{"id":29193,"date":"2020-09-10T16:50:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T16:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/10\/helo-drone-maker-unveils-new-electric-aircraft-for-maritime-covert-missions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:04:13","slug":"helo-drone-maker-unveils-new-electric-aircraft-for-maritime-covert-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/newsletters\/daily-brief\/2020\/09\/10\/helo-drone-maker-unveils-new-electric-aircraft-for-maritime-covert-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Helo drone maker unveils new electric aircraft for maritime, covert missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JERUSALEM \u2014 Unmanned helicopter<\/a> maker Steadicopter has created two new models of its rotary unmanned aerial vehicles that use quieter electric engines and can perform maritime and covert missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Israeli company announced this month that it updated its existing Black Eagle 50 platform to two new models: the Black Eagle 25E and Black Eagle 50E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coronavirus pandemic spurred focus on these new products, according to Noam Lidor, director of sales and marketing for Steadicopter. With the spread of COVID-19 slowing the global economy, the company found the time to review recent customer<\/a> requests to develop a system more suitable for local and tactical missions. That resulted in providing the two new electric drones, which can be used for covert missions that require a quieter engine, or for maritime surveillance of facilities such as offshore gas platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Eagle 25E weighs 18 kilograms and can carry a payload that increases its maximum weight to 25 kilograms. The 50 and 50E drones can weigh up to 35 kilograms, with the 50 weighing 27 kilograms and the 50E weighing a bit less due to the electric engine. With the lighter engine, the 50E can carry 10 kilograms of payload.<\/p>\n\n\n\t