Decision to purchase Penguin UAV from the USA - News 7 WORLD

2022-07-22 20:16:03 By : Ms. mandy shi

The company has announced that it will manufacture and deliver Edge Autonomy's Penguin UAV exclusively for the US military.The statement did not provide information on the value of the agreement and the number or type of UAVs to be produced.However, US broadcaster Shephard Defense Insight has announced that Penguin B's high-performance, semi-integrated mini-UAVs for ISR missions have been sold to the US military.First launched in 2009, the UAVs have been sold to more than 40 countries so far, and the company announced in June 2021 that it has developed a new VTOL upgrade kit for the Penguin B.According to the information given, the drone;Using batteries that can be replaced in less than two minutes, it can stay in the air for more than 14 hours within a range of 180 km and carry 4.5 kg of payload.