PARIS (France), June 15, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova, Photo: Daher
Within the framework of the international defence and security show Eurosatory 2018 (11-15 June), on 11th June, the aircraft maker Daher announced the new ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) configuration of its TBM 910 and TBM 930, which are the latest members of the TBM family of the Company of very fast single-engine turboprop aircrafts.
Nicolas Chabbert, Daher Airplane Business Unit Director, said, “The new TBM ISR version brings a fast, all-weather airborne platform to the market for surveillance operations and aerial photography, with a very competitive cost-performance ratio compared to existing solutions. As a result, we are now offering the TBM ISR as an alternative – or complement – to medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles and to heavier aircraft in a platform that is rapid and efficient to deploy, with limited logistics requirements.”
In the new configuration, the TBM 910 and TBM 930 can execute various defence, security, medical evacuation and transport missions and have the ability to be reconfigured rapidly for various tasks. The appropriate power generation allows integration of a complete range of mission equipment. Other included advantages are the reduced external noise and the shortened take-off and landing distances. Besides the advanced and improved technology integrated in the new TBM ISR version, the human-machine is also not forgotten and its modern interface allows comfortable flight for the crew during the long missions.