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

[Orel]

Turkish UAVs suffer high attrition in Libya
Many of the Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Turkey has deployed to Libya have been destroyed since June, according to the UN panel of experts report on Libya publicly released on 11 December.
https://www.janes.com/article/93155/tur ... n-in-libya

SDLE suministrará dos sistemas antidrón a la Guardia Civil:
https://www.defensa.com/homeland-securi ... on-guardia

BlueBird y su WanderB:
https://www.defensa.com/industria/blueb ... l-wanderbS

[champi]

Más fotos del Predator: https://twitter.com/EjercitoAire/status ... 6289179650

[Orel]

Madre mía la ausencia de prevención de riesgos en la primera foto... Apuesto además a que para guiar el contenedor en su descenso (mirad qué poco espacio hay entre la valla y el edificio) lo han ido guiando a mano.

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Fijaos en los planos detalle: hay un primer plano en el que el bicho dispara y pierde completamente el encare, y luego los demás es CGI cutre.

[Orel]

Es curioso.

Aparte, la USAF prueba un drón con 2,5 días de autonomía:
http://alert5.com/2019/12/16/usaf-has-d ... 2-1-2-day/

[Kique]

Es curioso.

Aparte, la USAF prueba un drón con 2,5 días de autonomía:
http://alert5.com/2019/12/16/usaf-has-d ... 2-1-2-day/

En español.

https://www.ejercitos.org/2019/12/16/la ... tra-larga/

[Orel]

Mirad lo que quieren vendernos. Pero primero deben ser los MPA:
Because of its long endurance, connectivity, and sonobuoy deployment/monitoring capability, the #SeaGuardian will play a crucial role in a broader Anti-Submarine Warfare system for Spanish Armed forces

Algo más: General Atomics tiene planificada una serie de demostraciones en España de su SeaGuardian:
https://www.defensa.com/espana/seaguard ... vigilancia

[Lepanto]

Los greco-chipriotas recibieron en octubre pasado cuatro UAV Aerostar de la empresa israelí Aeronautics para la función de monitorear los trabajos de prospección de gas en su ZEE.


Y por otro lado Turquía ha comenzado a desplegar UAV Bayraktar TB2 en el Aeropuerto de Gecitkale, en Famagusta, en el sector del norte de Chipre ocupado por Turquía en 1974. El despliegue lo realizan, según ellos, para proteger "sus" recursos naturales.

[champi]

Contratos para modernizar el Grey Eagle ER: http://airrecognition.com/index.php/arc ... racts.html

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The Army awarded GA-ASI multiple contracts to upgrade the Gray Eagle ER’s avionics, datalinks and software in order to improve the UAS’s operational capability in contested environments. The modernization initiative provides an open architecture concept on the aircraft that is capable of hosting government-owned software, as well as increased autonomy required to support Scalable Control Interface and the rapid integration of long-range sensors. These enhancements will enable the Army’s vision for Multi-Domain Operations (MDO).
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[Orel]

Raytheon está completando el desarrollo de la última versión de su UAS Coyote para ISR. Recuerdo que es un UAS desechable ("sacrificial, expendable") y acechador ("loiter"): el Coyote Block 3 que es MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach).
https://www.janes.com/article/93310/ray ... ole-coyote

Inaugurado el Centro de Investigación Aeroportada de Las Rozas (Galicia), el CIAR:
https://www.infodefensa.com/es/2019/12/ ... rozas.html

[Orel]

Francia acaba de certificar sus Reaper para el uso de la GBU-12 con cuatro lanzamientos precisamente en el Sahel. Os recuerdo que los armaron "a posteriori", como los italianos. Qué envidia, estamos a tiempo. También os recuerdo que nuestros pilotos se han entrenado en EEUU no sólo para ISR, también para apoyar la gestión del campo de batalla y misiones CAS/COIN, sólo les falta que su UAS esté armado. Por cierto, el Reaper Block 1 (los nuestros son Block 5) permite atacar en modo automático:
https://www.janes.com/article/93339/fre ... u-12-bombs

The firing campaign started on 15 December on a range north of Gao in a desert environment.

The first drop was made in fully automatic mode, with the Reaper designating the target and automatically computing the launch time based on its altitude and speed. The second drop took place on 16 December with manual control. The third flight on 17 December resulted in the simultaneous firing of two GBU-12s on two different targets. The first target was designated by the UAV itself and the second by another Reaper orbiting nearby. All drops were successful, according to the French Air Force.

France operates three Reaper block 1 UAVs from Niamey and two more from Cognac. So far only the Niamey-based UAVs have wiring and wing pylons for the GBUs, to be followed by the Cognac-based Reapers in early 2020.

