CCUVS Deploys Robonic Unmanned Air Systems Launcher On First Operational Mission
29 April 2009
The Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (CCUVS) has announced it will be deploying the Robonic MC2555LLR unmanned air systems (UAS) launcher on its first operational mission since acquiring the launcher earlier this year.
The Robonic MC2555LLR launcher will be transported to Victoria, British Columbia, on 28 April and will be used to support the Canadian navy during exercise Trident Fury at the beginning of May. CCUVS is working closely with Meggitt Training Systems Canada (MTSC), the prime for providing the targets and control systems that the navy will use for ship defence training.
CCUVS is one of many key players in this exercise through the provision of launching services for MTSC. The Robonic MC2555LLR launcher is designed and built by Robonic in Tampere, Finland. It is a highly sophisticated launcher that operates using compressed air and a pulley system that is capable of launching a variety of different UASs weighing up to 250kg with acceleration values of up to 55m per second.
The MC2555LLR is completely independent and self contained, and therefore is well-equipped to operate in a wide variety of terrains and environments. The world-class launching system was purchased by the CCUVS in 2008 for one million dollars.
Funding for this highly technical project was made available through investment by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WED). The launcher availability programme developed by CCUVS is just one of many areas in which CCUVS has been able to fulfil its mandate by facilitating the sustained profitable growth of the Canadian unmanned systems sector.
