Friday, November 21, 2008

Seeker II Ground Segment

IOC: 1986

Origin
South Africa

Contractor/s
Denel

Applications
Seeker II

Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
Seeker II (6)

Description: The Seeker II is an ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) system designed for over the battlefield real time reconnaissance, target location, and artillery fire-control at ranges of 250 km. A single Seeker II comprises 4-to-6 Seeker II UAVs, a mission control unit, a tracking and communications unit, payloads and field support equipment.

The Seeker II ISR system provides high value information to the artillery, specially the Seeker II-G6 combination has been optimized to achieve excellent results. It is also suitable for police crime prevention applications.

The Seeker II UAV features a video camera and a second generation FLIR. This sensor package allows recognition of a 2.3 meters target at a range of 5.3 kilometers, while the FLIR recognizes the same target at 2.7 km. An ESM payload is also available for radar location.

Specifications
Performance: Max Range 250 km (135 nm)

Other: Number of Engines 1

Operators

South Africa

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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