Aviones sin piloto (RPAS, UAS, UCAS, drones)

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La Armada quiere drones para sustituir a los halcones para el control de aves en la base aérea de Rota https://www.elconfidencialdigital.com/a ... 47599.html

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https://www.uasvision.com/2022/02/11/sk ... -contract/

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Skydio Gets $100M US Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program Contract
Skydio announced that the U.S. Army has selected the Skydio system for its Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record. This contract has a base year value of $20.2 million, ensuring Soldiers have access to the world’s most advanced autonomous drone technology. The Firm-Fixed-Price Five Year Production Other Transaction (OT) agreement will be worth up to $99.8 million over the period of performance.

Managed by the Program Executive Office for Aviation’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PM UAS) Project Management Office, the SRR program aims to equip Soldiers with a rapidly deployable small UAS solution to conduct Reconnaissance and Surveillance (R&S) activities.

After evaluating proposals from over 30 small UAS SRR vendors, and rigorous testing of five finalists in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit, the U.S. Army chose Skydio for final integration based on Soldier feedback and design review packages intended to assess the overall product performance, quality, and production readiness.

“This is an exciting milestone for Skydio, the Army, and most importantly the men and women who serve our country. For drones under 20 pounds, civilian drone technology has raced ahead of traditional defense systems. With the SRR program, our Soldiers will now have access to the most advanced capabilities in the world in this class,” said Skydio CEO Adam Bry. “Skydio drones deliver unparalleled situational awareness and ease of use in the most demanding situations thanks to Skydio Autonomy. We are proud to work with the Army and look forward to fielding these units, while continuing to pioneer the capabilities that provide our troops with the real-time data needed to successfully and safely complete their missions.”

“The selection of the U.S. Army’s short range reconnaissance provider for tranche 1 is a significant milestone for the Army, our strategic partners and the domestic industrial base. The future for our Soldiers is now,” said Col. Joseph Anderson, Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. “The relationships we have formed with industry demonstrate our commitment to compete and our ability to lead and innovate advanced technology in unmanned systems.”

Skydio X2D is the ultimate solution for military and defense customers to perform reconnaissance, search and rescue, and security patrol missions. Skydio X2D pairs Skydio Autonomy, the world’s leading AI-driven flight autonomy software, with a foldable, highly portable airframe that leverages hyper-strength composites to withstand the most demanding environments.

X2D features dual color optical thermal sensors, and is equipped with GPS-based night flight and strobe lighting, making it ready for both day and night operations, while providing up to 35 min of flight time on a single battery. Designed, assembled, and supported in the USA, X2D complies with the NDAA’s rigorous supply chain security requirements and offers superior cybersecurity protection.

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Northrop Grumman looks for first international sale of MQ-8C Fire Scout

Northrop Grumman remains on the hunt for the first international sale of its MQ-8C Fire Scout, roughly two and a half years after the aircraft reached initial operational capability with the US Navy (USN).
The company declines to name potential customers, but says that the UAV “is of interest to several nations”.

Northrop believes the maritime patrol helicopter’s anti-surface warfare capabilities make it particularly appealing to operators in the region. The UAV carries a Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 Osprey lightweight AESA radar that has several digital modes including weather detection and a ground-moving target indicator.
Northrop is also working to incorporate A- and G-sized sonobuoy deployment pods to the helicopter, which would give the UAV greater anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

The UAV is based on the commercial Bell 407 airframe with its seats and the avionics supporting manned operation stripped out and replaced with a remote control system and extra fuel tanks. The aircraft has a flight endurance of 12h, a max payload of 318kg (700lb) and a range of 150nm (278km).

Northrop Grumman is incrementally upgrading the capabilities of the MQ-8C, allowing the helicopter to take on more missions for the USN, including airborne sea mine countermeasures and cargo flights. The company says it has also tested the Fire Scout with an undisclosed offensive weapon, although the USN does not currently have a requirement for that type of payload.

