Spanish UAV to be armed for duty in NATO amies presented at EUROSATORY.

At eurosatory exhibition 2024, held in paris from June 17 to 21, the spanish company AERTEC is exhibiting its aertec tarsis-istar drone to mark its entry into service with a nato army.

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Tarsis -W armed UAV presented by AERTEC at EUROSATORY 2024 (Picture source: Army recognition)

The Spanish army has recently acquired a small number of TARSIS ISTAR UAVs, in order to test and integrate them into its force employment doctrine. Indeed, the ISTAR UAV is a drone dedicated to target surveillance while awaiting a strike.

However, the TARSIS ISTAR drone is not the only version of this small drone capable of flying for more than 12 hours. The TARSIS drone can carry a payload of 12kg, making it multi-purpose.

Now presented in an armed version, the TARSIS-W is equipped with an A-Fox Micro air-to-ground missile, capable of striking targets up to 4km away. This missile is guided by a semi-active designation system and carries 500g of explosive, enabling a precise strike with little collateral damage.

The complete system also includes a tarsis drone for communication, and a drone dedicated to laser designation. So the drone itself can replace expensive air forces to a certain extent. However, the drone's limited carrying capacity means that it cannot compete with the air force, but rather complement it.