BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics’ T-600 heavy lift UAS drone successfully released an anti-submarine torpedo for the first time during its flight test at sea in Portugal. This electric drone is capable of vertical take-off and landing, while carrying a payload of 200kg traveling at speeds of up to 140km/h.
It boasts a range of up to 80km depending on payload weight and is around the size of a small car. Despite its size, the drone was designed to be easily disassembled for transportation. During its most recent multinational exercise, the demonstrator aircraft successfully deployed an inert Sting Ray training variant anti-submarine torpedo.
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Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) can be quick to launch and easy to carry. They represent another opportunity to keep higher cost assets and their crew out of harm’s way and will have an increasing ASW role alongside crewed helicopters and dedicated ASW surface vessels. UAS launched Sting Ray would enable torpedo capability to be carried by a variety of naval platforms, providing increased operational flexibility for the use of Sting Ray,” said Dave Quick, Head of Underwater Weapons, BAE Systems Maritime Services.
