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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on April 15, 2021, 11:18:45 am
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Small unmanned aircraft like the Insitu ScanEagle and Blackjack may help reshape naval maritime surveillance
Navy's continued use of aircraft carriers may require enhancing maritime airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
Apr 12th, 2021
Scan Eagle Uav 12 April 2021
WASHINGTON – Equipping surface warships with small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) like the Boeing Insitu ScanEagle and Blackjack, expands the fleet's surveillance horizons, lethality, and overall effectiveness at a low cost. Moreover, small UAVs are easy to launch and recover. The National Interest reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
12 April 2021 -- For several decades, navies have sought to use UAVs for conducting routine missions that require a long time on station, such as maritime surveillance and reconnaissance.
Big UAVs like the MQ-4C Triton can have limited deployments to airfields or ships with large decks such as aircraft carriers. In addition, these systems are expensive to operate, albeit less costly than most manned aircraft.
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/unmanned/article/14201059/unmanned-small-uavs-maritime-surveillance