Group : Optronic Systems
Status : Active
Origin : Israel
Contractor : Elbit Systems
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : June 2017
Total Production : ?

The Elbit Systems SkEye WAPS is an airborne wide area persistent surveillance (WAPS) system intended for law enforcement and military customers. The SkEye WAPS provides real-time, high resolution imagery and video of a wide area with up to 10 regions being under surveillance at the same time. Mounted on a medium altitude unmanned air vehicles the new sensor covers an area of 80 square kilometers. The sensor consists of electro-optical (EO) sensor unit, image processing unit, large mass storage unit and analysis applications. Data can be shared with an array of operators on the ground via built-in data-link. The SkEye WAPS sensor was introduced at the Paris Airshow in June 2017.