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Tercio de Armada Marine Corps Brigade (BRIMAR) recently received the latest version of the Seeker UAS, a light fixed-wing system, after successfully completing an intensive, specialised training process for its use. Specifically, the system has been received by operators belonging to the RECON unit.
This marks the completion of a very important phase of the CIMSEE-22 project, led by the Spanish Sub-Directorate-General for Planning, Technology and Innovation (SDG PLATIN), which is part of the RAPAZ programme, with the purpose of enhancing the ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) capabilities of military units under demanding operational circumstances.
The training combined theoretical and practical sessions, and it took place at the Tercio de Armada base in San Fernando in the province of Cádiz, and at the El Retín Military Training Area. The training carried out in the latter location gave the operators a chance to develop their capabilities under real operating conditions, and it included exercises such as night time and long-range operations, intelligence gathering for targets, manoeuvres using special modalities, and launching operations under complex conditions.
The Seeker UAS is an autonomous fixed-wing system with an endurance of 120min. Its weight of 3.5kg puts it at the light end of the Mini UAS category (between 2 and 15kg maximum takeoff weight (MTOW). The characteristics of the Seeker UAS reflect the existing ISR needs in an essential drone segment. The Seeker UAS has been developed with the ability to operate in land and coastal scenarios under adverse weather conditions, including rain, and it has demonstrated exceptional reliability during previous evaluations carried out by BRIMAR itself.
The system was delivered at the end of May, following successful completion of the training, and it has been highly rated by the operators, who have emphasised its ease-of-use, wide range of applications, and technological robustness.