Image Gallery: December 2005
New tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle capability
12 December 2005
The
Australian Defence Force will be equipped with
a fleet of long range tactical Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) to be used as Army’s ‘eyes
in the sky’ which will play a crucial intelligence
and surveillance role in Australia's combined
arms force, Defence Minister Robert Hill announced
today.
Senator Hill said the Government had agreed
to the $145 million UAV project to provide the
Army with a high precision day and night surveillance
and targeting capability with accompanying ground
systems.
The tactical UAVs will provide wide-ranging
surveillance with advanced retractable sensor
technology to work closely with the Tiger Armed
Reconnaissance Helicopter to support operations
on the battlefield.
Boeing Australia has been selected as the preferred
tenderer to provide the Israel Aircraft Industries
I-View UAV system because it offered the best
value for money.
Read release: NEW TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CAPABILITY
| I_View_250_Video_Release MPEG video of Tactical UAV testing. (Date taken: unknown) Click here to download |
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| 2005_S1853_01 The I-View 250 in the production facility. (Photo courtesy of IAI). (Date taken: 12 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_S1853_02 The I-View in flight (Photo courtesy of IAI). (Date taken: 12 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_S1853_03 The ground control station controlling the I-View unmanned aerial vehicle (Photo courtesy of IAI). (Date taken: 12 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_S1853_04 The I-View unmanned aerial vehicle being prepared for conventional launch (Photo courtesy of IAI). (Date taken: 12 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_S1853_05 The I-View unmanned aerial vehicle making a precision parafoil landing (Photo courtesy of IAI). (Date taken: 12 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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