Yagua: Tactical uas for special forces
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Special Forces and Rapid Deployment Concept
Operational Requirements :
- Current requirements for SOF (special forces) requires intermediate range ISR missions (+ 30 km ) from land and sea .
- Other forces requirements push for rapid deployment of UAV system in the battlefield by helicopters, cargo aircraft ,small craft or light ground vehicles
- Fast reaction UAV systems are needed for day/night operations with limited human resources
- Quick deployment and post deployment are essential to mobile forces
- Persistent Surveillance requires long endurance and high reliability of components (6 hours minimum )
- Easy to operate and compact ground control station is also a need for forces deployed with minimum resources
- Low acoustic signature as well as IR and Radar signatures are mandatory to keep the operative force undetected
- Weight of the overall system ( UAV , Container-Launcher, GCS ) shall be less than 50 kg
- Rugged UAV and rugged system are specific requirements for forces that are operating in harsh environments .
- UAV shall be able to high rate of climb ,sustain several operation modes, have long endurance, be able to sustain very quiet operation mode , be airborne in very short time with minimum preparation

Yagua Concept Baseline concept of the well proven configuration of Yarara UAV Fully modular concept
5 Modules :
-Wings
Propulsion units
- gas engine (engine, fuel tank, propeller, fuel line, engine servo, muffler, engine electronics)
- Electrical engine , engine batteries and engine control electronics
Payload unit
Tail unit
Avionics and electrical system unit