Unmanned drones likely to take over Nimrod spy duties
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Unmanned drones likely to take over Nimrod spy duties
Unmanned drones likely to take over Nimrod spy duties
Unmanned drones likely to take over Nimrod spy duties | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Where will all the pies's go now....
Unmanned drones likely to take over Nimrod spy duties | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Where will all the pies's go now....
So we have no money yet we think being the lead customer for something that does not exist anywhere else on the planet (a very large RPAS capable of carrying multiple buoys, torpedos and missiles) together with a high bandwidth satellite network is a good idea???
Have we gone utterly mad?
Have we gone utterly mad?
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say... Not a chance, at least not within the next 20 years...
I can't see any way we can cater for, or afford, the bandwidth. All other arguments aside, this will be one of the most difficult things to overcome.
Radar video, ESM/ELINT data, Link 11+16, Acoustic data, EOS video, MAD, 2x HF, 5+x V/UHF, SAR Comms, Satcom etc...
I look forward to being proved wrong!
I can't see any way we can cater for, or afford, the bandwidth. All other arguments aside, this will be one of the most difficult things to overcome.
Radar video, ESM/ELINT data, Link 11+16, Acoustic data, EOS video, MAD, 2x HF, 5+x V/UHF, SAR Comms, Satcom etc...
I look forward to being proved wrong!
Philip Hammond the defence secretary, said using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would be cheaper and less risky than developing an expensive new version of Nimrod.
"It may well be the case that the development of unmanned aerial vehicle technology means that there will not be another generation, for us at least, of manned maritime patrol aircraft."It may well be that we will move straight to unmanned reconnaissance vehicles that can do the task at lower cost and much less risk to the crew."
a great man once said:
'The less you know about the subject the easier it is to offer a solution'
This would seem a fine example...
I'm no apologist for the Guardian, but to be fair to the journo he's not offering a solution, but reporting what the defence secretary had to say on the subject.
Unless of course you are referring to the defence secretary, in which case I do apologise.
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"Would you go on holiday on an EasyJet Drone?"
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The answer to this problem is being built by Boeing at the moment for the US navy, I would think that it would be quite affordable as long as you don't let BAe get involved.
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Think that probably has more to do with the 'Easy Jet' aspect of your question, rather than the 'drone' bit.
But when you look at what M O'L pays his pilots, he wouldn't save much!
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It was only pie at ISK. Down south it was pasties. If it was to be at the major ISTAR base then it would be pork sausage rolls.
But for drone crews get flight rations?
Thinking back to pies, did any other aircraft types ever get flight rations in the Sim?
But for drone crews get flight rations?
Thinking back to pies, did any other aircraft types ever get flight rations in the Sim?
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I guess there are 2 ways of looking at this.
The first and more positive is that at least he is talking about MPA, even though unmanned vehicles are entirely inappropriate for this task, assuming we are looking at a traditional MPA role. He just needs educating and steering away from whatever muppet at BAE is trying to sell him some wonder UAV.
The second way of interpreting it is, we are going to buy an unmanned MPA, when one is developed. As has been pointed out, this would be many many years away, given this governments likely short tenure, it becomes pretty much irrelevant to the current Minister of Defence.
The first and more positive is that at least he is talking about MPA, even though unmanned vehicles are entirely inappropriate for this task, assuming we are looking at a traditional MPA role. He just needs educating and steering away from whatever muppet at BAE is trying to sell him some wonder UAV.
The second way of interpreting it is, we are going to buy an unmanned MPA, when one is developed. As has been pointed out, this would be many many years away, given this governments likely short tenure, it becomes pretty much irrelevant to the current Minister of Defence.
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Interesting quote from the Guardian though.
"We are managing at the moment using a combination of other assets, occasionally using assets owned by allies to perform specific Nato tasks. It is clear in the medium term we will have to address that gap."
"We are managing at the moment using a combination of other assets, occasionally using assets owned by allies to perform specific Nato tasks. It is clear in the medium term we will have to address that gap."
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