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Mobile nanogrid combines drone charging, launch and recovery
Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs have introduced the Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid, a mobile power and drone system.
It is designed for military and other teams operating in remote or difficult conditions.
The nanogrid generates electricity and can charge and store drones, reducing the need for fuel resupply.
A robotic arm can launch and recover drones without a pilot on-site, including while the system is moving.
The system uses AG3 Labs’ configurable SPADE drone for tasks such as surveillance and communications relay.
The background is a power gap: the U.S. Army has said there is no standard way to deliver backup power to drone launch teams.
The system is offered alone or in groups of two to twelve, and can also charge portable batteries and other equipment.
Sesame Solar has introduced the Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid, a mobile system that generates power and supports drone launch, recovery and recharging.
The system combines Target Arm’s Ralar robotic arm with AG3 Labs’ SPADE drone platform.
Ralar can deploy, recover, recharge and relaunch drones autonomously, including from a moving vehicle or boat.
The nanogrid is offered as a standalone unit or in groups of two to twelve.
The companies say the system is intended to support continuous drone operations without fuel resupply.
- Who
- Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs developed the system.
- What
- They introduced a mobile nanogrid that generates power and supports autonomous drone launch, recovery and recharging.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The companies say it can support extended drone operations without fuel resupply and reduce the need for people to handle exposed launch and recovery tasks.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mobile electric power is a critical fifth supply requirement along with food, water, munitions, and fuel.
The launch and the recovery are two of the most exposed moments of a drone mission – someone standing in the open, waiting on an aircraft.
Operators shouldn’t need a different drone for every mission — they need one airframe they can reconfigure in the field and put up in numbers.
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- System
- Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid
- Robotic launch and recovery system
- Target Arm’s Ralar
- Drone platform
- AG3 Labs’ SPADE
- Available configurations
- Standalone or a series of two to twelve Nanogrids
- Coverage claim
- Ralar’s drone magazines can cycle drones for persistent 24/7/365 coverage
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