Skyeton has upgraded the ACS-3 high-speed drone

Ukrainian company AVK Skyeton has developed an upgraded version of the high-speed drone ACS-3 (Raybird-3), used in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for air reconnaissance.

with reference to UMP.

 

ACS-3, which is able to cover a distance of 2,500 km and conduct reconnaissance for 20 hours, in 2016 was allowed to operate in the Armed Forces. Delivery of the complexes to the Air Force began in July 2019.

The civilian version of the Raybird-3 drone set a record for Ukraine in the duration of continuous stay in the air, namely 24 hours 31 minutes.

The updated ACS-3M received a new Japanese injector engine, new software and the ability to install a new payload - a small radar with a synthesized aperture.
Drone from AVK "Skyeton"

It is reported that thanks to the new engine, the flight altitude has increased from 3000 m to about 4500 m. It also has an automatic correction of fuel supply, which together provides about 15% fuel economy.

The aircraft with the new engine has already been delivered to the United Arab Emirates, one of the company's foreign customers.

An equally important update in the upgraded ACS-3M is the new software. The company's specialists wrote software for the ground control station from scratch. Its key component is the client-server architecture.

Previously, the ACS-3 drone had one workplace that interacted with one aircraft. You can now connect any number of aircraft to the ground control station, and vice versa - any number of users can connect to one aircraft.

If several users are connected to one aircraft, the program is able to differentiate their rights. Yes, one operator can only observe the actions of the drone, and another - to control it.
Drone from AVK "Skyeton"

The new software also integrates full camera control - for this the user has an additional window that can be switched if necessary.

Eventually, it became easier for the operator to control the drone thanks to a fully graphical interface without any tables for the flight task. According to Skyeton, all customers will be able to switch to the new software - both new and existing operators of the ACS-3 drone.

According to the developer, the time the UAV is in the air depends on the mass and type of payload. Yes, a drone will fly with a camera for more than 30 hours, with a camera this figure will depend on the intensity of its use and will be about 20 hours.

Today, Skyeton is preparing an upgraded ACS-3M drone for state tests and the adoption of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.