Datalinks have also been optimized for small UAVs. Tadiran Spectralink’s Star Link is an ultralight communications channel, which delivers the data and video captured by the payload to a compact PC based terminal carried by a soldier. StarLink comprises integral Air Data Terminal units, Ground Data Terminals, and Air Data Relays – all in miniaturized form.
Elbit Systems Introduces a New Tactical UAS: the Hermes 650 Spark
Elbit Systems has rolled out the Hermes 650 Spark, the latest addition to its Hermes family of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Spark is designed to be the contemporary successor to the long-serving Hermes 450, aiming to modernize UAS fleets that currently consist of mixed 450/900 models or are exclusively equipped with the 450 variants.