ARGOS-II

Airborne ISR & ISTAR

The challenge

For military, border patrol, maritime surveillance and law enforcement operations, commanders require real-time intelligence in areas of operational interest.

To detect, identify, track and geolocate objects of significance, you seek proven airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting capabilities, providing successful operational effectiveness, even under challenging visibility conditions. Objects of interest may be static or moving, and whether the mission is force protection or law enforcement, you need seamless situational awareness and long-range target recognition under all weather conditions.

The solution you seek is a system that also offers thermal imaging and a laser for range-finding, designation, pointing and illumination purposes.

Domains

Air

Reconnaissance

ISR systems

ARGOS-II

Our solution

The HENSOLDT ARGOS-II HD / HDT rises to the challenges of airborne surveillance, even under hardest visibility conditions. Designed for installation on helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, the ARGOS-II Airborne Electro Optical System has the battle-proven surveillance (ISR) and targeting (ISTAR) capabilities you seek.

The ARGOS-II is a robust, 15-inch class, stabilised sensor turret providing best in class stabilisation. It incorporates a flexible suite of sensors and electronics in a single line-replaceable unit.

Features and benefits

Features

Battle-proven performance
Housed in a single line-replaceable unit
ISR and ISTAR applications
HD thermal imager
Multi-spectral HDTV zoom camera
Multi-spectral HDTV spotter camera
SWIR spotter camera
Eye-safe laser range finder
Laser designator/range finder
Multi-mode auto-tracker
IMU and GPS for geo-functionality
Real time, on-board image processing
Edge and contrast enhancement
Image blending/fusion
Haze penetration
Video metadata

Benefits

IMU and GPS geolocate ground targets and steer/track the line of sight to pre-set locations
Real-time intelligence
Advanced image processing
ARGOS-II HD for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions and fitted with an eye-safe laser range finder
ARGOS-II HDT for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions and fitted with a dual-wavelength laser designator / range finder
Enhanced operational effectiveness through optional visible or near-infrared laser pointer and laser illuminator