it needs laser illumination for terminal guidance though. aselflir 500 can point the target from 35km at maximum. we need cheap, smaller UAVs with laser designator to not risk losing tactical drones like TB2.
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Not necessarily, it can also attack at coordinates if it is like UAV-230. Laser would come into play, imo, if we are attacking at something moving.
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How about using Kemankeş, or a similar munition with a laser illuminator ? A parachuted TR-122 is a ballistic missile with a different payload, and this completely redefines its mission. Similarly, why not send ten Kemankeş to the front lines and launch laser-guided missiles continuously whenever a Kemankeş acquires a target ? Those can stay airborne for an hour. This both reduces the risk of losing a TB-2 and helps to lock onto more than one target at a time without filling the sky with large UAV's.
kemankeş has laser rangefinder, not a laser illuminator. I was thinking of a hovering platform, much like Kalkan VTOL.
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I meant a Kemankeş with a laser illuminator added to its design. A hovering platform is good for keeping the illumination stable, but I chose a missile because they are harder to intercept rather than VTOL UAV's.
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It turns out that Akinci turned the tide againg in a conflict wher TB2 is not enough.
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Akinci can succeed. His flight altitude is much higher
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TB3 have nearly reached 1000 flighthours.
"In addition to the fully successful missile launch test of the IHA-122, Baykar Technologies updated the status of the TB3 development program which has so far accumulated a total of 967 hours and 55 minutes in the air in test flights."
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"In addition to the fully successful missile launch test of the IHA-122, Baykar Technologies updated the status of the TB3 development program which has so far accumulated a total of 967 hours and 55 minutes in the air in test flights."
Il TB3 UCAV lancia con successo il missile IHA-122
In Turchia Baykar Technologies prosegue lo sviluppo del UCAV TB3, la versione ingrandita del TB2 imbarcabile a bordo di navi tuttoponte ed impiegabile da piste corte. Il TB3 ha eseguito una missione di attacco antinave impiegando il missile supersonico IHA-122 sviluppato da Roketsan. Il missile...
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Not possible to tell as it is highly dependent on the radar and target. However, you can calculate the line of sight to be about 40km.
Try yourself at
Line of Sight Calculator - everythingRF
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"Quadcopters will trail behind": American kamikaze drone Hellhound S3 makes its first flight
Drone- The Hellhound S3 kamikaze, developed by the American company Cummings Aerospace, has successfully completed its first test flight. The innovation in its creation was 3D printing of the turboprop engine, which the UAV is equipped with.
As stated in the publication Defence Industry Europe, when attached to US infantry brigade combat teams, the drone will give them the ability to carry out precision strikes over long distances, which was previously the responsibility of the brigade level of command. With a maximum speed of over 610 km/h, UAV designed to quickly engage time-sensitive targets such as Tanks and armored vehicles.
"While the quadcopters are trailing behind, the Hellhound will already be over the target, allowing it to strike faster, penetrate deeper into the battlefield, and decisively engage fast-moving targets"
- said the developer.
The complex, which includes a drone, a launcher and a control unit, is portable, weighing 11,3 kg, and can be deployed by one soldier. Due to its modular design, payloads such as warheads, weapons EW or surveillance sensors, can be replaced in less than 5 minutes without the use of tools.
While the price is not disclosed, loitering munitions are said to often be significantly cheaper than traditional strike platforms.
Drone- The Hellhound S3 kamikaze, developed by the American company Cummings Aerospace, has successfully completed its first test flight. The innovation in its creation was 3D printing of the turboprop engine, which the UAV is equipped with.
As stated in the publication Defence Industry Europe, when attached to US infantry brigade combat teams, the drone will give them the ability to carry out precision strikes over long distances, which was previously the responsibility of the brigade level of command. With a maximum speed of over 610 km/h, UAV designed to quickly engage time-sensitive targets such as Tanks and armored vehicles.
"While the quadcopters are trailing behind, the Hellhound will already be over the target, allowing it to strike faster, penetrate deeper into the battlefield, and decisively engage fast-moving targets"
- said the developer.
The complex, which includes a drone, a launcher and a control unit, is portable, weighing 11,3 kg, and can be deployed by one soldier. Due to its modular design, payloads such as warheads, weapons EW or surveillance sensors, can be replaced in less than 5 minutes without the use of tools.
While the price is not disclosed, loitering munitions are said to often be significantly cheaper than traditional strike platforms.
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What does this have anything to do with Turkish UAV programs?
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New ew AKINCI prototype just arrived
