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08 December 2022
by Oishee Majumdar
Elbit Systems will supply its Skylark I-LEX UAV (pictured above) to the Australian Army. (Elbit Systems)
The Australian Army will be procuring Elbit Systems’ Skylark I-LEX unmanned aerial systems (UASs) equipped with electro-optic (EO), and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system.
The certified ADS-B system will “support the Australian Army achieve wider use cases outside of traditional army UAS employment including integration into more classes of airspace”, Elbit Systems said in a media release on 7 November.
In particular, this will strengthen the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) capability to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief operations, Elbit Systems said.
According to
Janes All the World’s Aircraft: Unmanned
, Skylark I-LEX is a mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has been characterised as being a battalion-level tool, capable of static or on-the-move silent operation.
The UAV has been described to be inaudible at 100 m above ground level, and as being suitable for beyond-the-next hill surveillance, reconnaissance, counterinsurgency, force protection, perimeter security, border/coastal surveillance, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement applications.
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