Unmanned Surveillance To combat Rhino Poaching The problem

Unmanned Surveillance To combat Rhino Poaching

The problem: Rhino Poaching • Rhino Poaching on the increase. • Only viable solution is patrols from the air • Helicopters only partially effective

The Solution • Implement more frequent aerial patrols • Aerial Patrols need stealth characteristics • Treat poaching like any other counter insurgency operation

The UAV the new tool in the Counter Insurgency War • UAVs for Counter-Insurgency missions have become the fastest growing, most promising technology markets in the world • Fact: No modern western military will commence any ground operation without first having a UAV in the air! • The biggest threat to surveillance helicopters comes from UAV’s

Disadvantages of Helicopters In combating Rhino Poaching • No Stealth Capabilities – Both visual and audible from miles – If helicopter tracks Rhino movements this will give away Rhino locations • Not economically viable to run multiple daily flights – Poachers know after helicopter has left another will not likely follow • Helicopters are easily shot down

Benefit’s of UAV’s In combating Rhino Poaching • • • Stealth Capabilities No Pilot Fatigue Economically Viable Night and Day Capabilities Ability to stream live video via controllable camera

Introducing the Hawkeye Areohawk • • • Military in design, commercial in nature Total autonomous flight Able to be fitted with day or night sensors Flight times of 1. 5 hours Average speed 60 km/h

Areohawk Stealth Benefits • Hawkeye becomes nearly invisible and whisper quiet past 50 m in daylight • Poachers don’t know when patrols are in progress

Total Autonomous Flight • Hawkeye capable of flying itself. – Leaving operator free to concentrate on threat assessment • No Pilot Fatigue • Deployed and retrieved in the field – No need for runway or airstrip

Night Capabilities • Human Targets highly visible • Effective Range – 2 KM • Live streaming IR video

Day Capabilities • Effective Range – upwards of 3 km • Live streaming video

CN Services • Leveraging from 7 years commercial and 5 years military UAV experience • Customised flight paths and frequencies • Ground crew provided • User defined threat reporting system. • Complete turnkey solution – From UAV operation to threat reporting to prosecution recordings

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