Skyblade IV, an unmanned aircraft developed by home-grown firm ST Aerospace and DSO National Laboratories, the national defence research body, was on show at the region’s largest naval exhibition, Imdex Asia, which opened in Singapore on Wednesday.
Some army troops have started using the Skyblade III, which has a range of about 8km and can stay in the air for up to an hour. The newer Skyblade model is more powerful than its predecessor which was launched last November, said ST Aerospace Advanced Systems’ vice-president Milly Tay. It can travel up to 100km and can be airborne for up to 12 hours. Final technical flight tests are being run before testing by army troops at the end of this year, said Mr Lim Kok Yong, a senior DSO researcher.
Source: Straits Times