The future of UAV
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How about resupply of forward troops? Small arms ammo, rations, and water. Small targets, low risk of casualties, small payload but with enough of them you could achieve a lot.
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Snipers ?
How about the Machine Gunners. Nothing like trying to hit a moving target
And I am sure someone would think of using an air burst RPG
But agree, small loads of ammo resupply in hot situations would be a use.
How about the Machine Gunners. Nothing like trying to hit a moving target
And I am sure someone would think of using an air burst RPG
But agree, small loads of ammo resupply in hot situations would be a use.
Lots of military / para-military applications; CTR, rebro, artillery spotting etc. Resupply is a moot point - you'd need lots of them, have accurate locations and the deconfliction between manned traffic (and each other...) would be difficult.
The Kmax is already used in an optionally manned version for resupply in Afghanistan. 3000lb of payload is a bit more useful than a DVD and paperback...
The Kmax is already used in an optionally manned version for resupply in Afghanistan. 3000lb of payload is a bit more useful than a DVD and paperback...
This has been a fantastic piece of free customer research for my team. A lot of the comments make me smile. The delineation of those who can think ahead and see the benefits aswell as the challenges (all of which are surmountable today) and those who can't is really very clear. Primarily, it shows there's great interest in the concept of operation. It also shows there's a lot of engagement needed with the public.
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Not so far fetched for military applications.
Saw Stara doing similar things with blood packs some years back. the system was called Mosquito I think. could be dropped from a manned a/c or even a UAV.
See link for a system that can carry more load. per Evalu8er comment
I know this is not quite the same. but can you imagine an Amazon Fulfilment centre operating in one of those Hybrid Airships. I wonder if Amazon would pay flying pay on top of the minimum wage and long shifts??
Not so far fetched for military applications.
Saw Stara doing similar things with blood packs some years back. the system was called Mosquito I think. could be dropped from a manned a/c or even a UAV.
See link for a system that can carry more load. per Evalu8er comment
I know this is not quite the same. but can you imagine an Amazon Fulfilment centre operating in one of those Hybrid Airships. I wonder if Amazon would pay flying pay on top of the minimum wage and long shifts??
How about resupply of forward troops? Small arms ammo, rations, and water. Small targets, low risk of casualties, small payload but with enough of them you could achieve a lot.
The real point of this now is that you can contract out the delivery of your product (ordnance) to Amazon.
It also has a very nice user interface where one can enter quantities and the type of each item and enter separate delivery and billing addresses which is quite important, if you think about it. Don't get the two confused or you might be in for a headache!
It also lets you choose to gift wrap it and add an optional message e.g. "with love from the United Kingdom" or whatever you choose, and with warehouses on every continent you aren't limited by range.....
Rather convenient.
It also has a very nice user interface where one can enter quantities and the type of each item and enter separate delivery and billing addresses which is quite important, if you think about it. Don't get the two confused or you might be in for a headache!
It also lets you choose to gift wrap it and add an optional message e.g. "with love from the United Kingdom" or whatever you choose, and with warehouses on every continent you aren't limited by range.....
Rather convenient.
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Assuming these things are going to fly low-level over my house, with a very irritating noise, my first order will be a high-power catapult.
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I have been training my Kestral to attack small UAVs. I started with small amounts of meat attached to a model quad ac and gradually got it used to the engine noise with the device on the ground. The bird now attacks the UAV whilst airborne with 100% kill rate.
Not sure where I go from here. A sqn of golden eagles for the bigger UAVs. May be pelicans for ASW and penguins for a land attack role.
Not sure where I go from here. A sqn of golden eagles for the bigger UAVs. May be pelicans for ASW and penguins for a land attack role.