Medusa 5 USV
MEDUSA 5, is an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Target System capable of conducted maritime missions for up to 8hours in sea condition of up to Sea State 5, in accordance with naval target standards.
MEDUSA 5, is designed to operate under the most demanding mission scenarios during day and night.
The system is compatible with AETHER’ s Ground Control Station (GCS) and is designed to perform remote and/ or fully autonomus missions. MEDUSA 5, can be further customized based on End User's request.

Specifications
Lenght:
Max weight:
Propulsion:
Max Speed:
Range:
Endurance:
Sea State:
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5.05m
350kg
100hp
35-40kts
15-20km
up to 8 hours
Up to 5 (minimum speed 5-7kts)
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Key Features
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Remotely control system LOS & OTH (Line-of-sight & Over-the-horizon)
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Pre-programmed or real-time manoeuvring and speed selection at each waypoint
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Pre-programmed mission plan (crossing patterns, S- manoeuver, head-on high-speed attack, etc.)
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Real-time monitoring
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High manoeuvrability
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Variety of payloads configuration
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Cost-effective solution
Payloads
- Active RCS augmeters
- Passive RCS augmeters (Luneburg Lenses,
radar reflectors, etc.)
- IR/UV augmeters
- Smoke flares
- Miss Distance Indicator (MDI)
- EO/IR sensors
MEDUSA 5 Target System can conduct operations to support End User firing training for the following non-exhaustive list of system types:
-Surface-to-Surface Missiles
-Air-to-Surface Missiles
MANPADs
-Naval Guns/Cannons
-Close in Weapon Systems (CIWS)
