In this video, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) introduces Sparrowhawk, a small unmanned aerial system designed to be launched and recovered in flight from a larger remotely piloted aircraft.
Sparrowhawk can operate at lower altitude to extend sensor coverage below the weather, distribute sensing across the battlespace, and provide an attritable sensor capability in highly contested environments. GA-ASI also identifies collaborative autonomy for kill-chain closure among the system’s capabilities.
Following its mission, Sparrowhawk can rendezvous with the aircraft that launched it and be recovered in flight. This enables the small UAS to be reused, expanding the effective fleet size while supporting distributed aerial networking and joint all-domain command and control.
