Airbus developing ship-based UAV

Airbus is developing a ship-based version of its TANAN rotary UAV.
Airbus has teamed up with French shipbuilder DCNS to integrate TANAN into ships. Airbus will provide the UAV, payloads, data link and ground station, while DCNS will handle integration into the ship's combat system.
TANAN operate at a maximum altitude of 13,000 feet for eight hours, at a range of up to 110 miles. The Airbus-DCNS agreement come as the U.S. Navy prepares to conduct trials of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.
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Airbus to begin flight trials of Tanan Block 2 UAS

Airbus Defence and Space is performing ground tests on the Tanan Block 2 vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft system (UAS), with first flight expected to take place in next couple of months.
News of the impending first flight came as a quarter-scale mock-up of the rotary-winged UAS was being showcased at the Singapore Airshow.
With the Block 1 Tanan having been based on the CybAero's APID 60 design, the Block 2 has a large amount of changes in the aircraft structure and control systems.
Visible differences from the Block 1 includes changes in the location of the electro-optic sensor, provision for a maritime radar under the nose, the Harpoon deck-recovery system, and an increased rotor column length to improve flight performance. The Block 2 version retains the same heavy fuel engine successfully flight tested in Block 1 version.
Tanan Block 2 has a maximum take-off weight of 350 kg, and is capable of carrying 80 kg of mission payload. It has a maximum endurance of 12 hours, a top speed of 80 kt, a radius of operation of 100 n miles, and a service ceiling of 13,000 ft.
There have been no firm contracts to date, navies around the world are showing strong interest on the latest version of Tanan.
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Cassidian Unveils Tanan 300 Unmanned VTOL UAS Helicopter

Cassidian presents its TANAN 300 new-generation compact VTOL Tactical UAS (Vertical Take-Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial System) for maritime and land missions.

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