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Harbour's Cable Solutions for Unmanned Vehicle Systems

As UAVs and other unmanned vehicles find use in an increasing variety of applications, with ever increasing capabilities and configurations, the demands on the electronic systems of the craft as well as the supporting control and communications system continues to grow. Limited space and payload place unique challenges on the wire and cable required for interconnection and powering of these electronics.

As the premier manufacturer of wire and cable for the aerospace and military market, Harbour has the experience, capability and flexibility to meet the diverse challenges of the UVS market. Harbour provides diverse product offerings that meet or exceed many design requirements such as high temperature, high speed data transmission, low insertion loss, small profile, light weight and high shielding effectiveness. Harbour has established a reputation for supplying an extensive selection of high quality and cost effective products. From Mil-spec wire to low-loss coax to high speed data cables Harbour’s high performance products have been approved and successfully used in a wide variety of applications and environments. Whether on land or sea, in the air or in space current and future unmanned vehicle systems demand Harbour’s most sophisticated and highest performing cables.

While the list of uses and range of products offered continues to grow, this Unmanned Aircraft Schematic Diagram demonstrates some common applications for Harbour's high performance cables including:

• Vehicle Flight/Motion Control
• Subsystem Interconnection and Power
• Vehicle Navigation
• Vehicle Communication Antennas
• Radar and Camera Systems
• Tracking and Weapons Systems
• Control Station Data Transmission and Communications
• Control Satellite Data Interconnects