Engineering:NCSIST Cardinal

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Short description: Family of Taiwanese UAVs
NCSIST Cardinal II UAV

Cardinal is a family of small unmanned aerial vehicles made by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST).

Variants

Cardinal I

The Cardinal I was the initial prototype of the Cardinal.[1]

Cardinal II

The Cardinal II began development in 2009 and is based on the Cardinal I but has a better payload design, digital data link, and automatic tracking antenna system. It was exhibited at the 2015 Paris Air Show. In service with Republic of China Marine Corps[2] and Republic of China Army.[3] Other than military missions the Cardinal II can be used for civil remote sensing and disaster relief missions.[4]

The Taiwanese Navy procured 54 aircraft in 2016.[5]

The components of a Cardinal II system are the aircraft, an antenna, and a ground control box. The Cardinal II is hand launched and recovered by parachute. The aircraft is equipped with an autopilot and can transmit data and imagery in real time.[4] The remote control flight range is 8km.[6] In service a Taiwanese Cardinal II unit has six primary aircraft and three backups.[5]

Cardinal III

Cardinal III features vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. It is reportedly optimized for coastal surveillance.[7] It is intended for operation by the Marine Corps.[8] It was displayed at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in 2023.[9]

Fire Cardinal

In 2019 NCSIST exhibited the Fire Cardinal for the first time at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition. It was referred to by NCSIST as an "air-to-ground assault" UAV, what is more commonly known as a loitering munition.[10] The Fire Cardinal is a twin-propeller drone about four feet long with a six-foot wingspan. It weighs around 15 pounds and includes an electro-optical and infrared sensor as well as advanced target discrimination systems.[11]

Specifications (Cardinal II)

General characteristics

  • Length: 1.9[2] m (6 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 1.3[2] m (4 ft 3 in)
  • Gross weight: 5.5[2] kg (12 lb)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 55 km/h (34 mph, 30 kn)
  • Range: 50 km (31 mi, 27 nmi)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cardinal Mini Unmanned Aircraft Systems". NCSIST. https://www.ncsist.org.tw/eng/csistdup/products/product.aspx?product_Id=19&catalog=9. Retrieved 16 January 2020. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Cardinal II Unmanned Aircraft System". NCSIST. https://www.ncsist.org.tw/eng/csistdup/products/product.aspx?product_id=268&catalog=41. Retrieved 16 January 2020. 
  3. ↑ Ng, JR (August 2019). "Asia-Pacific Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Directory 2018". Asia Military Review: 14–27. https://issuu.com/vishmeh/docs/amr_1808. Retrieved 17 January 2020. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cardinal II". NCSIST. http://210.65.127.128/ENG/upload/G_Product_Catelog_Images_635697018567099600.pdf. Retrieved 16 January 2020. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Strong, Matthew. "Taiwan military plans Cardinal drones upgrade". Taiwan News. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5911993. 
  6. ↑ Elaine Hou and Kuo Chung-han, Rita Cheng. "New U.S. drone sale policy could be good for Taiwan". Focus Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201502180005. Retrieved 17 January 2020. 
  7. ↑ Cheung, Eric. "Taiwan unveils its new combat and surveillance drones as China threat grows". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/asia/taiwan-china-military-drones-unveiled-hnk-intl/index.html. 
  8. ↑ DOMINGUEZ, GABRIEL. "Taking page from Ukraine, Taiwan shows off new killer drones". Japan Times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/14/asia-pacific/taiwan-drones-ukraine-china/. 
  9. ↑ Kajal, Kapil. "TADTE 2023: NCSIST displays new UASs". Janes. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/tadte-2023-ncsist-displays-new-uass. 
  10. ↑ Wong, Kelvin. "TADTE 2019: NCSIST unveils Fire Cardinal mini-UAV". https://www.janes.com/article/90488/tadte-2019-ncsist-unveils-fire-cardinal-mini-uav. Retrieved 16 January 2020. 
  11. ↑ MAKICHUK (22 October 2019). "Taiwan builds lethal fleet of kamikaze drones". Asia Times. https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/10/article/taiwan-eyes-kamikaze-drone-fleet-to-battle-china/. Retrieved 16 January 2020. 

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