Casper 250

The Casper 250/SOFAR is a civilian-developed "backpack" unmanned air vehicle made in co-operation by Top I Vision Ltd and WB Electronics Sp. z o.o. The aircraft is produced by both companies on the same rights: WB Electronics produces it in Poland as WB Electronics SOFAR and Top I Vision in Israel as Casper 250. It is designed as a reconnaissance platform with real-time data acquisition. The Casper 250 system consists of the aircraft, its payload, ground controlling system and data-link components.

The Casper 250 was designed for quick deployment and simple human-machine interface.

Applications
Typical military missions include:
 * battlefield surveillance;
 * target acquisition and designation;
 * battlefield monitoring;
 * air strike control;
 * border patrol;
 * coast guard surveillance;
 * damage assessment.

The Casper 250 system can also be used for civil or commercial application such as:
 * pollution control at ground sea and air;
 * natural disasters monitoring;
 * forest fire monitoring and control;
 * fishery and navigation control;
 * general installations security;
 * gas pipelines and oil rigs security.

Capabilities
The aircraft possesses the following characteristics and capabilities:
 * Electric propulsion, providing for quiet, covert operation;
 * Hand launched, self-recovery, man-deployable;
 * GPS navigation allows for fully autonomous missions;
 * Service ceiling: 2000 feet;
 * Operational Endurance 1.5 hours;
 * Line of Sight data-link range > 10 km;
 * Real-time IMINT (imagery intelligence);
 * Payload Control.