Steadicopter positioning RUAVs for APAC region

Steadicopter’s Black Eagle 50E electric-powered unmanned aerial vehicle is designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations from land and naval locations. (Steadicopter)

Israeli-based Steadicopter Ltd is improving its Black Eagle and Golden Eagle series of rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (RUAVs) and positioning them for the larger Asia-Pacific (APAC) market.

Itai Toren, CEO of Steadicopter, told Janes during Singapore Airshow 2024 that the company is improving its Black Eagle 50 and 25 series of RUAVs and increasing the range of weapons that can be used with its Golden Eagle tactical (light strike) armed RUAV.

Toren said that while the Black Eagle was matured as a platform by 2019–20 and exports began at that time, the RUAV remains subject to enhancements. “We are in a constant spiral development process – driven by customer requirements and emerging technologies,” he said.

“Most [of the changes include] adding new capabilities, integrating new payloads, and improving the performance,” he added.