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-u ... 87.article


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Además de estos hay que añadir la compra de otros dos, con fuselaje pájaro para misiones de seguimiento discreto de objetivos para la UCO https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diari ... ta-melilla

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M5D Airfox
https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diari ... e-exercise

Guardia Civil urgencia de drones para Ceuta y Melilla:
https://www.defensa.com/espana/guardia- ... ilar-ceuta

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Contrato del US Army para el RQ-7Bv2 Shadow (17/2/2022): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/2939663/

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L3 Technologies Inc. Communication Systems-West Subsidiary, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded a $74,441,282 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for production, depot maintenance and sustainment for software and hardware to produce and deliver components for the RQ-7Bv2 Shadow UAS. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2027. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-22-D-0018).
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Otro más del mismo día, en este caso para un hangar de mantenimiento de vehículos sin piloto:

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B.L. Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded a $73,787,722 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of an aircraft maintenance facility pilotless aircraft shop. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 4, 2024. Fiscal 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $73,787,722 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0004).
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Esta base es la encargada de formar a los pilotos de F-22, por lo que podría ser para alguno de los drones agresores que están desarrollando . También se espera al F-35 para septiembre del año que viene: https://www.tyndall.af.mil/Units/

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https://www.uasvision.com/2022/02/21/he ... iron-dome/

Hezbollah Drone Evades Israel’s Iron Dome
The Israel Defense Forces fired an Iron Dome interceptor missile at a small unmanned aircraft that entered the country from Lebanon Friday, but missed it, the military said. The infiltration and failed interception attempts triggered air raid sirens across wide swaths of Israel’s north.

The IDF said it also scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters to deal with the aircraft, which entered Israel a day after the army shot down two other drones that entered its airspace, one of them from Lebanon.

“A drone was spotted flying from Lebanese territory toward Israel. The drone crossed into our territory and its flight path was tracked by detection systems. Helicopters and fighter jets were activated, an Iron Dome interceptor was fired without a successful intercepting it, and sirens were activated on the home front. After a few minutes, the drone returned to Lebanon,” the IDF said.

The military said the unmanned aircraft was a “glider” variety, but did not immediately comment further on the exact model of drone. It was not immediately clear if it had been armed.

The drone infiltration from Lebanon triggered sirens in communities throughout the Galilee and the lower Golan Heights, including the towns of Rosh Pina, Mishmar Hayarden, Kfar Hanasi and others, the military said.

Moments later a second round of sirens was set off by the launching of the Iron Dome interceptor missile at the drone, an IDF spokesperson said.

On Sunday, Israeli troops accidentally opened fire on an IDF drone near the Lebanese border, after suspecting it was an enemy aircraft.

Yo espero que sea un tema de software

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Lanzamiento de un drone Do-DT25 desde la bodega de carga de un A400M: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news ... te-carrier

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Un A400M, ha realizado el lanzamiento desde el aire de un dron Do-DT25 construido por Airbus, en un campo de pruebas en el norte de Alemania. A lo largo de la prueba, el dron estuvo conectado y transmitiendo datos al “avión nodriza” A400M. Esta transferencia de datos validó cómo los Remote Carriers pueden conectarse a una red de nube de combate, proporcionando información vital al desempeñar el papel de "ojos y oídos" en el campo de batalla, al mismo tiempo que les permite ser asignados por los operadores de la aeronave tripulada durante sus misiones. Se efectuó desde la rampa de carga trasera abierta mientras estaba en el aire, validándose su capacidad para lanzar drones desde el aire.



La demostración del lanzamiento aéreo del A400M involucró a un equipo de prueba de vuelo conjunto de la Fuerza Aérea Alemana y Airbus. El nuevo Modular Airborne Combat Cloud Services (MACCS), también un producto de Airbus, permitió una conectividad total entre el avión de transporte y el dron.



Airbus continuará con la validación del A400M como plataforma de lanzamiento aerotransportado para Remote Carriers, previendo la capacidad de desplegar un gran número de estos drones. Se espera que la gran bahía de carga del avión de transporte multifunción pueda albergar 40 o más Remote Carriers. La próxima prueba en vuelo esta prevista para este año.

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Champi y Lepanto, tanto por el hecho del avión nodriza lanzador, como del software "de IA" que lleva instalado ese drón que es "pasable" a otros, como de ese enlace MUMT, es una noticia relevante que muestra avances de cara al NGWS del FCAS. Ojalá lleve a algo operativo y asequible más pronto que tarde.

