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DP-14 HAWK: OVERVIEW
The DPI DP-14 Hawk is a multi-mission autonomous UAV designed for precision aerial resupply. With an advanced tandem design, the Hawk is fast, agile, and powerful. It can carry up to 430 lbs useful payload over long distances, operate in crosswinds up to 40 kts, and fly at 105 kts (recommended cruise speed 72 kts).
The DP-14 Hawk uses onboard LIDAR and advanced algorithms to self-navigate in complex, restricted environments. This includes advanced intelligence for path planning, course corrections, perception, obstacle avoidance, and landing-site selection. These cutting-edge capabilities allow the Hawk to fly intelligent autonomous, NLOS, nap-of-earth missions and dynamically adapt to changes in flight conditions and terrain.
Because it is an autonomous VTOL UAV, no runway or recovery equipment is required. With its small profile, the Hawk can self-launch and self-land at unprepared sites, including small clearings, fallow fields, icy roads, and other challenging terrain, including its own transport (such as a utility trailer). With all-terrain landing gear, the Hawk can also take off and land on uneven ground and slopes up to 15º, as well as on heaving, rolling, pitching ships.Ŧ This makes the Hawk ideal for operations such as precision agriculture, farming, wildfire life & safety, search and rescue, survey and expedition resupply, marine operations, and other applications wher precision flight, precision cargo drops, and a small profile are key capabilities.
It takes only 1 person to operate the Hawk. Also, one person can operate multiple Hawks for simultaneous resupply missions. Small and easy to maneuver, it fits in the back of a standard Sprinter* Van or utility trailer.
DP-14 HAWK: KEY CAPABILITIES
Payload: 430 lbs
23 Cubic foot cargo area, over 6 feet long, over 20 inches wide
No runway or recovery equipment required
Self-launch and self-recover in unprepared sites
Autonomousoperation, including self-launch and self-recover in unprepared sites
Extend range: Vary fuel versus payload to optimize range and endurance for each mission
Precision control, precision flight via autonomous flight path programming.
Precision cargo drops better than 3 meters
Fast and agile: Speed up to 105 kts, rapid climb 500 ft/minute under load
Nap of earth (NOE) flight even in complex terrain, such as jungle, mountain, forest, and urban environments
Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) flight even in GPS-denied environments
Croswinds 40 knots
Stable hover, no stall speed
All-terrain landing gear for uneven ground, slopes to 15 degrees, and heaving pitching rolling ships
High bandwidth encrypted comm link
Fits in Sprinter* van or utility trailer