Sun, Dec 12, 2010
Flexible H450 Can Be Used For A Wide Range Of Tasks
The British Army's Hermes 450 (H450) unmanned air vehicles
(UAVs) have surpassed 30,000 hours of providing support to UK
forces on current operations in Afghanistan. The H450 is operated
and maintained by 32 Regiment Royal Artillery based at Roberts
Barracks, Larkhill, Wiltshire.
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H450 is a flexible system that can be used for a wide range of
tasks from conducting reconnaissance prior to deployment into an
area, and long-term pattern of life studies, to target acquisition
and development. Due to the success and continual demand for the
H450, the theater Unmanned Air Systems Battery will increase its
ability to fly simultaneous missions, providing persistent,
high-quality, day-and-night-capable full-motion video. The system
provides brigade headquarters with persistent intelligence,
surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) via
electro-optical and infrared sensors out to a range of 150km.
"We have now achieved 30,000 operational hours of Hermes 450 and
the delivery of extra capability in the form of the fifth task line
will help to meet the significant number of intelligence
requirements that TFH [Task Force Helmand] generates each day,"
said the Commander of 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery Royal Artillery. "The
capability has been absolutely key to many of the TFH operations.
The H450 system is flown from and maintained in Afghanistan. This
enables close liaison between flight crews and the end-user that
they support."
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H450 operators are trained to fly the system tactically,
balancing the need to remain covert while getting the best quality
imagery. The end result of this highly capable, reliable and
efficiently-operated system is a theater UAV Battery that produces
some 85 per cent of the full-motion video that is available to Task
Force Helmand.
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