[SatNews] UAV development for the South American market is now underway...

Nostromo Defensa, an Argentinean UAV company, and the Israeli-based Innocon, have joined forces and are collaborating on the development of new UAV solutions for the Argentinean and the South American market. The companies believe this cooperation will enable them to offer the South American market cost effective, technological advanced UAV systems which meet the special needs and requirements of the this market.

Innocon’s combination of onboard and ground based computers control and manage all flight parameters, including take off and landing, and constitute the backbone of the company’s UAV capabilities. The Naviator Flight Computer is responsible for all flight aspects including take off and landing. This core technology computer provides the UAV with capabilities that include: Short distance and highly accurate landing, self correction, optimized landing through data collection and processing during flight, 50 meter landing area requirement (which is a quarter the distance required by competing UAVs), landing capability on wide-ranging surfaces using a variety of landing gear including wheels, skids, or parachute. Examples of advantages offered by the UAVs include: altitudes and airborne durations normally associated with a large UAV, high precision automatic landings on unpaved and difficult terrain, real time airborne information dissemination to multiple systems users and simultaneous data management for multiple platforms with the use of the company’s ground based mission control station.