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Will new unmanned helicopter prove a game-changer?

 

Israel Hayom

November 9, 2021 

 

 

  The Black Eagle 50 is an advanced unmanned helicopter designed to provide situational awareness and ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance) capability in both the land and maritime domains.

 

Israeli defense company Steadicopter on Monday unveiled the newest member of its Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems, saying that the Black Eagle 50 Electric unmanned helicopter was a game-changer.

Powered by electric motors and designed for a wide range of law enforcement, maritime, civilian and covert missions, "The Black Eagle 50 Electric is the first electrically-powered unmanned helicopter with a maximum takeoff weight of 50 kilograms," the company said in a statement.

"This enables high performance and maximum operational flexibility for both security forces and civilian applications, such as search and rescue, cyber, intelligence, gas and oil rigs, and high-end naval missions."

The system also has the capacity to carry additional batteries for longer flights, heavier payloads and more, Steadicopter noted.

This is also the first electrically-powered unmanned helicopter with a maximum takeoff weight of 50 kilograms (110 pounds) and useful load weight of 30 kg (66 pounds), comprising payload and batteries that is capable of up to two hours of flight time.

"This enables high performance and maximum operational flexibility for both security forces and civilian applications, such as search & rescue, cyber, intelligence, gas and oil rigs, and high-end naval missions," Steadicopter said, further describing the Black Eagle 50 Electric as "extremely cost-effective, simple to operate, easy to maintain and environmentally friendly."

Noam Lidor, Sales & Marketing Director at Steadicopter said, "The Black Eagle 50 Electric has been developed in response to the need of the company's customers worldwide for an electric VTOL aircraft, which can still be used in many varied missions, both in terms of being able to carry advanced payloads, and through extended time in the air.

"This is a truly multi-domain, multi-mission and multi-sensor system, coupled with all the benefits of a covert, easy-to-maintain, highly-versatile electrically-powered system."

Founded in 2005, Steadicopter specializes in the design, development, and production of unmanned helicopters.