Black Bird system
UAV drone ejection system from a deepwater submarine
Released from a deepwater submarine, the underwater vehicle reaches the surface to eject the drone for data recording.
The X-SUB buoyant wire antenna allows the submarine to collect live data from the drone, while staying in deep water for optimal discretion.
X-SUB communication antenna relay
| Type | X-SUB wide band antenna with optical fiber |
| Dimensions | Diameter: 4 inches / Height: 100 cm |
| Optical fiber lenght | 7000 m |
| Frequency range | Rx: Up to 3 GHz / Tx: up to 2 GHz |
| Communication type | Half-duplex |
| Simultaneous capacities | Rx: LB (AIS/ADSB/GPS…) |
Underwater vehicle
| Dimensions | Diameter: 4 inches / Height: 100 cm |
| Capsule immersion pressure resistance | 30 bars |
| Vehicle ejection process from SNA | 3 to 5 bars / Double Air Blast technology |
| Pressurization of vehicle on board | Mini-compressor |
| Ejection order | Managed in the vehicle system with an electronic card as soon as the surface is detected |
| Scuttling | Automatically after drone ejection |
UAV Drone
| Type | Quadricopter – VTOL |
| Autonomy | Up to 40 minutes |
| Weight | 1,5 kg |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (MTW) | 750 g |
| Dimensions in the vehicle | Diameter: 9.4 cm / Height: 40 cm |
| Dimensions in the air | Diameter: 40 cm / Height: 40 cm |
| Air plan | Autonomous with or without GPS |
Ground control - piloting system
| Remote control device | Touch pad or laptop |
| Mapping | On the touchscreen laptop |
| Mission plan | GPS points on the mapping |
| Changeable | Yes |
| Visualisation | Video displayed on a 18″ screen |
Other radiocommunication equipment
X-SUB antenna
Expandable communication buoy deployable
from a deepwater submarine
BWA445
Buoyant Wire Antenna
for submarines