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No. Not really!Don't we all dream about it every night? View attachment 22026
What about contrast seeker MAM-L? Wouldn't that allow fire and forget guidance and be cheap?
Nothing in the fog and rain
SAR/MTI Radar Excels At Where EO/IR Camera Falls Short During UAV Operations
Common Operating Picture or Recognized Picture is a mandatory asset that should be established and maintained on the ground, at the sea and in the air in order to observe current status of friendly and enemy units, to effectively make threat evaluation and to increase planning accuracy before the operations.
How does a SAR/MTI Radar contribute to Common Operating Picture?
Operators try to identify military units in the battlefield through the usage of various types of sensors. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Automatic Identification System (AIS) sensors support the identification process for the cooperated targets. On the other hand, EO/IR cameras, Electronic Support Measures (ESM) systems, and radar systems are used in the process of identifying non-cooperated targets. In that sense, SAR/MTI radars could significantly increase the identification performance for the stationary and moving targets by means of evaluation of radar imagery (SAR and ISAR) and moving target indicators. Although EO/IR sensors are the major identification tool for the surveillance platforms, the most of them including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) carry only EO/IR sensors which remarkably limit the platform’s search capability due to their limited field of view. Radar systems’ MTI feature provides round-the-clock situational awareness by shortening and enhancing the target detection process. If the detection and tracking process is implemented only with EO/IR sensors, it is obvious that the target detection and tracking is degraded due to the high-speed targets, being inside or over the cloud, and low visibility situations. These detection and tracking difficulties could be overcome by collectively using EO/IR sensor and SAR/MTI radar. Theoretically, this type of usage provides a robust solution to the detection and tracking cases for the moving and stationary targets. This theoretical approach comes with some practical limitations including UAV’s payload capacity and budgetary problems. Low SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), single LRU and lowcost SAR/MTI radars could turn an air vehicle such as a limited-capacity tactical UAV into a highly capable ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) platform. MTI Feature As depicted in Figure 1, EO/IR capable UAV has a limited search capability. In contrast, MTI capable UAV has a 360-degree search capability including Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) and Maritime Moving Target Indication (MMTI). If these two types of UAVs are jointly operated, detection-tracking-identification process could be implemented even with low-cost tactical UAVs. MTI capable UAV detects the moving targets on the surface and then Ground Control Station (GCS) may automatically directs the EO/IR capable UAV to the detection location for identification. In the second alternative, it is possible to have onboard EO/IR sensor and MTI radar which should be selected in accordance with the tactical UAV’s payload capacity. MTI to EO/IR cueing mechanism is triggered by the sensor operator on GCS.
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SAR/ISAR Features
Unlike MTI, SAR feature provides status of the stationary targets especially for the intelligence personnel regardless of what weather conditions are there. Image resolution of the EO/IR sensor decreases while the range increases. However, SAR radar imagery has a constant resolution which is independent of the range. Submetric resolution for an area of interest tens of kilometers away from the surveillance platform give a great opportunity to the intelligence personnel to gather imagery intelligence in a stand-off range in all weather conditions as seen in Figure 2. The countries with maritime borders have to establish and maintain Recognized Maritime Picture for maritime security. ISAR feature helps the operators identify the ships offshore even in the low visibility conditions where EO/IR sensors fall short.
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METEKSAN’s SAR/MTI Radar MILSAR is capable of operating on unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), helicopters and fixed wing aircraft along with its easy installation feature. This high resolution radar system has the same form-fit mechanical interfaces as standard 15” EO/IR sensor turret to be readily replaced with an EO/IR sensor. Operating MILSAR together with an EO/IR sensor in a “slew-to-cue” fashion improves the effectiveness of the UAV-UCAV joint operations through maximizing wide area surveillance of UAV and increasing UCAV’s attack capability.
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Reaper is not limited to hellfire missiles.People miss the fact that Akıncı and Aksungur will bypass short range air defenses much better than TB-2 with their standoff weaponry those are recently developed. Don't forget the fact that our current class of UCAVs had extensive support from external jamming sources. If you add Akıncı's own jammers to that, you will be getting a whole new level of protection from air defense systems to compensate for increase in RCS. And no, Akıncı is only similar to Reaper in displacement class. You have many more ways to use it like airspace patrol (Extensive detection and limited shoot down capabilities), Ferrying of various UAVs (It will be capable of carrying and dropping kamikaze UAVs doesnt mean it would be limited to kamikaze only though), SEAD/DEAD (Through the capability to use longer range munitions, not like Reaper which is limited to Hellfire) and the list would go on. I highly doubt, even if it can, Akıncı will be used like Reaper in this case
I want to see these babies swarming
I assume this is a batch of 200 drones to be delivered.
I dont think these are designed for swarm operation yet otherwise the packaging would have been containers instead of individual boxes and remotes.I want to see these babies swarming
They have swarm capabilityI dont think these are designed for swarm operation yet otherwise the packaging would have been containers instead of individual boxes and remotes.
Ever better - it says Akinci will get it this year, while F-16 will get it next year.ASELSAN'dan F-16 BLOK 30TM uçaklarına Dost Düşman Tanıma Sistemi
Hv. Kuv. K.lığı envanterindeki F-16 BLOK 30TM uçaklarına yeni nesil ASELSAN Dost Düşman Tanıma Sistemi entegrasyon faaliyetleri tamamlandıwww.defenceturk.net
First Drone in the world, Akinci will meet AESA radar next year....
Well done Aselsan.
People miss the fact that Akıncı and Aksungur will bypass short range air defenses much better than TB-2 with their standoff weaponry those are recently developed. Don't forget the fact that our current class of UCAVs had extensive support from external jamming sources. If you add Akıncı's own jammers to that, you will be getting a whole new level of protection from air defense systems to compensate for increase in RCS. And no, Akıncı is only similar to Reaper in displacement class. You have many more ways to use it like airspace patrol (Extensive detection and limited shoot down capabilities), Ferrying of various UAVs (It will be capable of carrying and dropping kamikaze UAVs doesnt mean it would be limited to kamikaze only though), SEAD/DEAD (Through the capability to use longer range munitions, not like Reaper which is limited to Hellfire) and the list would go on. I highly doubt, even if it can, Akıncı will be used like Reaper in this case
They are not equal.I know right both will have different roles but fanboys just piss me off.
Hurr durr akinci is better hurr durr aksungur is better. Its so childish.
Thank God none of these fanboys take any decisions because in real life we would all be screwed.
I cant wait for both to be operational.
They are not equal.