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Finally, it has happened - Russian intelligence officers will receive a drone launched from a "grenade launcher", after the launch it automatically spreads its composite wings. After that, it is able to conduct a survey of the terrain for a long time, developing a speed of up to 200 km / h in flight. The flight altitude is 5000 m.
In addition to two cameras - television and thermal imaging-the cruise scout can be equipped with many other payloads, including a small-sized radar with a target detection range of up to 5 km, a communication repeater, as well as a target designation system for external strike means.
It was reported that the device will acquire the ability to independently defeat targets, for which it will be armed with onboard ammunition.
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I seem to remember an RPG-launched drone model from the 2000s or so
It's not a new concept
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Lurk83 wrote:Am I right in understanding that an Orion can loiter for 24 hours but is radio guided rather than satellite guided, so it's range is otherwise limited? E.g similar range to TB2.
LMFS wrote:Lurk83 wrote:Am I right in understanding that an Orion can loiter for 24 hours but is radio guided rather than satellite guided, so it's range is otherwise limited? E.g similar range to TB2.
The version that you see above (with the "big head") has satellite connection and therefore unlimited range in what is related to guidance.
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Unfortunately, the Russian Ministry of Defense does not plan to buy a satellite-guided version of Orion...Lurk83 wrote:Oh nice. Seemed crazy to have a predator class drone with an effective range of only 200km? Because of radio guidance.
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Russian_Patriot_ wrote:Unfortunately, the Russian Ministry of Defense does not plan to buy a satellite-guided version of Orion...Lurk83 wrote:Oh nice. Seemed crazy to have a predator class drone with an effective range of only 200km? Because of radio guidance.
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is still planning to purchase only Orions in the basic version, that is, without satellite controlLurk83 wrote:What
TMA1 wrote:It makes sense to have the non satellite version. It can loiter in a given region for hours. In a small country like Syria it is perfect.
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PapaDragon wrote:TMA1 wrote:It makes sense to have the non satellite version. It can loiter in a given region for hours. In a small country like Syria it is perfect.
Yes it does but you also need satellite version
Here in Serbia for example we can make do with non-satellite drone no problem because we are tiny but Russia isn't tiny, it's massive
Lurk83 wrote:I would've thought... In a situation like the Armenia/Azeri conflict, if Russia were involved it should've even relatively easy to take out the base controlling TB2 because it was so close to front lines due to TB2 short range fur to radio guidance. With SATCOM you could base them much further away feon the front lines and therefore less likely to have its command posts destroyed etc.
Isos wrote:...Sarellites are easy to jamm.
Radio drones will be easier to control as long as they are near the radio repeater.
It is also less expensive since you don't need a satellite in the air something many countries can't afford.
PapaDragon wrote:Isos wrote:...Sarellites are easy to jamm.
Radio drones will be easier to control as long as they are near the radio repeater.
It is also less expensive since you don't need a satellite in the air something many countries can't afford.
Just because they can be jammed doesn't mean they shouldn't have them
What if there is something 300km away? Entire doctrine goes out the window
As for satellites they should just launch more if they have shortage of channels (something they should be doing anyway)
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