French SpecOps use Sky-hero Sigyn UGV and Loki UAV to reduce casualties.

The French Army has recently integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) into their Special Operations forces. Loki and Sigyn, manufactured by belgian company Sky Hero, have joined French Spec Ops teams. These small drones provide an advantage for building reconnaissance and thus limit human casualties.
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On Tuesday, March 11, 2024, the French army's Instagram account released a video to present the use of Sigyn and Loki drones in French Spec ops. These drones offer real-time data and imagery, allowing for better decision-making and reduced risks to human life.

The integration of UAVs into French Special Operations underscores France's commitment to maintaining a technologically advanced and strategically versatile military force. It also highlights the growing reliance on unmanned systems in modern warfare, offering a glimpse into the future of combat operations where technology and human expertise combine to achieve objectives with increased efficiency and minimal casualties.

The Loki Mk2 UAV is designed specifically to address the challenges posed by dense urban environments, confined spaces, and underground passages, providing immediate capabilities to detect, reduce, and clear threats. The introduction of a new autopilot system in the Loki Mk2 facilitates ease of control without necessitating prior training, offering operators the ability to maintain precise positions even in GPS-denied and low-light conditions. The Loki Mk2 enhances the command post's capabilities in analyzing, exploiting, and disseminating video intelligence. Equipped with a high-performance camera that excels under a variety of lighting conditions even under night, it enables the tracking and anticipation of target movements, offering zero latency and eliminating the risk of frozen images for swift situational awareness and decision-making. The inclusion of AES256 encryption for video signals and flight commands guarantees protection against cyberwarfare

Additional innovative features of the Loki Mk2 include an integrated connector for additional payloads, and the capability for hand launch take-off and assisted landing. The drone's "Turtle mode" ensures it can recover autonomously if flipped over, and its complete telemetry data provides comprehensive performance indicators. The UAV's design also includes integrated antennas and control components, ensuring a seamless exterior structure.

The Sigyn Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) is a marvel of modern robotics, designed to enhance operational capabilities in diverse environments with its state-of-the-art features. Equipped with a 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope, it offers pilots various assisted driving modes, ensuring maneuverability and stability across challenging terrains. Its lightweight design and rugged construction provide exceptional shock resistance, enabling the Sigyn UGV to withstand falls of up to 6 meters, demonstrating its resilience by being able to be dropped into basements, thrown onto roofs, or tumble down stairs without compromising its functionality. The vehicle's symmetrical design and oversized wheels facilitate precision turning and obstacle navigation, ensuring it remains upright under all circumstances. Enhanced situational awareness is achieved through dual night/day cameras offering a 150° field of view, complemented by analog A/V signals scrambled via FPGA to eliminate lag or screen freezes. Additionally, its dimmable and selectable IR LEDs positioned on the front, back, and top enhance video clarity and provide night vision goggles (NVGs) lighting without the common snowflake effect.

This choice of drones, aimed at providing special operations with efficiency improvements, comes as a response to several needs. The Sigyn UGV and Loki UAV are already in use by several SWAT-like units around the world. France continues to equip its regular army with drones, with the NOVADEM NX70 being used in several units and operations.