SATNUS performs its third NGWS Flight Campaign and advances towards Phase 1B final demonstrations

SATNUS¹ has successfully completed its third Flight Test Campaign in the NGWS Program, devoted mainly to the MCSD (MUT² & Common Systems Demonstrator) platform validation (including Flight Segment and Ground Segment) and in-flight integration and testing of the Next Generation Autonomy Computer (NGAC).

Throughout the campaign, which included three single and three dual platform flights, four NGAC prototypes have been integrated and flight tested as a core element mission payload, along with other MUT & Common Systems Demonstrator improvements in the flight and ground segments (e.g. Communication System, Flight Termination System, Avionics bay, Wing-tip camera POD C2 System, Distribution and Information Management System and Mission Planning Station). 

A key achievement was the successful end-to-end testing of the onboard and ground functional chains for multi-platform operations.

Based on the campaign results, SATNUS has earned confidence on the system architecture and now focuses on the preparation of the final Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUT) demo flight campaign at the end of the NGWS Phase 1B technological demonstration.

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¹   SATNUS Technologies S.L. is the company formed by GMV, Sener, and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía, to lead all activities at the national level related to the Technological Pillar of Remote Carriers for the Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) within the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program

²  Manned Unmanned Teaming

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