Lockheed Martin Launches Tethered Indago
Lockheed Martin has expanded its Indago portfolio to include a tethered option to respond to the needs of United States Special Forces in combating counterinsurgency, conducting reconnaissance, collecting information vital to national security and conducting some of the most sensitive and critical missions.
The people and infrastructure required for these missions also require constant protection through reliable intelligence and surveillance.
Without the tether, Indago 3 flies for 50-70 minutes and can be carried in a rucksack, leading the group 1 small unmanned aerial system (UAS) industry in endurance and transportability. For uninterrupted ISR, special forces can quickly configure the tether, taking away the need for battery reliance.
Michael Carlson
Its payloads provide high resolution, daytime, electro-optical imagery capable of reading a license plate from a 1000-foot standoff distance. For nighttime, it provides detailed thermal infrared that can identify a person, weapon, and other intelligence, such as warmth of vehicle tracks on the surface. This includes imagery in black hot, white hot, and ironbow, an orange and purple heatmap color scheme.
Source: Press Release
