July 1, 2015
Cobham Antenna Systems, a market-leading supplier of antennas, is proud to announce the sponsorship of the
Liverpool University Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) team taking part in IMechE's UAS Challenge 2015.
Cobham has supplied antennas, cables, connectors and has provided its expertise to the Liverpool Team. First
test reports, from the team, showed exceptional results with operational range more than doubled when compared with
the standard 'off the shelf' antennas.
This improvement in range was prior to installation of a ground plane for the antenna being mounted on the UAS
which is expected to further enhance the useable range. The results clearly demonstrate the importance of the antennas
in UAS communications range, which is critical for their safe operation and use.
Nickolay Jelev, part of the Liverpool team, had this to say:
"Thank you to the team of engineers at Cobham Antenna Systems, Newmarket who helped us secure the communications
antennas for our video and telemetry links. These will provide us with communication links beyond 1km, while adhering
to all UK/EU transmission power and frequency regulations."
About Cobham Antenna Systems
Providing peace of mind with resilient data transmission solutions for mission critical operations.
We are a market-leading supplier of advanced, ultra-reliable integrated systems for avionics, radar, surveillance
and Satcom applications.
Though continual innovation we are able to supply highly resilient, totally dependable solutions with low through-life
costs that deliver outstanding performance and outstanding value.
About Cobham
The most important thing we build is trust.
We protect lives and livelihoods with our differentiated technology and know-how, operating with a deep insight
into customer needs and agility. Our innovative range of technologies and services solve challenging problems in
harsh environments across commercial, defence and security markets, from deep space to the depths of the ocean,
specialising in meeting the growing demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth.
We employ more than 12,000 people on five continents, and have customers and partners in over 100 countries,
with market leading positions in: wireless, audio, video and data communications, including satellite communications;
defence electronics; air-to-air refuelling; aviation services; life support and mission equipment.
Contact:
Cobham Antenna Systems
Lambda House, Little Green
Cheveley, Newmarket, CB8 9RG, UK
T: +44 (0)1638 732177
E: newmarket.sales@cobham.com
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Posted July 6, 2015
