ADVANTAGES of

ULTRA-LONG ENDURANCE UAS

Benefits of multi-day sorties at tactical altitudes

• Fewer number of launch and recovery events per orbit - which results in lower staffing requirements.

• Fewer hours transiting to maintain continuous coverage - which results in fewer pilots needed and less wear and tear on assets.

• Fewer on-station handoffs - resulting in more consistent data operations and reduced chance of counter-detection.

• Fewer sorties per orbit - results in more available assets for additional simultaneous orbits.

• Combat ranges exceeding 2,000NM with over 24hr on-station time - means commanders always have tactical options available.

• Multi-day on-station time over 1000NM from base - allows commanders to reposition assets in mid-sortie

• High enough to stay undetected and low enough to see the important details - provides critical information to decision makers.

• Longer aircraft turnaround times - results in more predictable and better quality maintenance.