Elbit Systems of Australia has won a contract to
provide the Australian Army with Skylark I LEX Unmanned Aerial
Systems (UAS) equipped with the Electro Optical and Automatic
Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) system.
Designed for in-theater operation by maneuvering
forces, the fully autonomous electric propelled Skylark I-LEX
features mission-oriented, intuitive man-machine interface (MMI)
and a 40 km Line Of Sight (LOS) communication range, which make it
effective for a variety of missions including reconnaissance and
force protection missions.
With its certified ADS-B system, the Skylark I LEX will support the Australian Army achieve wider use cases
outside of traditional army UAS employment, including integration
into more classes of airspace, enabling Australian Defence
Force (ADF) support to civilian operations for disaster and
humanitarian relief.
Major General (ret’d) Paul McLachlan, Managing
Director of Elbit Systems of Australia, said, “This is great news
for Elbit Systems of Australia as we gain momentum by broadening
our offering to the ADF, as well as growth of our uncrewed and
autonomous system capability being developed and used in country.”
Members of the Skylark UAS family, including
the 18-hour Sklylark 3 Hybrid, have been selected to
date by dozens of customers among Israel, Asia, Europe and Latin
America.
