ESG Wins German Armed Forces Tender for the Procurement, Certification and Comprehensive System Support of a T-UAS

With the assignment for procurement and certification at the overall aircraft level, as well as the comprehensive system support of an unmanned aircraft system, the competence of ESG as an aviation company, as well as integrator and operator of complex systems has once more been recognized.

The procurement of 3 Puma AE II systems (à 2 aircraft systems) of AeroVironment closes the German navy’s capability gap in the field of airborne reconnaissance systems at their disposal for the tactical close-range maritime environment and complements the Bundeswehr’s UAS-portfolio with an internationally mission-proven UAS. „Through our partnership with AeroVironment, a leading provider of tactical UAS, we achieved to place precisely the system at the navy’s disposal, which they require to significantly expand their reconnaissance capabilities“, states Christoph Weber, head of business division Defence and Public Security.

With a weight of 6 kg and a range of 20 km, as well as the ability to be hand-launchable and to land on water, the employed UAS provides a high level of reconnaissance during day and night via the use of high performance Mantis i45 sensors.