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11 October 2022
by Yaakov Lappin
The Israeli company Aerotor is developing the Apus 50 unmanned quadcopter to carry a 30 kg payload. (Aerotor)
The Israel Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) and the Aerotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) company are jointly developing a platform that appears to be a front runner for the future main air logistical system for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Raz Geva, CEO and co-founder of Aerotor, told Janes that the two UAVs his company is developing, the Apus 15, which is already a functioning prototype, and the Apus 50, are based on a new technology that enables unprecedented flight endurance, payload, and speed.
In contrast to the usual multirotor UAVs that have electric motors for each rotor, enabling them to independently change their revolutions per minute (RPMs) for manoeuvres, the Apus concept uses a central petrol engine that powers four rotors that change their angle, not their RPM.
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