Casper 250 Explained

The Casper 250/SOFAR is a civilian-developed "backpack" unmanned air vehicle made in co-operation by Top I Vision Ltd and WB Electronics Sp. z o.o. The aircraft is produced by both companies on the same rights: WB Electronics produces it in Poland as WB Electronics SOFAR and Top I Vision in Israel as Casper 250. It is designed as a reconnaissance platform with real-time data acquisition. The Casper 250 system consists of the aircraft, its payload, ground controlling system and data-link components.

The Casper 250 was designed for quick deployment and simple human-machine interface.

Applications

Typical military missions include:

• battlefield surveillance;
• target acquisition and designation;
• battlefield monitoring;
• air strike control;
• border patrol;
• coast guard surveillance;
• damage assessment.

The Casper 250 system can also be used for civil or commercial application such as:

• pollution control at ground sea and air;
• natural disasters monitoring;
• forest fire monitoring and control;
• fishery and navigation control;
• general installations security;
• gas pipelines and oil rigs security.

Capabilities

The aircraft possesses the following characteristics and capabilities:

• Electric propulsion, providing for quiet, covert operation;
• Hand launched, self-recovery, man-deployable;
• GPS navigation allows for fully autonomous missions;
• Service ceiling: 2000 feet;
• Operational Endurance 1.5 hours;
• Line of Sight data-link range > 10 km;
• Real-time IMINT (imagery intelligence);
• Payload Control.

References

• WB Electronics corporate web site
• Top I Vision corporate web site
• Israeli page about SOFAR