Model: GSUAV-460-Surveyor.
Length: 2.8m.
Wingspan: 4.6m.
Mass: 180.5kg+40kg.*
Cruise Speed: 230-280m/sec.
Top Speed: 380m/sec.
Service ceiling: 20km.
Take-Off/Landing: VTOL.Data acquisition: Radar and Lidar. Visual input from 360-degree, gyro-stabilised optronics payload. FHD colour or monochromatic for visible light. Night-vision, infrared, and ultraviolet.
Range: Unlimited, providing the unit can recharge during flight.
Power Source: The outer sections are covered with solar cells to draw additional power from sunlight and extend the life of the power banks.
Power Banks: Rated 1.8MWh. Nominal functions for up to 2 weeks dark and up to 2 months without a full system deep cycle charge.
Propulsion: 1 x 0.3m DIA Ion drive Primary thruster and 6 maneuvering thrusters.
Armament: 1x forward-fixed Railgun, 12x52mm extreme velocity non-explosive tungsten carbide projectiles encased in aluminium jackets. ROF 450/min. 400 rounds.*
Additional Information: Only suited to atmospheric conditions, UAV's are designed to survey worlds in far greater detail than probes.
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