They might be planning ahead for a potential war in the mainland against China, instead of defense of their island. They can easily put them in South Korea or any beachhead and use them.
It is a strategic choice of TSK and the government to have multiple sources for everything from weapons to even nuclear power plants. If one fails/delays the development or is embargoed then the other can continue. this actually happened to our plans with nuclear power plants. 3 were planned but only one got built.
A hell of an RC plane.
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I have expected a better test from UK to be honest. We are going to need a similar cargo drone in future, in fact, more than an armed drone to be honest.
Our passion for landing on aircraft carriers with piston-engined UAVs also attracted the British. This disease infected them too. puhahaha
UK seems bad at developing drones. It is very surprising for aviation country such as UK
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Only a few countries good at developing dronesUK seems bad at developing drones. It is very surprising for aviation country such as UK
According to this article, 8 of 54 Watchkeepers UAVs have been down in recent years. Moreover, they couldnt sustain 6000 flight hours in a year, only 1200 or so. The reason is , if the article is to be believed, weather conditions of Britain island, but watchkeepers couldnt fly at hot air of the gulf.
Examining The Deployment Of The U.K.'s Troubled Watchkeeper Drones At Fort Bliss
Despite efforts to improve its Watchkeepers, the British Army has faced persistent problems with them and has a huge bill to show for it.
www.flightglobal.com
For small cargo airdropping, US military started using winged coffin like boxes invented by Chip Yates. You drop the box wings open and glide to its destination.
Yates to start full-rate production of 900kg cargo glider UAV
Yates Electrospace unveiled at the Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) show in London a larger variant of its unmanned cargo glider, the Silent Arrow GD-2000, that can fly with a gross weight of 907kg (2,000lb).
They already shipped several thousand.
I have an idea of a similar disposable drop helicopter but needs experimenting. I am sure it can work, similar to parachute speed but steerable and faster. You can even use drop gliders and helicopters for firefighting.
- This was Alpin's debut in a real-time operation.
The first user of the ALPİN Unmanned Helicopter, developed by Titra, is the Turkish Land Forces.
Turkish Land Forces Command is taking Unmanned Helicopters to its inventory. Delivery of the ALPIN system developed by Titra Technology has started. The system will be used by the Land Forces for cargo transportation.
According to the special news of Tolga Özbek, the number of helicopters, which can carry a load of 200 kilograms in total, is expected to be increased in the Land Forces Command in the coming days. No official statement has been made about the number yet.
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- Being able to observe a desired point or target steadily by hovering in the air with its "hover" feature and 24/7 surveillance with thermal and night vision cameras.
- Fully autonomous flight capability
- Long endurance time
- High payload carrying capacity
- ‘Hover’ and ‘pirouette’ capability for target tracking
- Multiple payload integration possibilities
- Possibility of use in various concepts: reconnaissance and surveillance missions, power line control, cargo transportation, mapping, emergency base station, response to disaster area, search and rescue operations, agricultural spraying, radio/communication relays, etc.
- Expandable autopilot modes according to user needs
- Mode A/C/S transponder system (optional)
- Communication (air-air/air-ground) systems (optional)
- Easy transport with light tactical wheeled vehicles
- Real time image/video transmission (optional)
- Autonomous target tracking with integrated camera system (optional)
- GNSS Antijam system integration (optional)
