Resolute Eagle

American Aerospace Technologies, Inc Resolute Eagle is a long-endurance Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by PAE ISR, based in Sterling, Virginia.[1][2] Designed for military, homeland security, law enforcement and humanitarian use, Resolute Eagle comes in two configurations:

  • A standard fixed-wing airframe and
  • A hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) alternative.

The standard fixed-wing UAS is launched by light catapult and lands by skidding to a halt on its belly. As such, no runway is needed for recovery.[3]

The hybrid VTOL Resolute Eagle, by contrast, requires an even smaller logistical footprint. It has two mounted, battery-powered booms with four propellers, so it can take off and land like a helicopter—but still cruise for long distances like a plane.[4]

Company officials say the hybrid Resolute Eagle can be used for maritime missions, operating from the decks of smaller ships.[5]

In December 2019, PAE sold the Resolute Eagle and Resolute Eagle IP to AATI.[6]

Testing and certification

In November 2017, the Resolute Eagle conducted its first commercial airspace flight at the Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex, at Pendleton Airport, in Oregon.[7] The following November, the VTOL version of the UAS received an interim flight clearance from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command.[8]

Contracts

In June 2017, PAE ISR was one of four companies tapped by the U.S. Navy to compete for a position on a potential five-year, $1.73 billion contract to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support services.[9]

The following year, in October, PAE ISR was one of three organizations selected by NASA to conduct, by July 2020, a flight demonstration of UAS sense-and-avoid technologies to be included in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System Project.[10]

In November 2018, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate chose PAE ISR to participate in the Robotic Aircraft Sensor Program—Borders (RASP-B), designed to assess small, flight-proven UAS for border security missions.[11]

Payloads

Resolute Eagle is designed to be a long-endurance, multi-intelligence platform.

Current payloads include the TASE400 LD optical and laser designation system [12] and MPU5 mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio [13] But company officials say that they are considering wide-area motion imagery (WAMI), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and a signals intelligence (SIGINT) package as add-on options.[14] Both configurations of the Resolute Eagle are also capable of being armed.[15]

According to company officials, PAE ISR is now reducing the weight of the Resolute Eagle in order to double its payload capacity.[16][17]

Specifications
Wingspan18.2 feet
Length9.5 feet
Service Ceiling15,000-17,000 feet
Endurance12-18+ hours
Speed (dash/cruise)100 kts/50 kts
Engine Power15.4 hp (11.4 kW)
Maximum Takeoff Weight220-265 lbs
Empty Weight120-190 lbs
Maximum Payload Weight75 lbs
Onboard Power1,150+ watts
Payload BaysFuselage and underwing bays
CommunicationsLine of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)
Sources:[18][19]

Other hybrid VTOL UAS

References
  1. "Offerings." PAE ISR. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Inside PAE's unmanned aircraft strategy." Washington Technology. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Standard Version." PAE ISR. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. Host, Pat."LAAD 2019: PAE ISR seeks to reduce Resolute Eagle tactical UAV weight." Jane's 360. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Offerings." Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. Wakeman, Nick (18 December 2019). "PAE signs off on divestiture before it goes public". Washington Technology.
  7. "PAE ISR's Resolute Eagle UAS completes first commercial airspace flight." AUVSI News. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. Forrester, Anna. "PAE ISR Earns Interim Flight Clearance for VTOL Resolute Eagle Drone." GovConWire. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. Edwards, Jane."4 Firms Land Spots on $1.73B Navy Drone ISR Services IDIQ." GovConWire. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. Sierra, Antonio."Pendleton NASA to join testing at range." East Oregonian. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. " Blinde,Loren. "DHS selects PAE ISR for RASP-B program." Intelligence Community News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. Miller, Patrick C. "Resolute Eagle UAS to be equipped with TASE400 LD system." UAS Magazine. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. Zazulia, Nick. "PAE ISR Picks Persistent for Resolute Eagle Radio." Rotor & Wing International. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  14. Host, Pat. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  15. Ibid. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  16. Ibid. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  17. Martin, Tim."AUVSI 2019: Resolute Eagle to double payload capacity. UV (Unmanned Vehicles). 1 May 2019. "Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  18. "Resolute Eagle Characteristics: Standard Configuration." PAE ISR. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  19. "Resolute Eagle Characteristics: Vertical Takeoff and Landing." PAE ISR. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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