German maritime defense firm FLANQ and autonomous aerial systems developer CiS are developing a launch-and-recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).
The collaboration follows successful trials of a CiS Orka drone taking off from and returning to a 12-foot (3.6-meter) FLANQ USV during autonomous open-water operations.
The partnership will merge FLANQ’s surface vessel platforms and mission payloads with CiS’s long-endurance aerial systems, aiming to deliver a modular, scalable solution that expands intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities across Europe’s maritime domain.
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