Thrane & Thrane provides satellite communications on land, sea and air, and the latest for UAVs. UAVs benefit from AVIATOR 200 introduction. In the year since the launch of Thrane & Thrane’s AVIATOR 200 to the military and government markets at AUVSI 2010, the cutting-edge system has generated significant interest particularly for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAV) where it has introduced SwiftBroadband capability to a new tier of smaller platforms. Thrane & Thrane is returning to AUVSI to show how the solution is bringing high quality connectivity to smaller UAVs where this was not achievable before.
With UAVs requiring BLOS (Beyond Line Of Sight) communication to enable effective ground control, the need for modern satcom capability to facilitate this is no doubt on the rise. The operation of smaller and lighter UAVs enables increased fuel efficiency and they are typically easier to deploy than larger platforms. Thrane & Thrane’s AVIATOR 200 offers superior connectivity compared with other services available enabling effective command & control, ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance,Reconnaissance), voice, data and image transfer.
Harnessing the Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, also known as FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband in the maritime and aeronautical sectors respectively, Thrane & Thrane’s portfolio offers fast and reliable communications in the most extreme environmental conditions.
“It’s an exciting time for satcom for unmanned vehicles with applications for command and control and beyond line of sight communications becoming firmly established in recent years. Inmarsat’s introduction of a new generation of services has led to the availability of smaller and lighter systems that don’t compromise on performance or data capacity. As an established provider across land mobile, maritime and aeronautical sectors, Thrane & Thrane has proven to develop reliable and durable hardware that makes the best use of the Inmarsat service,” comments Andy Beers, Director of Aeronautical Sales Americas, Thrane & Thrane.
On land Thrane & Thrane’s EXPLORER™ BGAN systems enable critical communications whether stationary or moving at speed across all types of terrain, making them suitable for an extensive range of unmanned vehicle applications from bomb detection and disposal through to reconnaissance.
At sea, Thrane & Thrane’s SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband offers unmanned vessels and other craft reliable communications. The system features the smallest and lightest maritime FleetBroadband antenna to date, enabling data speeds capable of sending live video or offering full systems control of the vessel regardless of weather or sea state.
In the air Thrane & Thrane’s AVIATOR portfolio is continuing to make an impact by offering unmanned aircraft reliable connectivity for real-time video, voice and data links between aircraft and ground control stations. The most popular SwiftBroadband solutions for UAVs include the AVIATOR 300 and AVIATOR 200 which has introduced SwiftBroadband capability to an entirely new tier of smaller platforms.
Thrane & Thrane is showcasing a portfolio of cutting-edge satellite communication solutions for use on unmanned land, maritime and aeronautical vehicles at this year’s AUVSI. For further information please visit the company booth 3025 or visit.
