New Stabilized EO/IR Gimbal for Small Drones Unveiled

Leonardo DRS has introduced the Small Unmanned Aircraft System Tactical Agile Gimbal (STAG)-5 LLD, a next-gen 5-inch stabilized, multi-sensor Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) payload gimbal By Joseph Macey / 29 Sep 2023

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Leonardo DRS has released its next-generation 5-inch stabilized, multi-sensor EO/IR payload gimbal, with a high-definition nighttime imaging capability.

The Small Unmanned Aircraft System Tactical Agile Gimbal (STAG)-5 LLD is designed for small, unmanned aircraft systems, including common launch tube UASs, small tactical multirotor UAVs, and light fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

The STAG-5 LLD is the latest advancement in the DRS STAG-5 family of gimbals designed for Class 1 UAS platforms used across the U.S. military for a range of missions.

The gimbal provides a combination of the newest small high-performance sensors including:

  • High-definition electro-optical
  • High-definition long-wave infrared
  • Short-wave infrared
  • Laser range finder
  • Laser target designator

The gimbal systems are highly stabilized, Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) compatible, less than 6” diameter and weigh under five pounds. STAG-5 LLD delivers higher performance through significant savings in weight and volume over current competitor products.

The high-definition long-wave package includes the industry leading DRS TENUM 1280 10-micron uncooled camera core. TENUM is a commercial off-the-shelf sensor providing ultra-high resolution and long-range imaging performance in a small package.

“Adding this high-performance gimbal for day and night use to our STAG-5 family of systems provides the warfighter a market leading capability to improve airborne operations, including JTAC missions, from small, highly portable UAV platforms,” said Jerry Hathaway, Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Electro-Optical & Infrared Systems business. “We are proud of our innovative team that developed this breakthrough capability, it offers UAS primes, operators, and end-users a new choice to improve their intelligence surveillance reconnaissance-targeting mission execution and effectiveness.

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