CableGuard Context

Market context

CableGuard is FlyFocus' tethered UAV system for persistent aerial observation with emergency battery-supported detachment.

  • Target environment: Border areas, events, infrastructure sites, industrial facilities, tactical overwatch zones and other fixed monitoring locations.
  • Workflow context: Persistent overwatch, tethered surveillance, inspection support, strategic-area monitoring and protected power/data transmission.
  • Customer context: Defense, security, infrastructure and industrial operators needing longer-duration aerial monitoring than battery-only drones can provide.
  • Deployment model: Commercial tethered UAV system sold as part of FlyFocus' defense and government-oriented aerial systems portfolio.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial product with published technical details and payload options.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on site permissions, tether altitude, wind conditions, payload needs, transport setup, safety approvals and operator training.
  • Market position: Persistent-overwatch UAV positioned between mobile drones and fixed mast surveillance systems.
  • Adjacent products: FlyFocus BIRDIE, Elistair tethered UAVs, Drone Aviation Winch Aerostat, Skydio X10

Audience

Site operators

Workflow

Persistent overwatch, tethered surveillance, inspection support, strategic-area monitoring and protected power/data transmission.

Deployment environment

Border areas, events, infrastructure sites, industrial facilities, tactical overwatch zones and other fixed monitoring locations.

Specifications

  • Range: Up to 10 km on CE standards and 15 km on FCC standards through tracking antenna with encrypted video and data link
  • Communication: Tracking antenna with digital encrypted video and data link
  • Ip Rating: Waterproof system components for UAV, ground power station, antenna tracker, and GCS
  • Battery System: free-flight battery after detachment; battery replacement <30 s
  • Launch Recovery: Tethered operation with remote tether detachment for free flight
  • Task Scope: Persistent surveillance, civilian security, and law-enforcement monitoring
  • Operational Role: Tethered surveillance UAV with detachable free-flight capability
  • Flight Time Minutes: Up to 30 minutes after tether detachment
  • Endurance Minutes: Tethered operation for persistent surveillance; up to 30 minutes free flight after detachment

Comparable Systems

  • ZY-E4 - Beijing Zhuoyi Intelligent - UAV
  • Spectre 2.0 - Hoverfly Technologies - UAV
  • ZTX260 - Beijing Zhuoyi Intelligent - UAV

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