AFCENT is enhancing its unmanned aerial capabilities with a $270 million contract awarded to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace for the K1000ULE long-endurance drone system.
Designed for ISR missions, the K1000ULE can carry multiple payloads and rapidly deploy from a compact storage configuration to flight within 10 minutes.
The solar-powered platform is regarded as the longest-endurance UAV in its class globally, offering extended operational persistence.
