Newtec Provides Key Satellite Communication Technology for EURO HAWK

SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 14 May 2012 Satellite specialist Newtec’s IP traffic enhancement and shaping technology Cross-Layer-Optimization™ has been implemented in the flagship EURO HAWK® Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) which detects and collects information. The Newtec technology is required in order to secure the downlink via satellite. EURO HAWK is a joint programme between Cassidian, an EADS company, and Northrop Grumman. It is a UAS which signals a new era for Germany’s Federal Armed Forces – the debut of the largest unmanned aerial system in German airspace. “It’s a milestone for us,” said Rüdiger Knöpfel, the head of the unmanned project department at the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB). “It represents nearly 10 years of concept preparation and development. At 15 metres long, a wingspan of 40 metres and take-off weight of approximately 15 tons, the Euro Hawk by far outstrips other UAS types.” The EURO HAWK can stay airborne for more than 30 hours and fly more than 20,000 km before needing to refuel. Technicians have equipped the EURO HAWK with German sensors and intelligence technology. From an altitude of 20,000 metres – which is above the altitude at which civil aircraft fly – the EURO HAWK’s SIGnals […]
Newtec Provides Key Satellite Communication Technology for EURO HAWK