{"id":50230,"date":"2018-10-09T16:41:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/09\/man-packable-kamikaze-drones-offer-front-line-tracking-and-strike-packages\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:59:50","slug":"man-packable-kamikaze-drones-offer-front-line-tracking-and-strike-packages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/10\/09\/man-packable-kamikaze-drones-offer-front-line-tracking-and-strike-packages\/","title":{"rendered":"Man-packable kamikaze drones offer front-line tracking and strike packages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Single-use suicide drones are making their way to the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UVision, a defense firm known for \u201clethal loitering systems,\u201d fielded multiple variants of their own suicide drones at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/08\/dont-open-the-hatch-ironvision-lets-crews-see-through-their-vehicle\/\" target=_blank>Association of the United States Army\u2019s annual conference<\/a> in Washington this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company\u2019s Hero-30 drone tips the scales at 16.5 pounds \u2014 to include launcher and munition \u2014 and measures roughly 37 inches in length. It offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/10\/09\/new-army-africa-commander-talks-possibility-of-an-african-based-sfab-training-african-ncos-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">front-line troops<\/a> the opportunity to locate, track and attack targets with an airborne loiter time of 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The small anti-personnel warhead on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/10\/11\/suicide-drone-provides-lethal-punch-for-special-operations-forces\/\" target=_blank>Hero-30<\/a> weighs in at a little more than 1 pound and is capable of destroying light-skinned vehicles, motorbikes or troops in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/10\/08\/man-portable-multi-tool-drones-coming-to-ground-troops-near-you\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-08-at-13.08.31.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Man-portable, multi-tool drones coming to ground troops near you<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The potential of man-portable drones for ground troops is enormous.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hero-30 is a pneumatic-launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/06\/19\/quieter-military-drones-that-fly-farther-the-pentagon-thinks-this-engine-could-be-the-answer\/\" target=_blank>low-noise and low-thermal signature<\/a> weapon system. It is controlled by operators using a tablet-like device and can reach speeds of up to 100 knots, a typical mission altitude of 600 to 1,500 feet above ground level and a data link line of sight up to 24 miles, depending on the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system has undergone upgrades since it was first introduced, to include an upgraded launcher and training simulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoth the new launcher and the simulation system have been developed with the aim of enhancing efficiency of military forces,\u201d Noam Levitt, CEO of UVision, said in a company release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/\"><b>For more coverage from the AUSA annual meeting, click here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new launcher makes the system even lighter than older models, while providing greater safety during a launch, thanks to an external compressed air canister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At AUSA 2018, UVision also highlighted an advanced simulation system for the Hero line of drones. The simulator helps train forces while avoiding the costs, risks and other constraints inherent in live-fire training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe simulation system enables training in a virtual environment in order to fully prepare soldiers for live missions,&#8221; Levitt said. \u201cIn the field, the new launcher, with its reduced weight and external compressed air canister, offers the soldier operational efficiencies and ease of use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hero302.gif.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87346\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lightweight single-use exploding drone is piloted through a hand-held controller, feeding video back to the pilot as it moves through the sky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Windows-based simulator includes 3D training databases, computer-generated forces and 3D objects. 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