Small UAS / Drones and related general thread - NOT Swarming ones.

Placing this here. While it refers to Ukraine, I think the content has broader applications. It also provides a useful overview of developments.

www.reuters.com

How drone combat in Ukraine is changing warfare

In Ukraine, drones have changed warfare, surveilling frontlines, guiding artillery and destroying enemy targets. These can be close by or hundreds of kilometres away, deep in Russian and Ukrainian territory.
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www.twz.com

More Money For Flying Drone That Makes Missiles Think It's A Warship On Navy Wishlist

Long Endurance Electronic Decoys will be able to create ghost fleets to lure missiles away from friendly ships and confuse enemy forces.
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FPV Drone Motherships That Also Relay Their Signals Offer Huge Advantages

Rumors that Russia is using such a system are circulating, but the concept could overcome major FPV drone deficiencies for both sides.
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First FPV drone with automatic guidance.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UgNLM6J_Hs
 
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$40m worth of damage caused by small drone.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGYLT7iu8sE

$10m worth of damage caused by small drone.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klll8pXZPC4

www.spacewar.com

Drones adapt mid-mission with revolutionary software integration

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2024 - In a world teeming with sensors in various domains-space, sea, and land-the challenge of limited bandwidth, security concerns, and system incompatibility remains paramount. Addressing this, the conc
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German publication BILD infographic on the current range of Ukrainian drones. 1712327619594.png
 
Forest Green said:
German publication BILD infographic on the current range of Ukrainian drones. View attachment 724691
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It tells a fair deal about Bild that they have marked the island of Novaja Zemlja which houses nothing that Ukraine would be interested in striking but have not marked the Cross of Yamal (a meeting point of nearly all of the gas pipelines running from the Western Siberian fields to Europe located in Surgut which, BTW, happens to be in the region inhabited by the last remaining Eastern Khanty and Forest Nenets people) or Uralvagonzavod's factory in Nižnyj Tagil.
 
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Meggitt Banshee - Wikipedia

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UJ-25 Skyline - Wikipedia

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The UJ-25 is a weaponized version of the Ukrjet UJ-23 Topaz target drone. Both aircraft have missile-like main bodies, forward-swept wings, V-tail configurations, and top-mounted air intakes at the rear of the fuselage feeding into a turbojet engine; the UJ-25 differs outwardly only by having forward canards. Although the Skyline's specifications are not known, the Topaz has a cruise speed of 600 km/h (370 mph), a top speed of 800 km/h (500 mph), endurance of 90 minutes, and a mission radius of 400 km (250 mi) with a payload weight of 10 kg (22 lb) and is guided either by manual control link or by following a preprogrammed route. As a one-way kamikaze drone, the UJ-25 could have a strike range of around 800 km (500 mi), long enough to reach Moscow. Its jet propulsion makes it harder to counter than piston engine Shahed-136 drones used by Russia, as its faster speed combined with relatively small size and low-observable characteristics reduces the reaction time for air defenses to attempt to intercept it.[1]
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Ukrainian-made CDET LLC RAM II combat loitering munition

RAM UAV Loitering Munition | RAM UAV

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM
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up to 55 min
Flight time
up to 30 km
Maximum flight distance
3 kg
Payload capacity
1 m
Accuracy
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GENERAL QUESTION: Does the stuff these drones tend to be made of reflect radar or not?
 
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shin_getter said:
Rusi report on drones.
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...UAVs as a core part of a modern Western land force.


the Autors must drink poison for this.
Core part of modern warfare is an reconnaissance and strike contour, which has only a part of the UAV.
Without artillery, aviation, tanks and comunication troops your core part is shit


P.S. Admin, you'd better get back from repression to the subject area. :)
 
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Septentrio enhances drone navigation with advanced GNSS module integrations

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2024 - Septentrio, a specialist in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, is enhancing its collaboration with top drone technology firms like 3DR, Holybro, ARK Electronics, and Systork. These partnersh
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he mosaic is a compact, triple-frequency receiver that utilizes signals from all available GNSS constellations, ensuring optimal positioning availability in difficult conditions. It features built-in anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technologies to safeguard against both intentional and accidental interference.
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Enter the Blimp Drones

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782470408966635927
View: https://x.com/DanielR33187703/status/1782470408966635927
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Everything old is new again:cool:.

Shades of the ww2 Fugo balloon bomb
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I`ve always wondered how one of these might perform with a more modern guidance system.

Interestingly a hunter stumbled across the remains of one of these back in 2019,tho at first glance he thought it was the remains of an old still.
 
Sineva said:
Everything old is new again:cool:.

Shades of the ww2 Fugo balloon bomb
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I`ve always wondered how one of these might perform with a more modern guidance system.

Interestingly a hunter stumbled across the remains of one of these back in 2019,tho at first glance he thought it was the remains of an old still.
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I was thinking WW1 observation ballons.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRj_EzQPd9o&t=50s
 
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I was thinking WW1 observation ballons.
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WW1 is right....:(
I was looking at a vid from some part of the ukraine,and I remember thinking that if I hadnt know any better I might`ve thought I was watching a digitally restored colorised film of the western front circa 1916,really the only thing that gave it away was a brief shot of a knocked out ifv.
It was because of the massive numbers of craters from the artillery pock-marking the entire landscape.
 
Sineva said:
WW1 is right....:(
I was looking at a vid from some part of the ukraine,and I remember thinking that if I hadnt know any better I might`ve thought I was watching a digitally restored colorised film of the western front circa 1916,really the only thing that gave it away was a brief shot of a knocked out ifv.
It was because of the massive numbers of craters from the artillery pock-marking the entire landscape.
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Sometimes the quality of the optics adds to that effect.
 
Heres one of the converted ukranian A22 Foxbat light aircraft kamikaze/attack drones [a little worse for wear].
Tho I must admit the bit that I really liked was the 3d printed flir ball housing using a dirt cheap cots gimbal motor,which despite its somewhat crude/rough appearance is just what you`d want for this sort of weapon
https://twitter.com/x/status/1783678001496129786
 

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