QUESTAR RECCE AND SURVEILLANCE UGV LAUNCHED AT EUROSATORY 2010

Marshall Builds on UGV Experience to Deliver Wheeled or Tracked Solution

Cambridge, 14th June 2010; A new modular reconnaissance and surveillance unmanned ground vehicle, QUESTAR, is launched today by Marshall SDG, part of Cambridge based Marshall Land Systems, on stand number F171 at Eurosatory, being held in Paris from 14 - 18 June 2010.

QUESTAR is an agile vehicle which can be remotely, semi or fully autonomously controlled depending on the user's requirements. It has been developed from the MoD Grand Challenge winning SATURN system, part of Team Stellar which won the RJ Mitchell Trophy in 2008. QUESTAR was developed to address the need for a fully autonomous reconnaissance and surveillance UGV. This world leading capability has been tested in an operational environment by the MOD late in 2009.

"The expertise which we have gained over the years in unmanned ground vehicles has given us a strong ability to design and develop UGVs which meet customer requirements. QUESTAR is a prime example of this agility," said Peter Callaghan, Chief Executive of Marshall Land Systems.

The vehicle's payload can be tailored to the operational requirements and can include communications re-broadcast; optical, IR or thermal imaging sensors; radar, CBRNE reconnaissance systems; and can be fitted with an extending mast to provide a remotely operated sensor platform with the ability to look over obstacles. QUESTAR can be configured to meet any number of operationally dangerous missions such as CIED work, CBRN Recce, Deployed/Detached/Roving surveillance and sentry tasks and route reconnaissance. Its small size and speed make it a difficult target. Its simplicity makes it a life and manpower saver.

QUESTAR is a skid steered UGV that can be rapidly converted to have either wheels or tracks. It is electrically powered using high density re-chargeable batteries. QUESTAR has a footprint of 900mm length and 590 mm width and can scale slopes of up to 40º. QUESTAR has an endurance of up to 1½ hours and a range of 3km with a top speed of 30kph though economical cruising speed would normally be 20kph.

*The Marshall SDG QUESTAR UGV is an agile, fast moving surveillance and reconnaissance robot whih can be either tracked or wheeled. QUESTAR can be configured to meet any number of operationally dangerous missions such as CIED work, CBRN Recce, Deployed/Detached/Roving surveillance and sentry tasks and route reconnaissance.