IDEX: Selex describes role on Hammerhead prototype success

The subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala group’s prototype flew with the Finmeccanica – Selex ES’ new vehicle control and management system for the first time and was remotely operated from the Finmeccanica – Selex ES ground control station (GCS), via the company’s datalink and communications systems to ensure safe operations during all flight activities. Finmeccanica – Selex ES also cooperates with Piaggio Aerospace to ensure highly effective integration.
The P.1HH HammerHead mission management system is based on the Finmeccanica - Selex ES’ SkyISTAR platform-agnostic innovative solution, which is ideally suited for patrol and ISR missions. The system is capable of responding to diverse threats that range from terrorist attacks to illegal immigration, protection of Exclusive Economic Zones, infrastructures and critical sites. SkyISTAR built-in sensor fusion, data management and exploitation features of skyISTAR enable highly effective border control, wide area surveillance, targeted surveillance, environmental and disaster
control missions.
In addition to providing the avionics mission system, Finmeccanica also provides the aircraft’s sensor suite, communications and customised data-link solutions.
At IDEX, the company said the first flight of the P.1HH prototype marks the beginning of the next phase of the development of the P.1HH HammerHead UAS programme in preparation for operational readiness of the first Series Production UAS soon.