civil rpas solutions for maritime security · 2019-10-27 · matthias seifert, key account manager...

Matthias Seifert, Key Account Manager

Airbus Australia Pacific

09 October 2019

Civil RPAS Solutions

for Maritime Security Leveraging the potential of UAS to open

a new chapter in maritime operations

Civil RPAS solutions for maritime security

• Turning technology into maritime leverage

• MALE UAS in a service model

• MALE UAS in a maritime configuration

• Mission example: FRONTEX

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09 October 2019 Civil RPAS Solutions for Maritime Security 2

UAS: Continuing to expand the capabilities of aviation


1903 Wright Flyer (first manned flight)

Maiden flight: 59 seconds

2018 Airbus Zephyr S

Maiden flight: 25 days, 23 hours and 57 minutes


Quiz time

How many years of legacy

does unmanned flight have?

60

c

20

a

40

b

100+

d d


UAS: More and more operational value over the years Prototypes target drones maritime heroes from above

1917 The Hewitt-

Sperry Automatic

Airplane

Technological advancement

1935 de Havilland

Queen Bee

target drone

2004 Heron TP

2018 Zephyr S

Soon EURO MALE


Technology is finally

enabling us to unleash

full UAS potential

…with the maritime domain

one of the first to benefit


• Turning technology into maritime leverage

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A true Maritime Leverage

• Many drones

• Many strengths

• Many solutions

The variety of UAS


• Lower delivery costs

by up to 90%

• Improved safety

versus current boat

deliveries

• Superior speed of

delivery compared

to boat (10 m/s cruise

speed)

• Payload of a fully-

fledged aircraft with

pilots secure on the

ground

• Extend length of

operation compared to

conventional aircraft

• First flying High Altitude

Pseudo Satellite (HAPS)

• Detection, classification

and tracking of maritime

objects with high

resolution visibility

Airbus Skyways

shore-to-ship deliveries

European

MALE RPAS

Airbus

Zephyr


But are UAS solutions

accessible to an average

maritime customer?

Absolutely!

Sometimes even more

than conventional aircraft

Customer’s operational considerations

The right model for the right operation


Own

manned

Leasing

manned

Own

UAS

UAS Operational

Service

Manned aircraft available, feasible and cost effective?

Committing long term to buying/operating

more manned aircraft?

What’s more feasible/cost effective?

Leasing manned aircraft or using UAS?

Ready to commit long term to an owned

tailored UAS strategy?

YES NO

YES NO

YES NO

YES NO


• MALE UAS in a service model

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Tailoring the service to the customer’s operational requirements

Airbus DS Airborne Solutions (ADAS)


Logistics

Infrastructure

UAS and

equipment

Operation +

MRO crew

Based in

Bremen,

Germany

Customising solutions to the customer

Engineering

Mission

management

Ground support

systems

Production of ground

control systems

Air vehicles and

avionics

Payload

management

100% Airbus subsidiary

40 Years Experience

How ADAS provides high availability service

Tailored service on demand


4000+ Missions

45 000+ Flight Hours

95% Availability

Copyright: Bundeswehr / Heyn

Airbus DS Security Forces


• MALE UAS in a maritime configuration

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Persistent Maritime Surveillance


The HERON 1 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)

DETECTION

• Maritime patrol radar

• COMINT sensors

CLASSIFICATION

• Inverse SAR

• Classification library

IDENTIFICATION

• Electro-Optical

• Infrared/Lowlight cam

SPECIFICATION

Length 8.50 m

Wingspan 16.60 m

MTOW 1200 kg

Endurance 24 h

Speed 180 km/h

Op. Altitude 27 000 ft

Payload cap. 250 kg

SENSOR EQUIPMENT

EO/IR HD Camera

Elta 2022 MPR

AIS

EPIRB

COMINT/SIGINT


• Mission example: FRONTEX

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Industry partnership for success

Airbus DS Airborne Solutions (ADAS) and Israel Aerospace Industries

(IAI) partnered to deliver 200 hours of Heron RPAS service to FRONTEX

Civilian airspace, civilian flight rules, series of flights, each consisting

of an average of 14 hours

Electro-optical payload for day and infrared payload for night-time vision,

a maritime patrol radar and automatic identification system


Helping FRONTEX address issues in a challenging location

Mission location


MAIN AIMS

The Aeagan Sea / Operation POSEIDON (Greece)

Lack of feasibility for a lengthy

manned aircraft patrol

Danger of manned night time operations

(increased difficulty for manned flight)

Armed criminals pose a serious

danger to flight crew

Identification of

people smugglers Border control

Spotting illegal

fishing Search and rescue

Detection of

maritime pollution Seizure of weapons

Registration and

identification

Collecting

intelligence about

criminal network

Detection of

fraudulent

documents

Seizure of drugs

Support in

readmission

The benefits of using UAS


Unmanned (Hero)n from above

Leveraging UAS strengths to strengthen the operation and protect lives

EXTENDING MISSION ENDURANCE

• On average, each take off resulted in 14

flight hours - superior to any other platform

DAY OR NIGHT, THE HERON DOESN’T MIND

• Piloted from a safe location, flies

autonomously to where it needs to be

• See clearly at night with the capability

to fly IR payload

CREW SAFETY

• Approach and identify threat with the

crew kilometres away in a safe location

STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

• Deploy manned assets to where they really

need to be, send in the right unit for the job

Providing service in a busy civilian airspace

Turning challenges into proof that UAS can provide a great service for the customer

Mission Challenges


Permission to fly

Civil registration

Airspace integration

Navigating demanding topography

Integration into POSEIDON

mission planning

Proven feasibility of UAS operations

Operational capability is already a thing of today

Conclusion


The value of industry coming to work together

UAS can be integrated within civilian airspace

The exciting potential of UAS with operational

capability already available today

Source: frontex.europa.eu/ Source: https://esut.de/ Source: https://www.unmannedairspace.info/

Thank you

civil rpas solutions for maritime security · 2019-10-27 · matthias seifert, key account manager...

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