AeroVironment to Develop its Wildcat Autonomous VTOL UAS for DARPA’s ANCILLARY Program
28 Mayo 2024 - 8:10AM
Business Wire
AeroVironment (AV) was down selected by the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for continued development of its
X-Plane design for the agency’s AdvaNced airCraft
Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program. AV’s
offering – Wildcat – is a Group 3 vertical take-off and landing
(VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) developed specifically to
execute ship-based operations in challenging maritime
environments.
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AV’s Group 3 Wildcat UAS is a
long-endurance, large-payload vertical take-off and landing
solution developed for a variety of maritime operations. (Artist’s
Rendering: AeroVironment)
“We have prioritized controllability to ensure Wildcat meets the
‘anytime, anywhere’ goal of DARPA’s ANCILLARY program,” said AV’s
Vice President of MacCready Works Chris Fisher. “Wildcat leans on
autonomy to reduce operational burdens while enabling safe,
infrastructure-less launch and recovery in challenging conditions
from a range of Navy ships.”
Wildcat leverages AV’s SPOTR-Edge machine learning-enabled
computer vision to enhance mission effectiveness. This capability
builds on operational learnings AV has gained as a leader in the
Group 1 to 3 UAS space with millions of operational flight hours on
its Raven®, Puma™ AE, and JUMP® 20 uncrewed systems.
ANCILLARY calls for the development of a low-weight,
large-payload, long-endurance VTOL UAS for missions executed by the
U.S. Navy and Marines. AV’s Wildcat pushes beyond current Group 3
UAS offerings and provides expanded mission capabilities to address
and overcome evolving threat landscapes.
Designed specifically for the ANCILLARY program, Wildcat meets
DARPA’s objectives for a 450 nautical mile (nmi) mission radius and
over 12 hours of endurance on station with 60 lbs of payload.
Additionally, Wildcat exceeds program objectives for sea state
recovery and cruise speed, with the ability to operate in high sea
states and winds, and dash over 100 knots to quickly cover long
distances over sea or land.
Wildcat’s large modular payload capacity will enhance mission
responsiveness and flexibility, and its tail-sitter design requires
fractional infrastructure and footprint compared to other
offerings. It is designed to operate as part of a larger fleet of
Wildcat UAS that leverage collision-avoidance and autonomy to
deconflict airspace and collaborate to perform search missions in
degraded or denied airspace.
“Our solutions are specifically crafted for the operator and
Wildcat is no exception. AV has a strong history of seamlessly
integrating our systems into a soldier’s daily operations and we
look forward to further developing this design in partnership with
DARPA and the Office of Naval Research for the ANCILLARY program,”
continued Fisher.
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multi-domain robotic systems, uncrewed aircraft and ground systems,
sensors, software analytics and connectivity. Headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia, AeroVironment delivers actionable intelligence
so our customers can proceed with certainty. For more information,
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