{"id":68225,"date":"2024-10-30T16:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/30\/us-army-buys-long-flying-solar-drones-to-watch-over-pacific-units\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:11:23","slug":"us-army-buys-long-flying-solar-drones-to-watch-over-pacific-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2024\/10\/30\/us-army-buys-long-flying-solar-drones-to-watch-over-pacific-units\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army buys long-flying solar drones to watch over Pacific units"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/05\/13\/us-army-experiments-with-long-endurance-drones-balloons-in-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\">1st Multi-Domain Task Force<\/a> has used a small number of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace K1000 Ultra Long-Endurance, solar-powered unmanned aircraft system across the Pacific theater in places like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2024\/06\/04\/us-philippines-expand-exercise-to-territorial-edges-amid-tension-with-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Philippines<\/a> and Guam in recent years. Now the Pentagon has ordered $20 million worth of the systems for the unit as well as special operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon made the award through the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, one of the largest awards since the fund\u2019s 2022 creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The K1000ULE is designed to \u201cmimic nature by utilizing onboard artificial intelligence to silently glide through the air like a bird and generate clean onboard energy,\u201d an Oct. 30 company statement reads. \u201cThe K1000ULE is the longest-endurance, fully electric, zero-emissions autonomous aircraft in its size and weight category.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The K1000 will provide Aerial Tier Network Extension for communications, Electronic Warfare and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities, the statement lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver time, we have matured our technology in line with the requirements of the U.S. Army and continue to align the K1000ULE to meet the needs of the warfighter in a dynamically changing environment,\u201d Fatema Hamdani, Kraus Hamdani Aerospace CEO and co-founder, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense News witnessed the 1st MDTF\u2019s Extended Range Sensing and Effects Company use the K1000 on a remote island airfield in the Philippines during an annual bilateral drill called Balikatan this spring. The aircraft spent its days flying above the South China Sea collecting data for the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has also been using the aircraft in a variety of other experiments over the past several years like the Edge exercise and Project Convergence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lightweight K1000, which features solar panels on its wings, previously broke the endurance record for class 2 unmanned aerial systems by flying for 76 hours. That category currently applies to drones weighing between 21 and 55 lbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft does not have landing gear and relies on 3D-printed skids that can be swapped out after they wear down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The K1000 is difficult to detect, with most sensors and radars mistaking it for a bird, according to Kraus engineers on site in the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft fits inside a standard case, and it takes users roughly 10 minutes to unload, assemble and launch. The drone takes off from a moving vehicle as it catches the wind. 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