BRIMAR-TEAR participates in Seeker UAS flights in adverse weather conditions
Personnel from Spain’s “Tercio de Armada” Marine Infantry Brigade (BRIMAR-TEAR) participated in a series of drone flights at the El Retín Military Shooting Center. During these experimental flights, the latest evolution of the Seeker UAS unmanned aerial system was deployed, performing day and night flights in adverse weather conditions that few systems of its size and type can withstand. With a take-off weight of 3.6 kilograms, the Seeker UAS is a fixed-wing drone in the lightweight segment of the Mini category, and its robust design makes it resistant to operations in coastal environments and flights in heavy rain.
This drone, which uses Spanish technology, is equipped with a triple-sensor gyro-stabilized optronic payload that acts as an eye in the sky, providing ground forces with high-resolution video and imagery over vast areas. Like a spy plane, it can detect specific targets, using visible and thermal spectrum sensors to locate targets and analyze the environment. This detailed visual recognition capability makes it an ideal tool for military operations, offering a significant advantage.
In the evaluation, the BRIMAR tested the system’s new advanced in-flight features, such as autonomous real-time target tracking thanks to its new on-board processor, the advanced ISR utilities of the mission software, and the extended range that gives it a flight time of 2 hours per battery. In addition, its encrypted communications system guarantees information security and mission confidentiality. Tapping into its interoperability—it is compatible with national and NATO command and control systems—has also allowed video, imagery, and data to be sent and used at the remote command center. Most importantly, it has proven to be a system capable of intervening in conditions under which most Mini systems would not be able to operate.
Successful operations with the Seeker UAS in the Sierra del Retin mountain range pave the way for a future in which unmanned aircraft systems play an increasingly crucial role in military operations and other missions such as air patrols and search, rescue, and emergency response tasks. These flights, aimed at validating and verifying the new capabilities implemented in the system in accordance with the requirements of the CIMSEE-22 project (part of the RAPAZ program run by SDG PLATIN, attached to Spain’s Directorate General for Defense Industry Strategy and Innovation, DIGEID) attest to the commitment of Spain and Spanish industry to technological innovation in the defense field. The Seeker UAS, a lightweight and rapidly deployable national Mini system, is consolidating its position as a strategic tool for the Spanish Armed Forces, opening up new possibilities in surveillance, reconnaissance, support, and troop protection missions.
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