Mon, Mar 04, 2013
First Flight Took Place Thursday At Rozas Airfield In Lugo
Cassidian has successfully performed the first flight of the ATLANTE Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The flight took place at Rozas airfield, in the Castro de Rey municipality of Lugo.
Having determined the Spanish industry’s interest in UAS, the ATLANTE program was launched by the Spanish Center for Industrial Technological Development (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial – CDTI), which acted as an aviation industry program manager, with the aim of fostering the development of this kind of technology through a project carried out entirely in Spain. The ATLANTE is now the most important industrial and technological initiative in Spain in the UAS sector. Cassidian is participating in the program as the driving force behind the industrial model, with three high-tech venture capital partners (Indra, GMV and Aries). More than 140 Spanish subcontractors and suppliers are also cooperating in the program, generating more than 500 skilled jobs.
The ATLANTE UAS is equipped with the latest-generation technology (automation, sensors, protection systems, etc.) developed by the Spanish industry, and has been designed according to the standards used for manned aircraft. This gives it unique features in terms of airworthiness and certification that will allow it to operate in civil airspace, unlike current systems that are limited to operations in conflict scenarios (e.g. Afghanistan). This ability, coupled with its operating flexibility – in accordance with the Spanish customer's requirements – make the ATLANTE the first tactical UAS capable of carrying out both civil and military missions, such as urban and rural surveillance, search and rescue, natural disasters, forest fires, monitoring of sporting events, etc., and of operating from prepared runways or being launched from catapults.
“(This) is a very special day for Cassidian and the Spanish industry," said Pilar Albiac Murillo, COO of Cassidian and CEO of Cassidian Spain. "ATLANTE’s first flight is a milestone that demonstrates our technological and human capabilities in program development. We have the best team needed to ensure that ATLANTE is a success in the export market in the coming years.”
(Image provided by Cassidian)
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