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Military drone systems have become essential tools for modern security and defense operations. Around the world, military forces, public security services, humanitarian organizations, and intelligence agencies are constantly being deployed.<\/p>\n
The global landscape is becoming increasingly complex, with daily media reports highlighting climate disasters, terrorist attacks, violent protests, or large-scale operations.<\/p>\n
To address these challenges, industries are quickly creating new technologies. This effort is led by government intelligence, law enforcement, and defense agencies. We are entering the “Soldier 2.0” era.<\/p>\n
In the defense sector, Military drones are crucial tools. They provide better situational awareness<\/a><\/span> and support for operations.<\/p>\n Autonomous and unmanned technology is always improving. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can do tasks much faster and on a larger scale than humans. This race to be the\u00a0fastest, highest, strongest and most enduring continues, diversifies and is not about to stop.<\/p>\n Soldier 2.0 no longer goes into military operations without an accompanying technological arsenal. From the soles of his combat boots to the satellites he connects with, he uses gear, such as military drone, focused on his survival and mission success.<\/p>\n In this eco-system, the connected 2.0 infantryman has many sensors. These sensors provide real-time information to the command structure. This goal has been driven by the aim to reduce friendly casualties to as close to zero as possible over the last few decades.<\/p>\n Because of their ease of integration, drones militaires<\/strong>\u00a0are a natural choice in this whole stack of technological capability. Survivable, agile, and with a wide range of sensors<\/strong>, they already provide valuable awareness for mission command. Modern combat is no longer conceivable without a video feed projected onto screens and scrutinized in real time, or subsequently, by an army of analysts.\u00a0This situational awareness, provided at minimal risk to human life<\/strong>, helps give military commanders tactical superiority through actionable intelligence.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/elistair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/awe-threod-titan-tether-milrem-themis-british-army-exercise-battlefield-1024×598-1.jpg” alt=”Soldiers in a field with threod Titan UAV” title_text=”awe-threod-titan-tether-milrem-themis-british-army-exercise-battlefield-1024×598″ align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#1E1E1E” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”GT America Extended Regular||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”34px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”GT America Extended Medium||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”34px” header_2_font_size_phone=”26px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”GT America Extended Regular,GT America Extended Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The upgrade from soldier 2.0 to soldier 3.0 will be accompanied by the advent and presence of robots in theatres of operations.<\/p>\n Whether they are small or not, these autonomous devices will play a direct role in combat. They will be important for future warfare. The intrinsic characteristics of these future protagonists are endurance, persistence, as well as a certain form of insensitivity to threat, fear and doubt. Exoskeletons, autonomous armored vehicles, and insect-sized military drone are now part of the military’s order of battle.<\/p>\n Artificial Intelligence is becoming more common and is linked to effective algorithms. This helps today\u2019s armies move from old methods to a future that resembles the best science fiction stories.<\/p>\n The endurance of intelligent equipment is well proven. Each industrial sector has been using this type of technology for many years and on a large scale. From macro to micro to nano, companies are constantly looking to use these readily available tools.<\/p>\n In the defense industry, AI technologies such as unmanned aircrafts, predictive maintenance systems, and intelligent surveillance platforms are transforming operations.<\/p>\n These technologies help armies enhance efficiency, reduce risks, and stay ahead in complex and rapidly changing environments.<\/p>\n Persistence is already proven. As long as there is enough energy, the robot will complete its programmed mission. One can also note that increased machine usage often leads to greater reliability and fewer failures.<\/p>\n Aeronautics and the world of military drone benefit from this last precious asset. An unmanned aerial system or helicopter that flies daily has a lower MTTR and MTBF. Its failure rate decreases, while maintainability and machine availability improve.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/elistair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Defense-technology.jpg” alt=”Close view of a soldier using a tablet to visualise an area” title_text=”Defense communication” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#1E1E1E” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”GT America Extended Regular||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”34px” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”GT America Extended Medium||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”34px” header_2_font_size_phone=”26px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”GT America Extended Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Defense manufacturers have become interested in these innovative technologies. However, the future military drones market is of little interest to major groups. This niche market currently belongs to the small and medium military drone companies, or sales to the armed forces are in full swing.<\/p>\n Elistair<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is one of these companies and a key actor in the UAV sector in France. A pioneer and precursor in the field of tethered drones for defense applications, Elistair develops tethered stations<\/a><\/span> et de ISR drones<\/span><\/a> to overcome the endurance challenge.