Small UAS / Drones and related general thread - NOT Swarming ones.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1680411410814369792

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[TomcatViP]

That seems to be the real deal. After all the weird idea and other dubious proposal, this one seems to be the one realistically addressing the problem.
Great to see LM threre.

 

[bring_it_on]

That seems to be the real deal. After all the weird idea and other dubious proposal, this one seems to be the one realistically addressing the problem.
Great to see LM threre.

Morfius currently offers greater range and a more powerful HPM payload than other competitors. DO note, that the Coyote Block 3 or Mordecai is a similar system and is most likely already fielded with the FS-LIDS units.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1664985557917908993

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ZALA Lancet

Doesn't the Lancet use US components from NVIDIA (Jetson TX2) and Xilinx Zynq SoC? Wonder who's forwarding these components?

ZALA Lancet - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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Morfius currently offers greater range and a more powerful HPM payload than other competitors. DO note, that the Coyote Block 3 or Mordecai is a similar system and is most likely already fielded with the FS-LIDS units.

Also related:

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/electronic-warfare.32572/post-610293

https://twitter.com/x/status/1680633763196448769

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1680776642099298305

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1680908782329827330

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Presenting the EAGLET (I would have gone with 'Eagly' personally).

Taking Unmanned Flight to the Next Level

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah — Unmanned aerial systems, or UAS, such as the Gray Eagle program have been an indispensable part of the U.S. Army’s mission...

www.army.mil

 

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Need better drone defense? The US military may have an app for that.

The CARPE Dronvm application is funded by the Pentagon and developed by the Mitre Corporation. It underwent testing earlier this month.

www.defensenews.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1682476242568634370

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[Josh_TN]

What does coyote 2 use as a sensor to hunt its targets?

 

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What does coyote 2 use as a sensor to hunt its targets?

Raytheon tested the Coyote Block 2+ anti-drone designed to protect small military units and bases

Raytheon has tested a counter unmanned air system (C-UAS) using Coyote Block 2+ drones. The system protects small

frontierindia.com

Anti-Drone Radars

Coyote Block 2+s were fired from an M-ATV tactical vehicle and a special container during last year’s tests. The M-ATV included a small Ku720 radar. The drones fired from the container were guided by a more powerful KuRFS (Ku-band Radio Frequency System) radar. KuRFS is a multi-purpose radar capable of providing target data for automatic anti-aircraft cannons and lasers.

Technologically similar Ku720 and KuFRS radars provide 360 ° coverage and use AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) technology. Both radars, already established in the US Army, can intercept incoming mortar, artillery and missile ammunition.

According to Raytheon, the Coyote Block 2+ does not have “sophisticated onboard sensors” to keep prices low. Ku720 and KuFRS radars do all the work with target guidance.

The US Army and Marine Corps are already using the Coyote drone family, apparently including Coyote Block 2. More information, such as how many systems are in place and the results of their use, is not public. According to some Coyote 2, it is responsible for a recent drone downed over an Iraqi base, Ain al-Assad.

 

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US Navy ‘operationalizes’ drones in 4th Fleet exercise

US 4th Fleet is setting up the second unmanned systems hub for the Navy, and showcased its early work in UNITAS 2023.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Hungary orders Hero kamikaze drones from Rheinmetall-UVision venture

The German company is increasing its business footprint with Budapest through a contract worth at least $112 million.

www.defensenews.com

https://uvisionuav.com/loitering-munitions/

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1685062773234114560

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Leave it to Beaver.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1685638627181625344

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Western press: Some UAVs that attacked Moscow resemble the prototype of the Ukrainian kamikaze drone "Beaver"

Some of the drones used to carry out a terrorist attack on Moscow and the Moscow region look similar to the prototype of the new Ukrainian kamikaze drone "Beaver"....

vpk.name

 

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US Army developing LASSO tank-killing drone for infantry

The U.S. Army is still finalizing details related to contracts with defense industry, a PEO Soldier spokesperson said.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Josh_TN]

US Army developing LASSO tank-killing drone for infantry

The U.S. Army is still finalizing details related to contracts with defense industry, a PEO Soldier spokesperson said.

www.defensenews.com

Isn't this basically Switchblade 3.0?

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1686383249722073088

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1686636063127724032

View: https://twitter.com/Maks49810504/status/1686636063127724032?s=20

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1687365578565042176

View: https://twitter.com/JanR210/status/1687365578565042176

 

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As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities - Breaking Defense

There are many critical connections being made across the FVL ecosystem that will also serve to modernize the current fleet.

breakingdefense.com

 

[Ainen]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686383249722073088

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Still mildly curious, that no one really panics that just about any non-state actor with a couple of crafty engineers can do a LACM now.
Or, for the matter, how garage workshops now produce killer drones in tens of thousands. Sure, now both are now used in war...
But it doesn't take much brains to add 2 and 2 and get it to some more criminal/terrorist purposes.

 

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Rheinmetall

www.rheinmetall.com

 

[red admiral]

Still mildly curious, that no one really panics that just about any non-state actor with a couple of crafty engineers can do a LACM now.
Or, for the matter, how garage workshops now produce killer drones in tens of thousands. Sure, now both are now used in war...
But it doesn't take much brains to add 2 and 2 and get it to some more criminal/terrorist purposes.

Well MTCR is surely dead in the water now...

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1691054876338302976

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Israeli firm looks to expand Arctic footprint of loitering munitions

Vendor UVision claims its Hero-120 explosive drone functioned as intended in a cold-weather test over the winter.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Interesting drone at 0:36, looked almost like a bird bombed them and flew off afterwards.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1692088053647429674

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[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1694362819083243785

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[TomcatViP]

They are not that much volonteers, as hinted by the New York Times.

 

[sferrin]

 

[bobbymike]

Unalone and Unafraid: A Plan for Integrating Uncrewed and Other Emerging Technologies into US Military Forces

View PDF

www.hudson.org

 

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US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years - Australian Manufacturing Forum

By Peter Layton, Griffith University The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous weapons systems in the next two years in a bid to counter China’s growing power, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced in a speech on Monday. The so-called Replicator...

www.aumanufacturing.com.au

 

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The Pentagon’s Replicator effort to counter China is the right call

Concerns about this initiative are rooted in bureaucratic tradition and an aversion to change — and that viewpoint couldn’t be more wrong.

www.defensenews.com

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1697229084957216873

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1697248432602349941

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1697620273116143887

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[bobbymike]

Replicator

The race to develop massive swarms of lethal AI drones has begun. Things are about to get interesting. Let's dig in.

johnrobb.substack.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1698708790575497436

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1700051488930697422

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For Replicator to work, the Pentagon needs to directly help with production - Breaking Defense

Replicator, intended to deliver thousands of low-cost attritable autonomous systems across multiple domains over the next 18 to 24 months, needs industrial investment, writes Andrew Metrick of CNAS.

breakingdefense.com