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Electronic sight watches Mane Garrincha stadium from above
FAB UAV commanded from ground station captures images even at night or in rain and can be used in the final at the Maracana stadium.
SAO PAULO - The electronic eye is already in the air, in Brasilia, on the Mane Garrincha Stadium - and will watch everything in a radius of 250 kilometers, 5500 meters. The principle will remain in the air for nine hours, from 12h to 21h. If necessary, it can be extended up to 16 hours straight.
The night is not a problem: the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle of Brazilian Air Force (FAB), uses electronic systems that allow night vision to capture images in environments without light, even on rainy days, in heavy fog, or under the treetops.
The Brazilian drone came from Israel. It´s a Hermes-450 manufactured by Elbit Systems. The Horus Squadron operates four of these aircraft. According to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Gramkow, commander of the team, "at an event the size of the opening of the Confederations Cup, started well before the observation and ended long after the mission."
The drone will take off from Brasilia Air Base and fulfill its mission without interfering with air traffic outside the closed perimeter. Is analyzed using the the UAV on the 30th, in Maracanã, venue for the final.
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The UAV does not carry weapons. Autonomy allows only two aircraft operate continuously over a given area. With 10.5 meters wide and 6.1 m long, the UAV are painted light gray camouflage as a resource. It is silent. The RQ-450 is controlled by a pair of officers who stays in a cabin in the soil eventually installed for miles around the area of verification.
Is not the case of the team moved from Santa Maria Air Base in Rio Grande do Sul to Federal District. The ground station with digital displays and control instruments - joysticks, mice, keyboards - has been transferred, is close by.
Source: Estado de S. Paulo