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

[erichsaumeth]

La Fuerza Aérea de Chile emplea sus drones Hermes Q900 en el monitoreo de incendios forestales

La FACh utilizó las capacidades del UAV en el terremoto de Iquique de 2014, los aluviones de Atacama de 2015 y los megaincendios de 2017

¿Será este es que se accidento?:

https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diari ... forestales

[Orel]

Schiebel and Thales have been awarded the UAS contract “Peregrine” by the UK Ministry of Defence.

This prestigious contract award will deliver the unrivalled CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS, fitted with a powerful naval surveillance sensor suite, to provide a comprehensive maritime capability to Royal Navy ships.
Schiebel, together with system integrator Thales, will provide the operationally proven S-100 with a range of high precision ISR sensors and systems. The Thales I-Master radar, an EO/IR camera, and an Automatic Identification System (AIS), all fused with the CarteNav’s AIMS Mission System enables an all-weather detection and identification capability of unknown targets.
The S-100’s high-definition imagery and radar data will be downloaded to the system operator and transmitted in real-time into the ship’s Combat Management System (CMS), will provide the crew with invaluable time to prepare and enact operational decisions.

https://www.uasvision.com/2023/02/13/sc ... f-defence/

Teledyne FLIR Defense announced that it has been awarded a $13.3 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to further expand the capabilities of its R80D SkyRaider unmanned aerial system to autonomously perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance missions.
https://www.uasvision.com/2023/02/13/te ... detection/

El Ejército de Tierra español ha puesto en marcha una licitación para adquirir una red de alta capacidad aérea dotada de nube táctica distribuida 5G mediante un enjambre de aeronaves no tripuladas

El valor del contrato alcanza los 5,6 millones de euros incluyendo impuestos y dispondrá de financiación de la Unión Europea mediante los fondos Next Generation. Las empresas interesadas podrán presentar ofertas hasta el próximo 14 de febrero...
Se adquirirá un sistema de comunicaciones táctico del tipo FANETC... para establecer una red móvil 5G terrestre en torno a un shelter (contenedor) que actuará como centro de distribución y control, pero además con un enjambre de drones que permitirá desplegar la red hasta 75 km de distancia de forma inteligente dando cobertura a zonas urbanas, otras alejadas del puesto de emisión o incluso a convoyes en movimiento...

https://www.defensa.com/espana/ejercito ... -capacidad

La misma noticia días después en otro medio, eso sí han ampliado el plazo hasta el 24 de febrero: "El Ejército español quiere una nube táctica 5G con un enjambre de drones para aumentar la cobertura, el proyecto está dotado con 5,6 millones de los fondos europeos."
https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diari ... -cobertura

Saludos

[Orel]

La USAF ya ha probado en 12 vuelos distintas IA para drones autónomos (en el X-62A VISTA modificado) en beneficio de los programas AACO del AFRL (Autonomous Air Combat Operations) y ACE de DARPA (Air Combat Evolution):
https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Article ... ghter-jet/

Y la USAF está estudiando la posibilidad obvia de que los "rebaños" de drones escudero-acompañantes (CCA, Colaborative Combat Aircraft) sean supervisados desde grandes aviones multiplicadores ejerciendo de "aviones pastor", como p.ej. aviones cisterna o AEW:
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/02 ... e-wingmen/

Primer vuelo autónomo del UAV Skydweller

El pasado día 7 tuvo lugar el primer vuelo autónomo del Skydweller, diseñado para volar autónomamente durante tiempo indefinido.

Skydweller Aero, la empresa radicada en España [pero con EEUU] de desarrollo de aeronaves propulsadas por energía solar para los sectores comercial y de defensa, ha informado de la finalización con éxito de las pruebas de vuelo autónomo de su aeronave empleando además su nuevo sistema de control FBW o fly-by-wire.

"Estos importantes logros técnicos nos impulsan hacia nuestro objetivo final del vuelo perpetuo”, declaró Robert Miller, CEO de Skydweller. “Dado el historial probado de la aeroestructura y su exitosa transformación de una aeronave pilotada a una plataforma autónoma, Skydweller está preparada para demostrar su utilidad operacional aérea”.

La empresa cree que sus características técnicas y su implementación de diseño goza de los necesarios niveles de redundancia en su sistema autónomo de manejo del vehículo (VMS por Vehicle Management System) para proveer de una utilidad sin precedentes basada en su capacidad de carga útil y energía disponible. Los múltiples niveles de redundancia son los que permitirán a los clientes llevar a cabo misiones de varios meses que revolucionarán las operaciones comerciales y gubernamentales.

