program, Shadow 400systems include multiple aircraft, a ground control station, hydraulic launcher, logisticssupport, payloads, a net recovery system with automatic landing, ground support equipment, shipboard integration, stabilization equipment and a radome antenna set.
Shadow 400 unmanned aircraft systems are deployed with U.S. allied naval forces.
A leader in the design, production,deployment and sustainment ofunmanned aircraft systems formore than 25 years, AAI delivers a range of technically mature aircraft, such as the Shadow 400,including sophisticated groundcontrol stations that provideunmatched interoperability net-works for intelligence-gathering,surveillance, reconnaissance targeting, and battle damageassessment.
Shadow 400 aircraft can be launchedand recovered from ships or land, andaircraft control can be transferredbetween ship- or land-based controlstations.
Performance■ Endurance five hours■ Maximum altitude 11,000 feet (ft.) or 3,353 meters (m)
■ Range 200 kilometers■ Maximum dash speed 110 knots (kts) or 203 kilometers per hour (kph)
■ Cruise speed 85 kts (157 kph)■ Loiter speed 65 kts (120 kph)
Features■ Advanced composite construction■ Multiple launch and recovery methods ■ Shipboard operations qualified■ Airborne video tape recorder■ Multiple sensor capability■ Dual redundant data links■ Long-life emergency battery
Technical Data■ Length 12.5 ft. (3.81 m)■ Wingspan 16.8 ft. (5.12 m)■ Maximum payload 75 pounds (lb.) or 34 kilograms (kg)
■ Maximum gross weight 465 lb. (211 kg)
