HENSOLDT PrecISR: Modular UAV Intelligence Payload Combining EO, IR and SIGINT
PrecISR (Precision Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) is HENSOLDT’s modular airborne ISR system for UAVs and light aircraft — combining electro-optical, infrared, and SIGINT sensor modules on a unified payload architecture.
Modular Architecture
PrecISR’s defining design principle is modularity. EO, IR, and SIGINT modules plug into a common carrier, allowing the same UAV platform to be reconfigured for different mission profiles — wide-area surveillance one sortie, communications SIGINT collection the next. This flexibility reduces the need for platform-specific ISR investments.
Technical Specifications
- Platform compatibility: MALE and HALE-class UAVs, light ISR aircraft
- Imaging modes: wide-area EO/IR, spot mode, multi-image fusion
- SIGINT module: communications signal detection and direction-finding
- Data link: real-time downlink to ground station
- Night ops: cooled IR detector
The Ukraine ISR Lesson
Ukraine demonstrated that MALE-class UAVs like Bayraktar TB2 function as ISR nodes as much as weapon platforms. Modular ISR payloads like PrecISR extend this capability to smaller, cheaper platforms — compressing the cost of persistent battlefield surveillance. The modular approach also aligns with NATO’s emphasis on sensor-agnostic data architectures.
Sources
hensoldt.net · DSEI Exhibition · Jane’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
