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OctoPod The All-in-One Airborne Surveillance Pod
OctoPod The All-in-One Airborne Surveillance Pod
The OctoPod is an all-in-one airborne surveillance pod developed by Aerodata AG and OPTIMARE Systems GmbH. It is designed for multi-sensor-based operations, minimizing space and cost for aircraft modification and certification. The pod integrates with AeroMission® and MEDUSA® mission systems.
- Dimensions: 4020 mm (L) x 720 mm (W) x max. 780 mm (H)
- Mass: Up to 400 kg, depending on configuration
- Operational Altitude: Max. 15,000 ft for sensor operation; Ferry altitude up to 41,000 ft
- Airspeed: Max. 400 kts, may vary with EO/IR type
- Multi-Functional: Supports over 20 mission tasks with eight core functionalities
- Belly-Mounted: Requires minimal aircraft modification and certification
- Multi-Platform: Compatible with various aircraft models like King Air, Dash 8, Challenger 605, etc.
- Modular: Configurable, expandable, and removable with low reconfiguration effort
- Fully-Integrated: Seamless integration with mission systems
- Radar Surveillance: AESA radar for continuous detection and tracking of maritime, land, and airborne targets
- Electro-Optical/Infrared Imaging: 15” EO/IR system for target identification and tracking
- Microwave Radiometry: MWR-P for oil spill thickness measurement and fire detection
- Search & Rescue: Airborne Radio Direction Finder for scanning SAR frequencies
- Visible Imaging: OPTIMARE VIS Line Scanner for oil spill mapping and RGB composite imaging
- Wide-Swath Radar Imaging: SLAR for long-range oil spill detection and maritime surveillance
- Infrared/Ultraviolet Imaging: IR/UV Line Scanner for oil spill thickness mapping and thermal imaging
- Substance Classification: Laser Fluorosensor LFS-P for oil and water discrimination and water quality monitoring
- Airborne maritime surveillance
- Airborne oil spill remote sensing
- Search & Rescue operations
- Airborne land surveillance
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OctoPod The All-in-One Airborne Surveillance Pod Aerodata AG Hermann-Blenk-Straße 34-36 38108 Braunschweig Germany OPTIMARE Systems GmbH Fischkai 1 27572 Bremerhaven Germany
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• Active Electronically Scanned Array technology • Continuous detection & tracking of - moving maritime targets - moving land targets (GMTI) - airborne moving targets • Target classification using ISAR • Search and Rescue beacon detection (SART) OctoPodThe All-in-One Airborne Surveillance PodConcept The OctoPod is a unique all-in-one belly-mounted airborne surveillance pod jointly developed by AERODATA and its subsidiary OPTIMARE. It enables multi-sensor-based airborne surveillance operations while minimizing space consumption and costs for aircraft modification and certification. The OctoPod...
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