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platforms, BAE Systems technology will combine multiple, software-programmable antennas into a digital phased array that will enable simultaneous functions, exceeding existing capabilities while reducing the size, weight, and power (SWaP) of current systems. The technology will enable these platforms to safely fly closer to threats and within contested areas while remaining protected.
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BAE Systems to Innovate Electronic Warfare Jamming Technology for U.S. Army
BAE Systems was awarded research and development funding through the U.S. Army to create an advanced radar jamming technology. The technology aims to improve air survivability and mission effectiveness for U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial systems
(UAS) by detecting and defeating complex and unknown threats in electronic combat.
As part of the contract, the BAE Systems FAST Labs™ research and development team will design technology to integrate adaptive radio frequency jamming and sensing capabilities into one system. Whereas today’s electronic countermeasure systems are too bulky and heavy for most rotary-wing and UAS
the continuously evolving threat
landscape, it’s critical to provide the next generation of digital phased array technology to better defend our armed forces in electronic warfare,” said Chris Rappa, product line director for Radio Frequency, Electronic Warfare, and Advanced Electronics at BAE Systems FAST Labs. “Our technology will give the Army’s rotary-wing aircraft and UAS a new, low SWaP system to securely and drastically increase their range of movements in future missions.”
“We are very excited that our AAVs are visiting more cities and being accepted and celebrated by local communities,” says Hu Huazhi, EHang’s founder, chairman, and CEO.
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“This is a critical step towards making our dream reality and to make urban air mobility broadly available and affordable as a safe, fast, and eco-friendly transportation alternative.”
Equipped with full redundant components for safety, including 16 propellers, the battery powered EHang 216 is capable of carrying up to 220 kilograms, and can fly as fast as 130 kilometers per hour.
EHang Completes First Passenger-Carrying Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Demonstration Flight
EHang recently announced that during the 2019 Northeast Asia Expo in August, it conducted the first passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) demonstration flight.
According to EHang, its passenger-grade AAV, EHang 216, has also completed similar public demonstration flights in other Chinese cities such as EHang’s headquarters in Guangzhou, Lianyungang and Luzhi in Jiangsu province, Taizhou in Zhejiang province, Yantai in Shandong province and Shenyang in Liaoning province.
EHang’s AAVs have also performed several passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstrations in other countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, and Qatar.
To get from one location to another, passengers using EHang’s AAVs will not need a pilot license to fly them, the company notes. Instead, they will simply choose their destinations on a mobile app, and the AAVs will fly autonomously on pre-programmed routes, which includes taking off, landing vertically, and conducting U-shaped travel. The vehicles will be tracked, and if necessary, they can be commandeered from a command-and-control center on the ground.
EHang notes that along with its partners, it has been working with several different global aviation regulatory authorities “to help lay the groundwork for developing the logistics and regulations for the urban air mobility market.” Some of these authorities include the International Civil Aviation Organization at the United Nations, the European Aviation Safety Agency, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and other organizations in North America and Europe.
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