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Francia acaba de certificar sus Reaper para el uso de la GBU-12 con cuatro lanzamientos precisamente en el Sahel. Os recuerdo que los armaron "a posteriori", como los italianos. Qué envidia, estamos a tiempo. También os recuerdo que nuestros pilotos se han entrenado en EEUU no sólo para ISR, también para apoyar la gestión del campo de batalla y misiones CAS/COIN, sólo les falta que su UAS esté armado. Por cierto, el Reaper Block 1 (los nuestros son Block 5) permite atacar en modo automático:
https://www.janes.com/article/93339/fre ... u-12-bombs

The firing campaign started on 15 December on a range north of Gao in a desert environment.

The first drop was made in fully automatic mode, with the Reaper designating the target and automatically computing the launch time based on its altitude and speed. The second drop took place on 16 December with manual control. The third flight on 17 December resulted in the simultaneous firing of two GBU-12s on two different targets. The first target was designated by the UAV itself and the second by another Reaper orbiting nearby. All drops were successful, according to the French Air Force.

France operates three Reaper block 1 UAVs from Niamey and two more from Cognac. So far only the Niamey-based UAVs have wiring and wing pylons for the GBUs, to be followed by the Cognac-based Reapers in early 2020.

El ejercito del Aire Frances ha creado un Ala ISR de drones completa. .

http://www.opex360.com/2018/07/25/33e-e ... gnac-2019/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/33e_escad ... %27attaque

Además de dos escuadrones operativos y uno de instrucción, en el futuro recibira un escuadrones de aviones semejantes al Shadow R1 británico.
Curioso o no tanto, que se siga apostando por los tripulados en estos tiempos de espacios altamente disputados.

España debería seguir el ejemplo y resucitar un 21 grupo para hacerse cargo de estos sistemas, e incluso recibir un par de ejemplares de C295 para estas misiones.


saludos

[Orel]

Curioso o no tanto, que se siga apostando por los tripulados en estos tiempos de espacios altamente disputados.

Lo bueno es una combinación, tripulados y no son complementarios. Eso sí, tener unos drones que todos usan armado y cuyos pilotos están entrenados para usarlos armados, y no escoger la opción de poder armarlos...

[champi]

Contrato de mantenimiento para los Reaper de EEUU durante dos años: https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2045874/

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General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $327,192,501 cost-plus, fixed-fee contract for Reaper (MQ-9) contractor logistics support. This contract provides for program management, contractor filed service representative support, depot repair, depot maintenance, sustaining engineering support, supply and logistics support, configuration management, tech data maintenance, software maintenance and inventory control point/warehouse support for the MQ- 9 Reaper. Work will be performed at Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2021. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $59,663,916 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8577-20-C-0001).
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A modo orientativo, dividiendo entre los 228 que tienen activos, sale a unos $718.000 al año cada unidad.

También sale el de los franceses, en este caso por un año:

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $43,650,760 undefinitized contract action for France contractor logistics support MQ-9 Block 5 and Block 1 aircraft. This contract provides logistics support activities including depot repair, life cycle sustainment and software maintenance services for the French Air Force MQ-9 Block 5 and Block 1 aircraft. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2020. This contract involves 100% Foreign Military Sales to France. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $21,388,872 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-20-C-2009).
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Francia tiene dos bloque 1 y 18 bloque 5, y aquí los precios de mantenimiento salen a más del doble que los de EEUU, a unos $2,18 millones anuales por cada unidad. Recordemos que los programas de armamento de ambos bloques se firmaron a parte, por lo que no van incluidos en este contrato.

Otro más, en este caso de adquisición de tres MQ-4 Tritón:

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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $251,552,634 modification (P00009) to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract (N00019-18-C-1028). This modification procures three low rate initial production lot 4 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft, ground stations, trade studies, tooling and associated support equipment. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (30.5%); Red Oak, Texas (12%); Palmdale, California (10%); Baltimore, Maryland (9.7%); Salt Lake City, Utah (7.9%); Bridgeport, West Virginia (4.9%); Indianapolis, Indiana (3.8%); Moss Point, Mississippi (3.6%); Chantilly, Virginia (3.5%); Waco, Texas (1.7%); San Clemente, California (1.3%); various locations within the continental U.S. (9.7%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (1.4%), and is expected to be completed in February 2023. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $251,552,634 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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Unos $83 millones cada aparato.

Mantenimiento para el año que viene del MQ-8 Fire Scout:

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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $22,471,211 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide engineering, cyber security, system software, logistics and training services in support of the MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Air Systems. Work will be performed at San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed in December 2020. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement; and operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $13,778,236 will be obligated at time of award, $7,999,858 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-20-C-0025).
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Sobre los problemas de desarrollo del Altair ruso: https://www.gazeta.ru/army/2019/12/22/1 ... ZenSpecial

Tiene un buen historial de sobrecostes y retrasos...

[Orel]

Corea del Sur recibe el primero de sus cuatro HALE RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk pedidos en 2014:
https://www.janes.com/article/93370/sou ... l-hawk-uav
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/gl ... 14.article