UK Royal Navy Uses Airborne Mesh Network To Control UAS From Helo

Royal Navy
Credit: Royal Navy
LONDON–A UK Royal Navy helicopter crew has taken control of uncrewed air systems (UAS) from onboard a Leonardo Wildcat rotorcraft, proving the potential of the service’s hybrid air wing vision. During trials in Cornwall, the Wildcat crew sent and received live data from two UAS using a multi-node...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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