Skydweller tiene puesta su vista ahora en la maduración de tecnología adicional para las demostraciones de vuelos con carga útil que llevarán a la compañía hacia su próximo vuelo completamente autónomo no tripulado (sin piloto a bordo).

https://www.defensa.com/industria/prime ... skydweller

SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine’s military from using the company’s Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country’s war with Russia, SpaceX’s president said Wednesday.

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, which has provided Ukraine’s military with broadband communications in its defense against Russia’s military, was “never never meant to be weaponized

SpaceX has privately shipped truckloads of Starlink terminals to Ukraine... Governments including the United States and France have paid for other shipments of Starlink terminals on top of those funded privately by SpaceX.

Using Starlink with drones went beyond the scope of an agreement SpaceX has with the Ukrainian government, adding the contract was intended for humanitarian purposes such as providing broadband internet to hospitals, banks and families affected by Russia’s invasion. “We know the military is using them for comms, and that’s ok,” she said. “But our intent was never to have them use it for offensive purposes.”

https://www.uasvision.com/2023/02/14/sp ... or-drones/

Y ésta la pongo por la foto, que es curiosa:
https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diari ... rio-cautin


https://www.infodefensa.com/images/show ... 900&mh=700

[elozano]

Y asi amigos es como los chilenos abrevan sus UAV

[Víctor Demóstenes]

Y asi amigos es como los chilenos abrevan sus UAV

Mejor que los F35 británicos y norteamericanos, que a esos les gusta bañarse en agua salada e incluso bucear en ella.

Ahora en serio:
https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4175805/033-primicia-espana-espanola-asdle-vende-sudafrica-siete-drones-zarek-v350-us-37-millones
10 horas de autonomía y una carga útil de 8 kg, 100 km/h de velocidad de crucero y con capacidad de despegue y aterrizaje tanto en vertical como en horizontal. Parece bastante interesante.

Si lo comparamos con el M5D Airfox solar que hemos comprado: 10 hora de autonomía y una carga útil menor de 4 kg, 55 km/h y lanzamiento/recogida horizontal:
https://www.larazon.es/tecnologia/20221214/3qrgnmfvynhyticwgw23h4gzym.html
¿Por qué la Armada ha comprado el Airfox y no el Zarek ese que, al parecer, es superior en prestaciones y, con su aterrizaje y despegue vertical, es ideal para operar desde buques? Algo debe de haber que se me escapa.

[dejece]

¿Qué es una empresa española y que está integrado en el sistema de combate de la Armada?

[VENTURA8]

mas sangrante es que no compren el alpha 900 y ahi están ..... pasando del tema como prácticamente todas las ramas de las fas, y recordemos que es la única que lo ha puesto negro sobre blanco que yo recuerde.....

[Vorlon]

First look on the Moroccan UAS Thunder-B VTOL from Blue bird which is much better than Wander-B that Morocco also Operate
Range : 150km
Endurance : 12H

https://twitter.com/AnassMedia8




Van llegando las compras.
https://www.military.africa/2022/10/isr ... o-morocco/
saludos

[Orel]

¿Por qué la Armada ha comprado el Airfox y no el Zarek ese que, al parecer, es superior en prestaciones y, con su aterrizaje y despegue vertical, es ideal para operar desde buques? Algo debe de haber que se me escapa.

El Airfox se puede operar desde un buque sin cubierta de vuelo y de hecho se han adquirido para los cazaminas que no tienen, y es lanzable con la misma mano, el Zarek no a ninguna de ambas por su tamaño y peso. Cada cual lo suyo.

USAF commissions study of autonomous cargo jet feasibility

The service has contracted with developer of aviation safety technologies Reliable Robotics to complete a study on the possibility.

The firm says it will examine the potential for uncrewed, multi-engined transport jets, including assessments of both full and partial automation features for cargo operations.
Reliable Robotics says it is developing a system “that enables continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of flight, including taxi, take-off and landing, with a remote pilot supervising operations”.
The company is pursuing Federal Aviation Administration FAA certification of that programme, which it describes as an “advanced navigation and auto-flight system”.

In addition to constraints on new aircraft development, the requirement for fully rested pilots and crew is a potentially limiting factor for airborne logistics during crises. Additionally, crewed aircraft can take fewer risks in contested airspace during military conflicts.
With Washington defence officials increasingly focused on preparing for possible hostilities with China in the massive Western Pacific region, the USAF is pushing its aircraft – and crews – to new limits [of distance, risk and flight hours].

