Gem-7
35 hours endurance. 3,500 km range.
Manned aerial surveillance and surveying by helicopters is expensive. Large military UAVs are also expensive. What the civil market needs, is an inexpensive medium-sized aerial platform that can perform nearly all of the functions of a helicopter or a large military UAV, but at a tenth of the cost. Or perhaps even less.
The Gem-7 has been designed to fill that gap. A simple but robust airframe that can out-perform large military UAVs in both range and endurance. A platform that can be assembled and run by a team of two in fifteen minutes. A platform that is an order of magnitude less than other large UAVs, in both capital and running costs.
Welcome to the world of the Gem-7 long range UAV.
Technical Specifications:
| Max Weight | 295 kg |
| Empty Weight | 170 kg |
| Wingspan | 12.7 m |
| Length | 5.3 m |
| Cruise Airspeed | 100-120 km/hr |
| Max Airspeed | 240 km |
Performance:
| Payload Max | 90 kg |
| Payload Norm | 30 kg |
| Payload vs Endurance | 30 kg = 35 hr / 90 kg = 9 hr |
| Payload vs Range | 30 kg = 3,500 km / 90 kg = 900 km |
Surveillance & Comms Equipment
- Gimbal turret with 360° pan at 120º/sec
- Mechanical and electronic stabilisation
- HD video 1280 x 720p output, 30 x zoom
- IR night sensor 640 x 480p and 60 mm lens
- Scene and target capture
- Other surveillance systems to order
- SHF comms to base station, 150 km range
- Link up to 12 Mbps data rate
- UHF & VHF relay capabilities
- Inmarsat Swift-Broadband satellite comms
