T-Motor THE SAFER PROPULSION SYSTEM INDUSTRY-LEVEL PROPULSION SYSTEM CAN Function UART-TTL data feedback protocol IP67 function ELECTRIC PROPELLER www.tmotor.com Platform one Anduril Industries has enhanced its Ghost UAV platform with a new mechanism to vary the position of payloads (writes Nick Flaherty). The Ghost-X incorporates operational feedback from over 1000 Ghost flight hours with a wide range of customers, including the UK’s Ministry of Defence, and across environments including combat operations. It has a flexible design that is based around a rail that allows different payloads and an additional battery pack for the propulsion systems to be installed quickly and easily. The dual battery configuration extends the flight time to 75 minutes and doubles the Ghost’s total payload capacity to 9 kg. It also extends the operational range to up to 25 km, and there is an optional long-range comms kit for these longer missions, with automatic frequency switching for hostile radio environments. The batteries slide onto the rail to allow space for the new payloads, which include EO and IR gimbals, encoded laser options and a vision-based navigation module for flight capability without reference to GNSS. The system uses Anduril’s Lattice software platform to automate mission planning, airspace management and flight operations to reduce the cognitive load and training burden for operators. Airborne vehicles UAV payloads on rails The moveable battery packs on the Ghost-X
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