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Euromale a Cádiz, se harán elementos de la cola (también del nuevo Falcon de Dassault):
https://www.lavozdigital.es/cadiz/provi ... ticia.html

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Champi y Lepanto, tanto por el hecho del avión nodriza lanzador, como del software "de IA" que lleva instalado ese drón que es "pasable" a otros, como de ese enlace MUMT, es una noticia relevante que muestra avances de cara al NGWS del FCAS. Ojalá lleve a algo operativo y asequible más pronto que tarde.

Eso es el futuro necesitamos drones de esos fabricados en España y reutilizables

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https://www.uasvision.com/2022/02/22/ne ... perations/

New, Advanced Small Drone Payload Finds Mobile Phones During S&R Operations
Robotics Centre, Inc. and Smith Myers announced that the Smith Myers ARTEMIS Mobile Phone detection, location and communication suite has been integrated into the new Robotics Centre Echo SAR (Search and Rescue) payload for small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) built by Teledyne FLIR Defense.

Echo SAR enables operators to quickly find, map, and interact with mobile phone handsets in fast-moving disaster situations, aiding and boosting first responders’ ability to locate victims and save lives....

https://www.uasvision.com/2022/02/23/ed ... umex-2022/

EDGE Unveils Swarming Drones at UMEX 2022
EDGE, an advanced technology group for defence and beyond, and one of the top 25 defence contractors globally, has unveiled swarming drones, its latest application for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), on the first day of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX 2022), taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) until 23 February.

Participating as the event’s official Strategic Partner in its second appearance at UMEX, EDGE showcased its swarming drones, which are based on the Hunter 2 series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) developed by HALCON, a regional leader in the production and supply of precision-guided weapons and UAS. Designed to ensure a decisive edge in combat, the ground-launched drones fly in formation to perform a coordinated mission that can overwhelm an adversary...

https://www.uasvision.com/2022/02/23/du ... -solution/

Dutch Army Orders Smart Shooter’s SMASH Solution
SMART SHOOTER, an Israeli designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, has received an order from the Dutch Army and will provide them with its SMASH AD solution for operational use.

In October 2020 the Dutch Army tested the system and now decided to purchase it for immediate use, mainly for C-UAS purposes...

Creo que están comprando ilusión de protección

https://www.uasvision.com/2022/02/23/hu ... and-flies/

HUUVER Drone Rolls and Flies
The project HUUVER (Hybrid UAV-UGV for Efficient Relocation of Vessels) develops a prototype UAV-UGV platform that combines two types of propulsion systems. This patented technical solution activates flying and driving capabilities in one compact and highly integrated autonomous drone.

Drones are fast taking over our skies, with potential that is yet to be fully explored. They are applied in various contexts, however, coming up against their limits when applied, for instance in difficult terrain or indoor contexts...

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Una posibilidad de digamos 'trabajo en equipo de mini-nube de combate', sería probar ese dron que lleva el 'Atlas' con un Typhoon de última generación, a modo de dron-escolta o dron-esplorador, que se adelante al propio EFA y le 'notifique' que es lo que se encontrará por delante, incluso con función ISTAR, por ejemplo de adquisición de un blanco, detección de sistemas AA y si "sobrevive" lo suficiente, pues 'iluminar' ese/os blanco/s para los misiles AS que porte el eurofighter. Quizás toda esta casi ciencia ficción se implemente en el deseado Eurofighter LTE, junto con el llamado 'pastoreo de UAV/UCAV'. Habrá que probar "las cosas" antes de integrarlas en el 'futurible' FCAS. No?

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Una posibilidad de digamos 'trabajo en equipo de mini-nube de combate', sería probar ese dron que lleva el 'Atlas' con un Typhoon de última generación, a modo de dron-escolta o dron-esplorador, que se adelante al propio EFA y le 'notifique' que es lo que se encontrará por delante, incluso con función ISTAR, por ejemplo de adquisición de un blanco, detección de sistemas AA y si "sobrevive" lo suficiente, pues 'iluminar' ese/os blanco/s para los misiles AS que porte el eurofighter. Quizás toda esta casi ciencia ficción se implemente en el deseado Eurofighter LTE, junto con el llamado 'pastoreo de UAV/UCAV'. Habrá que probar "las cosas" antes de integrarlas en el 'futurible' FCAS. No?

Es tan evidente que no va a ocurrir