{"id":536,"date":"2011-06-02T20:35:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T20:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eis.mdx.ac.uk\/research\/robotics\/"},"modified":"2013-09-01T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T13:40:34","slug":"nano-uas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/nano-uas\/","title":{"rendered":"Nano UAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Mod has issued a tender notice for a Nano Unmanned Air System (NUAS):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publictenders.net\/tender\/1382775\">http:\/\/www.publictenders.net\/tender\/1382775<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The proposed solution must meet certain criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a rotary winged design.<\/li>\n<li>&lt;60 g Air element (originally &lt;200 g).<\/li>\n<li>&lt;1.7 kg Total system mass.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 300 m and desirably up to 1 km range from the operator.<\/li>\n<li>Delivery Q1 2012.<\/li>\n<li>Able to operate in Afghanistan and the UK.<\/li>\n<li>Endurance at least 20 min and desirably up to 40 min.<\/li>\n<li>Image sensor on board for day and night operation.<\/li>\n<li>Deployable within 5 min and desirably less than 2 min.<\/li>\n<li>Operated by non-specialist.<\/li>\n<li>Max two days of training, desirably one day.<\/li>\n<li>Waypoint route planning.<\/li>\n<li>Low visible\/acoustic signature at optimum operating altitude.<\/li>\n<li>Operator to undertake level 1 maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>NUAS to be battery powered.<\/li>\n<li>100 units over 1 year contract.<\/li>\n<li>Contract valued at between \u00a310m-\u00a320m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A good background review of NAV\/MAV systems:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aerosocietychannel.com\/aerospace-insight\/2010\/07\/bill-read-reports-on-shrinking-world-of-mavs-and-navs\/\">http:\/\/www.aerosocietychannel.com\/aerospace-insight\/2010\/07\/bill-read-reports-on-shrinking-world-of-mavs-and-navs\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/photo-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1232\" title=\"SQ-4 Main Chassis\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/photo-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/photo-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/photo-11-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An overview of the situation in Afghanistan:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/C-IED-Mindmap-1Mb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-560\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/C-IED-Mindmap-1Mb-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/C-IED-Mindmap-1Mb-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/C-IED-Mindmap-1Mb-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/robotics\/files\/2011\/06\/C-IED-Mindmap-1Mb-425x300.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The MoD Nano UAS tender shortlist has gone from 22 down to two competitors:<\/p>\n<p>Prox Dynamics of Norway: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proxdynamics.com\/\">http:\/\/www.proxdynamics.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swarm Systems of the UK: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swarmsys.com\/\">http:\/\/www.swarmsys.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I understand that\u00a0a final decision will be made around the middle of October 2011 and a contract for 100 units will be issued thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>It has been announced that the contract (value \u00a320m)\u00a0has gone to Prox Dynamics in partnership\u00a0with Marlborough Communications:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publictenders.net\/tender\/123706\">http:\/\/www.publictenders.net\/tender\/123706<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Mod has issued a tender notice for a Nano Unmanned Air System (NUAS): http:\/\/www.publictenders.net\/tender\/1382775 The proposed solution must meet certain criteria: Must be a rotary winged design. &lt;60 g Air element (originally &lt;200 g). &lt;1.7 kg Total system mass. 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