The USAF is currently testing a combat-capable jet controlled by artificial intelligence (AI), and is hosting a public competition to develop an AI tool for planning aerial logistics. The US Navy is developing MQ-25 an autonomous in-flight refuelling drone capable of launch and recovery from aircraft carriers. The USN and USAF are also experimenting with XQ-58 autonomous jet as a possible wingman for combat fighters. Rotary aircraft are also being looked at for automation. The DARPA and US Army have completed multiple flights with an UH-60 helicopter, modified to operate without needing a pilot.

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 27.article

[Orel]

The UK Royal Navy is pushing ahead with the development of a trio uncrewed rotary-wing [helicopter] systems – Peregrine, Proteus and Primus – viewed as “pathfinders” for the future introduction of next-generation pilotless aircraft
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/ro ... 63.article

[pagano]

Estadísticas del uso de drones de combate en Ucrania https://www.abc.es/internacional/guerra ... 55-nt.html

[Orel]

Clandestine U.K. Program Developed 3D-Printed ‘Suicide’ Drone For Ukraine
The delta-wing drone was just one result of a rapid U.K. development program intended to prove systems for potential use by Ukraine
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/c ... or-ukraine

General Atomics is partnering with Divergent Technologies to support its Additive Manufacturing (3D-printing) development efforts and implement a full digital manufacturing process for GA-ASI’s products.
Divergent has developed a data-driven approach to design, fabricate and assemble vehicle structures called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS).
https://www.uasvision.com/2023/02/17/ga ... ogies-inc/

As part of the United24 initiative, the Ukrainian government will purchase a Danish RQ-35 Heidrun drones
...is designed to perform Low Altitude Close Range ISR missions.
The RQ-35 Heidrun drone will be bought for 6.1 million hryvnias (15.5 thousand euros).
Mykhailo Fedorov stressed that the American actor Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the movie Star Wars, is collecting funds for ten more RQ-35 Heidrun drones.
https://www.uasvision.com/2023/02/21/uk ... un-drones/

Ukraine Unveils New Kamikaze Drone
The drone was reportedly developed by the National Aviation University in Kiev. In the footage, the drone, which is powered by a back propeller, can be seen taken off from an improvised launcher mounted in the back of a mini truck with help from a rocket booster.
Military experts noted that the suicide drone is similar in design to the RZ60 aerial target, which was first unveiled by the Ukrainian firm Ramsay in 2021. The RZ60 has an operational range of 300 kilometers and can carry a payload up to three kilograms.
https://www.uasvision.com/2023/02/15/uk ... aze-drone/

BAE unveils a conceptual Australian-designed armed VTOL UAV designed for ground-attack missions

BAE Systems has unveiled a conceptual unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed for ground-attack missions.

Dubbed Strix, the UAV has a forward gullwing with two electric propellers, and a canted T-tail also with two propellers, says BAE.
The maximum take-off weight is listed as 900kg (1,980lb), and a typical payload is 160kg. Flight endurance with the maximum payload is given as 5h.

Potential weapons include Brimstone, Hellfire, APKWS and BAE’s developmental Razer precision-guided munition. It can also carry sonobuoy dispensers in the maritime role.

Strix will use the vehicle management system BAE developed for the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat programme.
BAE says it is the first armed VTOL UAV designed in Australia, and was created in collaboration with Perth-based Innovaero. Strix could be ready for operational service as soon as 2026 and work is already underway on a Strix prototype.

https://www.uasvision.com/2023/03/01/ba ... -vtol-uas/
https://www.flightglobal.com/military-u ... 44.article
https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopter ... 62.article


https://www.uasvision.com/wp-content/up ... trix-3.png

Australia’s autonomous combat jet sees public debut
Attendees of the Avalon Airshow in Australia were treated to the public’s first look at the MQ-28 Ghost Bat
https://www.flightglobal.com/military-u ... 43.article


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[pagano]

Más Switchblade 600 para Ucrania http://galaxiamilitar.es/los-nuevos-dro ... ues-rusos/

[Orel]

Speaking at the Avalon Airshow, the Australian defence industry minister says will take delivery of the 29 AH-64 helicopters in 2026, while also increasing to 10 its acquisition of MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous combat jets.
https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopter ... 67.article

Spanish Army uses Robotican’s Rooster Hybrid Drone System to Clear Buildings in Military Exercise
Telefónica collaborated with Robotican during the 2022 Foro 2E+i – Fuerza 2035 military exercise.
https://www.uasvision.com/2023/03/01/sp ... -exercise/

General Atomics has been selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) MALE RPAS Trial Operation Project. The project will feature MQ-9B SeaGuardian and will begin in April 2023.
https://www.uasvision.com/2023/03/01/ga ... s-project/

[poliorcetes]

Más del bicho raro de BAE Australia

https://www.baesystems.com/en-aus/strix