In 2006 the SAPS Air Wing helicopters where fitted with a Goshawk 350 gyro-stabilized airborne surveillance system just prior to AAD 2006.
The suite includes Denel’s Kenis continuous zoom thermal imager, daylight TV camera and auto tracking system and a digital microwave downlink system.
The surveillance system allows the SAPS Air Wing the capability to deploy their helicopters for day /night crime prevention, law enforcement and border surveillance operations.
Goshawk-350 E/O and IR (with optional laser range finder) is also a payload option for the Bateleur Surveillance UAV offered by Denel Dynamics enabling this UAV with a compact light weight real-time day and night (E/O and IR) surveillance capability.
Visit Carl Zeiss Optronics stall and the SAPS Air Wing exhibit at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 (AAD 2008)in September (Trade days 17-19 September) for more information on the GOSHAWK 350 Airborne Observation System.
Applications include:
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Paramilitary /military reconnaissance
Border /coastal patrol
Public safety (fire & rescue)
Photo(top): Goshawk 350 operationally deployed on a Boelkow - Blohm (MBB) B105 helicopter of the SAPS Air Wing in South Africa - September 2008
