The document discusses the capabilities and applications of rotary wing unmanned air systems (RWUAS) in various sectors, including military, law enforcement, and disaster relief. It highlights specific systems like the AW Hero and AW Solo, detailing their features, performance, and operational achievements. The document also outlines ongoing projects aimed at integrating advanced technologies to enhance RWUAS capabilities and operational safety.

1. Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Systems &
Surveillance/Maritime Patrol operations

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RWUAS Applications and Missions - Government Use
Law Enforcement / Police
• Observation / Evidence Gathering
• Search and Find
• Tracking / Pursuit
• Traffic Management
National Security
• Border and Coastal Surveillance
• Search and Find
• Tracking / Pursuit
Disaster Relief
• Observation / Mapping (Earthquake / Fire
/ Flood)
• Search and Find
• Environmental / NBC Monitoring

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RWUAS Applications and Missions - Military
Battlefield
• Surveillance, Reconnaissance and
Targeting
• Force Protection / Fire Support
• Route Clearance
• Pattern of Life
• Cargo Re-Supply
Maritime
• Surveillance, Reconnaissance and
Targeting
• Beyond Line of Sight Comms Relay
• Mine Countermeasures &
Hydrography
• Anti-Submarine Warfare
• Cargo Re-Supply

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Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Systems
Battlefield Capabilities

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Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Systems
Network Capabilities

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Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Systems
Surveillance Capabilities

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Applications
• Fishing Fleet Monitoring and Control
• Traffic awareness, IF/F
• Maritime security on EEZ
• Search & Rescue Operations
• Fleet/cargo tracking
Enabled features
Vessel Name, Size, cargo
Real time position & course
Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Systems
Surveillance Capabilities

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Drones are part of the EU Aviation Strategy
EU Aviation Strategy
Source: High Level Conference “Drones as a leverage for jobs and new business opportunities” held in Warsaw in November
2016. Presentation of Leonardo Helicopters.

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RUAV eco-system
Three innovation pillars to enable opportunity growth & value creation
Product Innovation
Process/Operation Innovation
Infrastructures Innovation
Endurance/Payload
UAV Engines &
Propellers
Data-links
SATCOM
Standards
Personnel Certification
Energy Storage Evolution
Sense and Avoid system
Sensor Fusion/Data
Analitycs
Remotely Piloted option
in General Aviation
Automatic air traffic
control systems
Dangerous Operations Air Freighting
Migration/Border Control
Remote Sensing
UAV Engineering
Academies
SMART Cities
Maps on cloud &Maps on cloud &
Geo-fencing
Incremental Substitutive
Cyber Resilience
Source: High Level Conference “Drones as a leverage for jobs and new business opportunities” held in Warsaw in November
2016. Presentation of Leonardo Helicopters.

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AW HERO
• Developed by Sistemi Dinamici,
now owned by Leonardo
Helicopters
• Incorporates Leonardo Helicopters
experience
AW SOLO
• Optionally Piloted Helicopter
(OPH)
• Based on the EASA certified single
engine SW-4 developed by
Leonardo Helicopters, Swidnik,
Poland
• Remote piloting system
developed and integrated by
Leonardo Helicopters in Italy

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AW HERO UAS System Components
The AW HERO R-UAS includes:
A Ground Control Station comprising Command & Control and Payload Management
One or more Air Vehicles
A Wide Band real-time Data Link system
Payload comprising a modular sensor suite
Ground Control Station
Air Vehicle
Data Link

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AW HERO - Air Vehicle
AW HERO
Performance
•Endurance:6h@35kgPld
•Ceiling1:10000ft
•Max.CruiseSpeed: 90KTS
Weights
•EmptyWeight:120kg
•MTOW:205kg
•UsefulLoad:85kg
Dimensions
•MRDiameter: 4m
•Length: 3,7m
•Width: 1m
•Heights:1.2m
Engine
•HeavyFuel(JP-5,JP-8,JetA1)
RangeDatalink
•Upto100NM
1: Ceiling @ MTOW, ISA
Folded Blades
1,2m
1,1m3,7m
1m
Main Rotor Diameter: 4 m

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Maritime
Radar
EO/IR
AIS
LIDAR
SAR
Comms Relay ESM
Distress Signal
Receiver (EPIRB)
Range of Air Vehicle Payloads
Store
Dispenser

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AW HERO Achievements
• First flight - November 2013
• Italian Navy Air Vehicle demo - May 2014
• Basic EO/IR integration - January 2015
• Operational capability demo - April 2015
• Italian Navy/ASI/Selex capability demo - July 2015
• Flight in BLOS condition - November 2015
• Platform upgrade – December 2016
• Flight test of latest version – planned September 2017

