Silvus Technologies announced today that it has successfully completed work under a $3M Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) contract, funded through the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC), and sponsored by US Army’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), Program Manager – Tactical Radio (PM-TR).

Elistair and Silvus technologies united their expertise to provide mobile-networked multiple inputs and multiple-output (MN-MIMO) networking by embedding a Silvus Streamcaster 4200 MIMO radio into an Elistair ORION tethered UAS. The tethered UAS provides ad-hoc networking for the battlefield, to enhance situational awareness and facilitate communications and surveillance missions.

At DSEI last week, Hoverfly’s LiveSky tether-powered UAS was in the air as the EO/IR sensor as part Drumgrange LTD’s Integrated Shared Situational Awareness Solution, installed on a Polaris DAGOR A1 ultra-light tactical vehicle.  Visitors to the Drumgrange stand S2-225 at DSEI were treated to the unique mobile ISR and communication capability.

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, a leading UAS service provider and manufacturer of the Silent Falcon™, a solar electric, fixed wing, long endurance, long range Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), is pleased to announce its partnership with Silvus Technologies. Silent Falcon™ integrates Silvus’s advanced technology MIMO MANET Streamcaster communications systems in its unmanned aircraft systems including its new SF ATAK Field Observer Kit.