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UAV's and Robots

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1) Camp Fallujah, Iraq (Nov. 27, 2005) - A U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Combat Logistics Brigade Eight (CLB-8), 2d Marine Logistics Group (MLG), prepares to deploy a remotely operated vehicle to a buried improvised explosive device. The suspected IED was buried in a dirt mound on the side of the road next to an old IED crater. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bobby J. Segovia (RELEASED)

2) St. Inigoes, Md. (June 27, 2005) – A "Silver Fox" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and its operator’s station on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The Silver Fox UAV is designed to provide low cost aerial surveillance imaging and carry sensor payload packages weighing up to four pounds. Video images are transmitted from Silver Fox to a ground station for quick reference. One ground station can simultaneously operation ten units. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)

3) St. Inigoes, Md. (June 27, 2005) – A full scale Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45C on display at the 2005 Naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Operational missions for the X-45C may include suppression of enemy air defenses; strike; electronic attack; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)

4) An aerial view of the maiden flight of the second U.S. Navy RQ-4A Gobal Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) en route to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., from Palmdale, Calif., Jun. 7, 2005. Mr. Walter Jablow is the chase pilot for this aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Shryne) (Released) (Released to Public)

5) A Talon MTRS (man-transportable robotic system) robot that is used by the US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 (EODMU-6), Detachment (DET) 10, to safely inspect ordnance and situations unsafe for EOD tech personnel, at the site of an Improvised Explosive Device detonation. A US Navy (USN) technician is controlling the Talon from one of the High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) in the background. (Released to Public)

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1) US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Perry, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), operates the remote controls for a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan. (Released to Public)

2)U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Pitts, with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, inspects an explosive ordnance disposal robot at Balad Air Base, Iraq, April 3, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza) (Released) (Released to Public)

3) Hadithah Al Anbar, Iraq (Nov. 3, 2006) - U.S. Marines from Fox Company 2nd platoon 3rd squad secure the site of an unmanned aerial vehicle which crash landed on the roof of a house in the city of Hadithah while recovery issues are organized U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason L. Jensen (RELEASED)

4) Yuma, Ariz. (June 16, 2006) - David Hilliard, a Boeing mechanic operator, retrieves a Boeing Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The Scan Eagle UAV is a small GPS-guided plane that can fly over a designated battle space for up to fifth-teen hours and transmit real-time imagery directly to its home link. It weighs 40 lbs and has a ten-foot wingspan. It is invisible to radar and is barely audible once within 50 ft. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Guadalupe M. Deanda III (RELEASED)

5) St. Inigoes, Md. (June 27, 2005) – A RQ-8A Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) Fire Scout has the ability to autonomously take off and land from any aviation-capable warship and at unprepared landing zones. With an on-station endurance of over four hours, the Fire Scout system is capable of continuous operations, providing coverage at 110 nautical miles from the launch site. Utilizing a baseline payload that includes electro-optical/infrared sensors and a laser rangefinder /designator, Fire Scout can find and identify tactical targets, track and designate targets, accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms, employ precision weapons, and perform battle damage assessment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)

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Awesome posts! It's good to see the military is making use of more UAVs and robots. The US cannot rely just on satellites for surveillance, because of the risks when they are taken out of operation. A country cannot rely too much on one technology. In addition, even though there are fewer models of advanced fighter jets being developed, we see an increasing number of the models of UAVs and robots being fielded. This might be the beginnings of a new revolution in military affairs.

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Thanks Rzy05. When I started researching UAV's I was surprised how many models were available or in R & D. I hope to see many more post about UAV's in this thread.

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Nice pictures ger_mark. Can you give us some idea what those robots do for a mission??? Thanks!

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- Mirco UAV Aladin, real-time video imaging. hand-started. range stated as 5km -> the max range of the video signal, can be enhanced by a relais drone
wing-span: 1,5m, one 12V DC motor, max TOW: 3,5kg, 45-90km/h, endurance 45min

- drone CL 289: takes pics during a pre-planned flight
length: 3,7m, span:1,32m, max TOW:340kg, speed: 720km/h, endurance 30min

- KZO, mini-UAV near real-time target search and ID for artillery
length: 2,3m, span: 3,4m, endurance 3,5-6h, speed 120-180km/h

- full-scale mock-up of the Eurohawk; a NG GlobalHawk fitted for ELINT/SIGINT taks for the Luftwaffe

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this is the pretty much inknown replacement for cl 289




this is the barracuda uav, too bad it crashed on it's 2nd flight in mid 2006 but i had the chance to see it on ila 06 in berlin before, eads is currently building a larger twin engined version to test ucav capability's




Also Rheinmetall is working on a german version of the predator





HOPE/HOSBO

The HOPE/HOSBO glide missile family meets the requirements of the German Air Force for engagement of above-ground and underground targets as well as sea targets. Apart from the seeker, the modularly designed missiles use the same main assemblies. HOPE is at present in the demonstrator phase. From 2010, aircraft and UAVs of the German Air Force could be armed with HOPE/HOSBO.

HOPE is equipped with a high-performance penetrator warhead whose efficiency is superior to any other system presently in service. HOPE is therefore especially suited for engagement of terrorist centers and dugouts in cave and tunnel systems but also hardened above-ground and underground infrastructure targets.

HOSBO can be equipped with various warheads based on lethal and non-lethal impact principles such as blast/fragmentation, submunitions or, in future, also High Power Microwaves. Thus, adapted effectiveness around and within the target is possible. In addition, collateral damage is avoided to the extent possible by using intelligent fuzes. The stringent requirements placed on precision within the target, all-weather capability and ECM resistance are fulfilled by means of GPS/INS guidance, electro-optical sensors and specially adapted target approach. Due to their aerodynamic design, glide missiles achieve an extremely long mission range while simultaneously retaining excellent maneuverability.

Due to the missiles' range, they can engage, for instance, anti-aircraft sites. Their maneuverability also enables engagement of agile targets such as high-speed boats and fast moving jeeps. In conjunction with the planned future data link and a camera sensor, target observation and selection ("eyes on target") will be possible so that the glide missile stops its target approach upon receipt of a mission abort command, overflies the original target due to its good flight characteristics and lands – in a controlled manner – in a deserted escape zone. This is especially of interest when engaging targets in asymmetric scenarios while observing stringent mission rules.

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Great pics Ger_Mark!

With all the UAV and robotic technology the Germans have developed how much of this tech is for export?

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some brand new eads uav's Unveiled!



EADS has unveiled a new concept for a multi-national, modular unmanned air vehicle at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference in Cologne. The firm is showing two configurations of the updated vehicle, a short-winged, high-subsonic tactical reconnaissance model (carrying an electro-optical/infrared payload), and a long-winged endurance system carrying a radar sensor as well. The fuselage and payloads would be common. Twin engines could ease concerns over operations in national airspace.



Target requirements: replacing Germany's reconnaissance Tornados and tactical drones, and meeting the French-led EuroMALE requirement. (In the past, EADS has proposed a version of Israel's Heron II, seen here yesterday, for EuroMALE, but this effort has lost steam.) The system could be in service by 2011.



What this system is not, EADS says, is a substitute for the Barracuda demonstrator, which rejoined its fishy friends on an early test flight last September. A follow-on to the stealthy, combat-capable Barracuda may be in the works at EADS.

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MIDEAST PALESTINIANS -epa01025159 An Israeli soldier watches as a demining robot checks a belt-device which Israeli security forces found near Balata Refugee Camp near the West Bank City of Nablus 31 May 2007,