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AW SOLO Main Features
• Based on SW-4 EASA certified helicopter
• Single 450hp Rolls-Royce 250-C20 Gas
Turbine
• Dual Use Mission Payload
• Maritime and Battlefield variants
• Shipboard operational capability
• Redundant actuation system
• Remote Engine Start-up/Shutdown
capability
• Auto Take-off / Landing capability
• Integrated FMS/FCS (Triplex
architecture)
• Dedicated redundant data links
• Automatic recovery procedures

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AW HERO & AW SOLO
Common Ground Control Station
• Remote Pilot and Mission Operator Positions
• Designed to control AW SOLO and AW HERO
• Control of all the flight phases
• Provides vehicle information (state, vector, sensors data, engine data)
• Operator manages flight plans, auto-takeoff, auto-land
• Engine start-shutdown procedure
• Management of emergency procedures (GPS loss, lost link)

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Italian Blade (completed)
Where: Viterbo - Italy
When: 22 June– 3 July 2015
Sponsor: European Defence Agency
Objective: Demonstrate Capability of ISTAR
and the «Manned/unmanned» teaming in
real operational environment.
Participants: 40 helicopters and 1000
military personnel
Unmanned Warrior (completed)
Where: Scotland
When: 10 – 20 October 2016
Sponsor: UK MoD
Objective: Demonstration of the most recent unmanned
systems (fixed wing, rotary wing, ground, underwater
surface) and related sensors (ISTAR and command &
control integration)
Participants :Aerial, Naval, Ground systems and
vessels and ships, UK MOD
CCD Demo PH1 (completed)
Where : Galles - UK
When: 2013-2015
Sponsor: UK MoD:
Platform: SOLO
Objective: Demonstrate ISTAR Capability of
RWUAS in real environment and shipboard
operation in simulated environment.
Participants : UAS, Naval units, UK MOD
SESAR INsuRE (completed)
Where: Grottaglie - Italy
When: December 2015
Sponsor: European Union
Objective: flight demonstration in non segregated air
space, integrated with flight traffic control systems
according with the italian ENAC/ENAV preliminary proc
Participants : UAS, ENAV & ENAC
Leonardo’s experience (including Sistemi Dinamici and PZL-Swidnik)
CCD Demo PH2 (on going)
Where : UK
When: 2016 - 2018
Sponsor: UK MoD:
Objective: Demonstrate shipboard operations in
real environment.
Participants : UAS, Naval units, UK MOD
HELIMARIS (on going)
Where: Poland
When: 2016-2019
Sponsor: Polish Gov (using European Funds)
Objective: Innovative use of OPH as platform
for the maritime missions
Participants : Aerial, Naval, CTO (Ship Design
and Research Centre ) WUT, Ground systems
and vessels and ships

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• Integration of multiple sensor payloads - radar & cameras
• Integration with Combat Management System Emulator
• Dissemination of sensor data to remote terminals; control of sensor
payload from a remote terminal
• Mission recording & playback
• Control Station handover
• Demonstration of Leonardo PicoSAR radar in a maritime environment
Barmouth Bridge & harbour
AW SOLO RUAS CCD Programme
System Integration

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AW SOLO RWUAS CCD Demonstrator Program
Applications successfully demonstrated
• Hydrography (seabed / beach survey)
• Mines counter measure survey
• Communications relay for Mine
Countermeasures (MCM)
• Communications relay (General)
• Persistent situational awareness
• Maritime interdiction operations

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Location: Llanbedr, N. Wales
Date: 11 May to 22 May 2015
No of Flights: 26
Flight Hours: 27:05
Summary:
16 flights with a successful trailer landings & take-offs (22/28), in relative wind speeds (up to
27kts) and bearing (0 - 80 degrees)
RWUAS CCD Phase 1
Demonstration Flight Trials

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RWUAS CCD Phase 2
Objectives of the programme include
Identification, research, development, experimentation and demonstration of emerging
technologies applicable to future VTOL UAS in order to ‘inspire, catalyse and accelerate
innovation’.
Development of outline concepts for future VTOL UAS - commercial, military and para-public
applications.
Identification of technologies that could be applied to existing platforms to enhance capability
delivery and operational safety.
Advancement of technology and overall system design evidence to underpin VTOL UAS regulatory
development in restricted and congested airspace.
UK MOD and Leonardo Helicopters jointly
investing in a programme of work to
identify, develop and exploit the
opportunities offered by emerging
technologies, to reduce costs and increase
the agility, flexibility, resilience and
persistence of UK rotary wing capability

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Conclusions and Next Steps
RWUAS can deliver ‘more with less’
• Affords real maritime capability
• High sea states operation - beyond
manned limits
• Novel land battlespace application
RWUAS provide new benefits
• Starring capability
• Runway independence
• Persistent wide area surveillance
• Advantages across all Defence Lines of
Development