US Army Purchases Long-Endurance Solar Drones to Monitor Pacific Operations Written 1 November 2024
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Kraus Hamdani Aerospace's 100% solar-electric K1000ULE UAS. | Credit: Kraus Hamdani Aerospace; YouTube; framegrab
Defense News reports, “The Army’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force 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 the Philippines and Guam in recent years. Now the Pentagon has ordered $20 million worth of the systems for the unit as well as special operators.”
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