The Casper 250/SOFAR is a civilian-developed "backpack" unmanned air vehicle made in co-operation by Top I Vision Ltd and WB Electronics Sp. z o.o. The aircraft is produced by both companies on the same rights: WB Electronics produces it in Poland as WB Electronics SOFAR and Top I Vision in Israel as Casper 250. It is designed as a reconnaissance platform with real-time data acquisition. The Casper 250 system consists of the aircraft, its payload, ground controlling system and data-link components.
The Casper 250 was designed for quick deployment and simple human-machine interface.
Applications
Typical military missions include:
- battlefield surveillance;
- target acquisition and designation;
- battlefield monitoring;
- air strike control;
- border patrol;
- coast guard surveillance;
- damage assessment.
The Casper 250 system can also be used for civil or commercial application such as:
- pollution control at ground sea and air;
- natural disasters monitoring;
- forest fire monitoring and control;
- fishery and navigation control;
- general installations security;
- gas pipelines and oil rigs security.
Capabilities
The aircraft possesses the following characteristics and capabilities:
- Electric propulsion, providing for quiet, covert operation;
- Hand launched, self-recovery, man-deployable;
- GPS navigation allows for fully autonomous missions;
- Service ceiling: 2000 feet;
- Operational Endurance 1.5 hours;
- Line of Sight data-link range > 10 km;
- Real-time IMINT (imagery intelligence);
- Payload Control.
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