Nighthawk
Long range night vision surveillance drone
- Endurance
- 45 min
- Range
- 5 km LOS
- Total weight
- 5.2 kg
- Class
- DGCA Small
Nighthawk is a 680 mm quadcopter built for surveillance, inspection and reconnaissance, by day or by night. It carries a combined optical and thermal gimbal and a 360 degree LiDAR for avoiding obstacles. GPS and NavIC navigation, plus a long range ELRS link, make it well suited to border security and infrastructure patrols.
Specification
The numbers
Physical
- Type
- Quad, X layout
- Wheelbase
- 680 mm
- AUW
- 5.2 kg
- IP rating
- IP43
- Operating temp
- −20 to +50 °C
Performance
- Endurance
- 45 min
- Cruise / top speed
- 6 / 12 m/s
- Ceiling
- 4,000 m AMSL
- Wind limit
- 13 kt
- Max thrust
- 24.8 kg, T/W 4.8:1
Payload
- Sensors
- Dual EO/thermal gimbal
- Obstacle sensing
- 360° LiDAR, 12 m
Communications
- Control link
- ELRS
- Range
- 5 km LOS
- Navigation
- M8N + NavIC, <2.5 m CEP
Specifications shown are design targets. Figures may vary once a system is built to your specific requirements.
Capabilities
What it does well
Day and night surveillance
Combined optical and thermal gimbal
Sees obstacles
360 degree LiDAR avoidance
Backup navigation
GPS and NavIC working together
Long range link
ELRS control for the whole flight
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