<\/p>\n Most commercial multirotor drones use Lithium Polymer batteries. They can only fly for 20 to 40 minutes at a time. Also, the data connections between the drone and the ground station may not be secure because they are sent over Radio Frequency.<\/p>\n In terms of employability, it would be interesting to count the positions and heights of interventions by multirotor type drones. It would be surprising to note that operators have difficulty deploying their multicopters a few hundred meters from their position. The majority prefer to leave this type of mission to fixed wing assets.<\/p>\n Multicopters are therefore mostly used as overwatch above the unit and are intended to provide information about what is happening on the other side of the hill or position. These small drones provide a 21st\u00a0Century version of observation balloons from the early 19th\u00a0Century. The latter are not necessarily suited to modern combat due to their conspicuous footprint or require a large logistical supply chain to support them.<\/p>\n Today, the fight is much more instinctive, agile and sporadic. It increasingly requires an intelligence and analysis cycle on both friendly position for situational awareness and enemy positions for precision targeting.<\/p>\n Intelligence is essential and imperative before any operation. The military drone is a tactical tool that can provide this information. It then becomes the eyes of the entire section in the field but also of the military hierarchy that controls the battlespace.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/elistair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_20190906_132219-1024×768-1.jpg” alt=”Elistair Orion military drone used for defense telecommunications” title_text=”Elistair Orion military drone” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#1E1E1E” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”GT America Extended Regular||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”34px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”GT America Extended Medium||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”34px” header_2_font_size_phone=”26px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”GT America Extended Regular” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Khronos DroneBox<\/a><\/span> developed by Elistair is ones of these tools. Based in France, and in the USA, Elistair designs and manufactures smart and automated tethered drone systems. Defense and Security actors use these solutions for perimeter protection, border surveillance, and large event security. Thanks to its micro-tether technology, Elistair has solved the problem of drone battery life.<\/p>\n Khronos is a fully automated system that includes the tethered drone, tethered station, and its ground control station. The entire solution is designed to be integrated into a fixed platform or vehicle to safely enhance static or mobile operations and increase operational flexibility.<\/p>\n Khronos defense drone has been designed to meet the needs of aerial surveillance in hostile environments.<\/p>\n Able to fly at 60 meters for 24 hours, it has a powerful positioning system and automated flight features.<\/p>\n It can be quickly deployed to collect important information. This keeps operators safe from danger. This enables quick deployment to gather important information while keeping operators safe from danger.<\/p>\n All these automated and robotic tools strengthen the strategy. They give the infantryman an advantage when facing the enemy or getting ready to fight.<\/p>\n The tethered drone is an important tool for today\u2019s soldier. It gives them a valuable surveillance resource. Battery capacity and endurance are currently limited. Therefore, power from the ground and security command and control drove Elistair to develop the Orion.<\/p>\n These world-class military drone systems are a new way of contributing to the aeronautical metamorphosis that is taking place at a time when states are wondering whether the 5th generation fighter aircraft will be \u201cunmanned\u201d or \u201cmanned\u201d.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/elistair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_2060-1.jpg” alt=”Elistair Orion military drone used for defense telecommunications” title_text=”Defense drone for aerial surveillance” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#1E1E1E” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”GT America Extended Regular||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”34px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”GT America Extended Medium||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”34px” header_2_font_size_phone=”26px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”GT America Extended Regular” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Author – Jean-Charles Kine<\/p>\n Find out more about tethered drones applications here<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Military drone: towards the Soldier 3.0Jean-Charles Kine6 minutesShare the articleMilitary drone systems have become essential tools for modern security and defense operations. Around the world, military forces, public security services, humanitarian organizations, and intelligence agencies are constantly being deployed. The global landscape is becoming increasingly complex, with daily media reports highlighting climate disasters, terrorist attacks, […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Across the world, the Military, Public Security, Humanitarian and Intelligence Agencies are being constantly deployed. The global scene is becoming more complex and not a day goes by without the media reporting the appearance of a climate disaster, an attack, a violent demonstration or a large-scale operation. To deal with these troubles, the industrial sectors, stimulated by government intelligence, police and defense agencies are constantly developing new tools that mark the entry of the world into the age of Soldier 2.0. Amongst these tools in the defence sector, tethered drones have established themselves as key capabilities<\/em><\/p> Autonomous and Unmanned technology is constantly progressing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can perform tasks infinitely faster and on a much grander scale than human operators. This race to be the\u00a0fastest, highest, strongest and most enduring continues, diversifies and is not about to stop.