UK Coastguard Seeks Reactive UAV Capability

Tony Osborne February 08, 2020
surveillance flight aircraft
The MCGA has recently begun using Beechcraft King Air platforms for surveillance flights, but such missions could be performed by UAVs in the future.
Credit: Claire Hartley/2Excel Aviation
Demonstrations of unmanned air systems (UAS) supporting search-and-rescue and anti-pollution missions planned for this summer could provide a taste of future capabilities for Britain’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCGA). Elbit’s Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAS and the...
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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