The Hydra II is an autonomous powered paraglider offered by Medusa. The Hydra II is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance platform which provides for long (30+ hour) dwell times for a variety of ISR and possible weapon applications.
The Hydra powered paraglider design offers several advantages over traditional hard-winged UAV platforms.
- High lift to weight ratio composite soft wing
- 100-800 lb payload configurations
- 30+ hours endurance from a proprietary Aero-Diesel heavy fuel engine
- Simple, rugged design
- Compact size for transport and storage – Humvee transportable
Hydra is simple to operate.
- Three person ground crew
- Can be launched from a small clearing, with no requirement for a paved runway
- The wing is unfurled and laid out behind the vehicle
- Take off occurs in 75-150 ft dependent on configuration
- Capability of being launched and recovered from a marine vessel
The Hydra’s slow-flying, long-endurance characteristics make it an ideal platform for persistent ISR.
- Spacious, mission configurable payload bay for IMINT and/or SIGINT sensors
- Real-time full-motion video downlink
- Small visual and acoustic footprint
- Hydra is capable of extremely slow flight and a very tight turn radius to simplify target tracking
Hydra can operate fully autonomously or be remotely piloted via a portable base station computer and advanced software which allows continuous tracking, mission and flight planning, video and data downlink.
- Mission critical features include up to 30 hours of flight in an average ISR configuration
- Flight times vary based on payload weight and airspeed
- Multiple systems can be deployed in a swarm or fixed formation
Techincal Specifications & Configurations
Available on Request
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