The TARSIS, AERTEC's Unmanned Aerial Systems, they have just become part of the GUILOCHE 22 exercise campaign at the Spanish Army's San Gregorio Training Centre, as aerial observation assets. During the development of these manoeuvres, the TARSIS UAS provided support to achieve the campaign's objectives: target identification, target acquisition and support for artillery fire correction, providing highly accurate coordinates and transmitting all this information to the Command Post via the IRIS/TALOS system, the Artillery Command and Control system into which the TARSIS is fully integrated.
The TARSIS has a range of up to 140 km, a flight endurance of 12 hours, and can integrate various types of equipment and functionalities, most notably the detection, designation, and automatic tracking of targets with advanced sensors.
The TARSIS system has carried out missions of over 4.5 hours flying at heights of up to 10,000 feet, covering all assigned objectives, completing all flight periods, demonstrating its operational maturity and reliability. Thanks to participation in these types of campaigns, TARSIS systems demonstrate their ability to operate in deep scenarios, providing accurate, near-real-time information, showcasing their advanced capabilities for the Defence sector in such environments.
El TARSIS has a range of up to 140 km and is capable of to determine the coordinates of targets with less than 5 m accuracy at more than 3 km distance. Furthermore, it is one of the few Class I (<150 kg) RPAS that incorporate a laser designator compatible with STANAG 3733 capable of designating targets at over 2.5 km, and can integrate various types of sensors and functionalities, including automatic target detection and tracking with gyro-stabilised cameras.
The use of RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) for observation and surveillance will become increasingly necessary to avoid risks to personnel. To achieve this, these unmanned systems will need to have a range that allows deployment from distant positions, both for own Command Posts and for the target area. Despite operating at great distances, they will need to have payloads capable of identifying targets at range and high altitude and establishing their coordinates with sufficient quality.
The TARSIS is integrated into the Ministry of Defence's RAPAZ Programme, for which it has already participated in several flight campaigns to certify its technological capabilities. During this year 2022, it has also provided support to the Air and Space Army's UAV School, as well as various units and Commands during NATO's Rapid Deployment Capability LIVEX exercises, such as SOFEX 2022 led by the Joint Special Operations Command.
IMPORTANT NOTE: References to texts and graphic content relating to the TARSIS solution are merely reviews of the historical trajectory of projects carried out by AERTEC in the past. Currently, TARSIS is not a product owned by AERTEC, nor does AERTEC conduct business as an OEM.
