A team of Lockheed Martin and Kaman K-Max unmanned aircraft successfully demonstrated its unmanned firefighting operations. During the...
A team of Lockheed Martin and Kaman K-Max unmanned aircraft successfully demonstrated its unmanned firefighting operations.
During the demonstration, the Indago quad rotor effectively identified hot spots, and provided data to an operator who directed theto autonomously extinguish the flames. In one hour, the unmanned K-MAX helicopter lifted and dropped more than 24,000 pounds of water onto the fire.
The unmanned K-MAX provided heavy lift services by autonomously dipping water from a pond and delivering it precisely to the fire location.
Manufactured by Kaman and outfitted with an advanced mission suite by Lockheed Martin, unmanned K-MAX has a twin-rotor design that maximizes lift capability in the most challenging environments.
The heavy lift capability delivers effective firefighting and resupply operations to firefighters on the ground.
Using its electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) camera, K-MAX can locate hot spots and designate the location to its operator for water drops at that location.
K-MAX has proven the ability to autonomously conduct resupply operations with the capability to deliver to four different locations. Its flexible multi-hook carousel is suited for attachments such as water buckets, litters and medical supplies in a highly stable system, allowing it to accomplish a wide range of missions.
The Indago VTOL quadrotor features an extended hover, perch and stare capability that provides military, civil and commercial customers with aerial reconnaissance in crowded areas unreachable by fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems.
The VTOL’s gimbal mount includes electro-optical and infrared sensors and a laser illuminator to provide continuous 360-degree panning capability.
