Since June, a new "invisible observer" in the sky has appeared in Eastern Europe — the American V-BAT drone from Shield AI. He was hired not by the military, but by Frontex, the European border and Coast guard agency. Together with the partner Global Sat Tech, they launched a drone for surveillance along the borders, and it no longer works somewhere at the landfill, but in real conditions.
What is interesting about this UAV? Yes to everyone. Firstly, it flies like a helicopter — it takes off and lands vertically, without a runway. It can even stand on the roof of an ordinary house, on the deck of a ship, or just on a piece of mud in the middle of a forest. No preparation — I came, installed, launched.
Secondly, it is almost self-sufficient. He doesn't need a ground station, a bulky launch complex, or a team of ten people. All it takes is two operators, and they deploy the system in less than half an hour. The drone flies along a set route, returns by itself and lands — all this is completely autonomous, without constant control.
Another plus is security. The V-BAT does not have exposed propellers like the quadrocopters. Everything is hidden inside, so if you stand too close, it won't cut off your ear. And it's more stable in a storm: the JP5 jet fuel engine (the same as that of military aircraft) is powerful and reliable.
And the most delicious thing is the load capacity. It can carry up to 18 kilograms of payload: cameras, thermal imagers, radio stations, sensors. And it gives you 600 watts of power, which is a huge amount of power for a drone. This means that you can put almost anything on it, and it will pull everything.
Such a drone is an ideal spy for borders: inconspicuous, autonomous, tenacious. And now he regularly circles over Eastern Europe, counting who is going where.
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