<\/p> Today, technological innovation is at the forefront of all defense and security programs. The display of innovation that was exhibited during the July 14 parade in Paris this year is a striking example.<\/p> Soldier 2.0 no longer goes into operation without an accompanying technological arsenal. From the sole of his combat boots to the satellites he is connected to, he operates equipment entirely dedicated to his survival and the success of the mission. In this eco-system, the connected 2.0 infantryman is equipped with a wide array of sensors which informs the command structure in real time. This has been fueled by the objective of these last decades of reducing friendly casualties as close to 0 as possible.<\/p> Due to their ease of integration, drones are a natural choice in this whole stack of technological capability. Survivable, agile, and with a wide range of sensors, they already provide valuable awareness for mission command. Modern combat is no longer conceivable without a video feed projected onto screens and scrutinized in real time (or subsequently) by an army of analysts.\u00a0 This situational awareness, provided at minimal risk to human life, helps give military commanders tactical superiority through actionable intelligence.<\/p> The upgrade from soldier 2.0 to soldier 3.0 will be accompanied by the advent and presence of robots in theatres of operations. Whether the latter are miniaturized or not, these autonomous devices will take a direct role in combat and will be a key enabler in future warfare. The intrinsic characteristics of these future protagonists are endurance, persistence, as well as a certain form of insensitivity to threat, fear and doubt. Exo skeletons, autonomous armored vehicles and nano drones the size of an insect are already in the order of battle.<\/p> Artificial Intelligence is more prevalent and associated with proven algorithms, will make today's armies (those who can afford it) move from prehistory to a world worthy of the best science fiction scenarios. The endurance of this type of machine is well proven, each industrial sector has been using this type of technology for many years and on a large scale. From macro to micro to nano, companies are constantly looking to use these readily available tools.<\/p> Persistence is already proven, as long as energy is present and abundant, the robot accomplishes the mission for which it has been programmed. It should also be said that the more a machine works, the less it fails. Aeronautics and the world of UAVs benefit from this last precious asset. An aircraft or helicopter that flies every day sees its MTTR, MTBF, failure rate decrease and maintainability and machine availability increase.<\/p> Defense manufacturers have become interested in these innovative technologies. A study by Statista 2019 shows that the market value of professional drones is expected to increase from about $1.4 billion in 2015 to nearly $5.6 billion in 2020. However, the tactical UAV market is of little interest to major groups. This niche market currently belongs to the Startups and sales to the armed forces are in full swing.<\/p> Elistair<\/a> is one of these startups and a key actor in the UAV sector in France. A pioneer and precursor in the field of tethered drones, this global leading company develops tethered stations and tethered drones based to overcome the endurance challenge. Most commercially available multirotor drones developed around Lithium Polymer batteries can only be used in cycles of 20 to 40 minutes. Moreover, the data links between the drone and the ground station are not necessarily secure as they are transmitted over Radio Frequency. In terms of employability, it would be interesting to count the positions and heights of interventions by multirotor type drones. It would be surprising to note that operators have difficulty deploying their multicopters a few hundred meters from their position. The majority prefer to leave this type of mission to fixed wing assets.<\/p> Multicopters are therefore mostly used as overwatch above the unit and are intended to provide information about what is happening on the other side of the hill or position. These small drones provide a 21st<\/sup> Century version of observation balloons from the early 19th<\/sup> Century. The latter are not necessarily suited to modern combat due to their conspicuous footprint or require a large logistical supply chain to support them. Today, the fight is much more instinctive, agile and sporadic. It increasingly requires an intelligence and analysis cycle on both friendly position for situational awareness and enemy positions for precision targeting.<\/p> Intelligence is essential and imperative before any operation. The drone is a tactical tool that can provide this information. It then becomes the eyes of the entire section in the field but also of the military hierarchy that controls the battlespace.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>New technologies to provide tactical advantage<\/h2>\n
Artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced persistence<\/h2>\n
The role of automation to face dangers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The transformation of military drone operations with artificial intelligence<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Persistence, a precious asset<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Military Drone: Overcoming endurance limits<\/h3>\n
Tethered drones: the key asset of persistence and secured communications<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Military drones as vectors of actionable intelligence<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Elistair drone technology: News Market Leading Capabilities?<\/h2>\n
Khronos DroneBox: Military Drone for Mobile Units<\/h3>\n
Elevating Infantry Strategy with Robotic Surveillance Solutions<\/h3>\n
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