Paramount Advanced Technologies Launches N-Raven Swarming UAV at IDEX

Paramount Advanced Technologies (PAT) has launched N-Raven, a long-range precision strike swarming unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. Announced during the IDEX trade show in the United Arab Emirates on 22 February, N-Raven features intelligent “swarming technologies” combined with multiple munition loitering. “The 41 kg N-Raven has a cruise speed of approximately 180 km/hr and a loitering endurance time of approximately two hours. N-Raven swarm loitering munitions offer a variety of sensors with each being capable of carrying a 10–15 kg payloads up to a range of 250 km.”

The N-Raven is reportedly a way to bolster tactical situational awareness and precision strike capabilities while minimizing personnel risk and collateral damage.  Launchable from land-, air- and sea-based platforms, N-Raven can target both static and moving targets. The 41-kilogram UAV has a cruise speed of about 180 kph and a 2-hour endurance.  System sensors can detect, identify, locate and report targets. A field simulator option allows operators to rehearse missions. The UAV’s recording capabilities also benefit debriefing. Story and photos courtesy of Defensenews.com and the Paramount Group.

Thanks to CDR David Place (USN/Ret), davidplace47[at]gmail[dot]com, and Robin E. Alexander, President ATC, alexander technical[at]gmail[dot]com, for their assistance with this report, the background for which appeared in their  # 21 - 5 - 27 FEBRUARY 2021 edition of the UNMANNED SYSTEMS NEWS (USN).

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