Dark Matter® hX at 29 Palms USMC Training Site

Cubic LVC took delivery of their two custom duotone Dark Matter®hX systems and a rental UAV for a month long demonstrations including surveillance, airborne communications and other to the US Marine Corps training area at 29 Palms in the Southern Californian desert. With ambient temperatures edging towards 40°C most days in May and winds upto 25 knots, it was an extreme testing environment with heat, dust and wind that demonstrated the performance of the Dark Matter®hX. Cubic LVC's UAV team leader Ben McNiff commented "We used the Dark Matter®system as a surveillance system off-tether and a communication 'mast' on-tether for extended periods of time. The Dark Matter®system proved ultra-stable and performed flawlessly, both on-tether and off-tether. Our customer was extremely impressed with the system's imagery, stability, lift-capacity and adaptability."

Images courtesy of Cubic Corporation.