FAA: Uso del UAV Búho para ensayos de accidente nuclear

Gaucho, agregale un par de munición de mortero de 81mm y te hacés de un bombardero táctico estilo ucraniano.

EA: Ejercicio Ciudadela en Comodoro Rivadavia

Ejercicio Ciudadela en Comodoro Rivadavia

El Regimiento de Infantería Mecanizado 8, la Compañía de Comunicaciones Mecanizada 9, la Base de Apoyo Logístico Comodoro Rivadavia y la Sección de Aviación de Ejército 9 realizaron un adiestramiento en cercanías de la localidad de Astra y en Bahía Solano.



Priorizando el adiestramiento nocturno, el ejercicio se dividió en dos fases claramente diferenciadas por sus objetivos específicos: la planificación y ejecución de operaciones ofensivas y complementarias. Estas acciones abarcaron el despliegue y empleo de elementos mecanizados y medios aéreos.




Las operaciones aeromóviles contaron con el respaldo de la Sección de Aviación de Ejército 9 destinada a satisfacer tareas de comando, control, exploración y cobertura aéreas, para columnas mecanizadas en movimiento, transporte de tropas, apoyo de fuego aéreo cercano y evacuación médica (MEDEVAC).



Durante la fase operacional, se llevaron a cabo una serie de ataques sucesivos con el propósito de conquistar una línea de objetivos intermedios, así como el asalto a un objetivo final ubicado en el extremo septentrional de Bahía Solano.

Desarrollo de UVA en Indonesia

 

DEFEND ID muestra un dron en desarrollo

El dron armado de Pindad (foto: Estudios de Defensa)

¡Enfriar! RI resulta ser capaz de hacer drones 'suicidas' Kamikaze

Yakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Ahora, los actores de la industria militar de Indonesia también están ocupados desarrollando tecnología aeronáutica con drones de control remoto. Incluso se han desarrollado con éxito 'drones suicidas kamikaze'.

Los drones se utilizan a menudo para misiones de reconocimiento, incursiones, con diferentes especificaciones para cada avión según las necesidades. Las empresas indonesias que comenzaron a desarrollar este avión incluyen PT LEN (Persero), PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) y PT Pindad (Persero).

En la exposición Indo Defense 2022, PT LEN (Persero) exhibió un dron armado controlado a distancia, para misiones como reconocimiento, patrulla fronteriza, combate aire-tierra.

Se dice que este dron es fácil de controlar porque adopta la tecnología VTOL (aterrizaje de despegue vertical) para que pueda volar en un espacio estrecho. Con una velocidad máxima de 60 km por hora con una distancia operativa de 5.000 metros / altitud de 900 metros.

En cuanto al poder explosivo, este dron puede armarse con bombas de 60 mm y rifles de asalto de 5,56 mm. Con una capacidad de carga de hasta 10 kilogramos.

"Esto es solo un prototipo primero, por lo que cuando alcanza el nivel de usuario, debe haber una actualización. Conceptualmente, es capaz de transportar armas, ya lanzar bombas", dijo Marketing Sales Army de PT LEN Industri (Persero), Fendi Andriawan. , a CNBC Indonesia, miércoles (11/02/2022).

Actualmente, el proceso aún está en proceso de certificación del producto hasta que pueda ser comercializado. Donde el objetivo debería haber sido vendido en un futuro próximo. "El próximo año también debería poder venderse", dijo Fendi.

También hay mucho interés en este producto donde muchos han preguntado, incluso de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos.

Dron VTOL con 5 hélices (foto: Estudios de Defensa)

Drones altamente explosivos y drones suicidas

Asimismo, PT Pindad (Persero) también está desarrollando un dron armado multifuncional llamado Rupell Bomber. Este modelo más grande también utiliza el tipo VTOL, con una envergadura de 3,9 metros.

La carga de transporte que puede transportar este dron alcanza los 10 kg, con una distancia operativa adicional de hasta 50 km y una duración de la batería de hasta 180 minutos.

Este dron multifunción de Pindad no solo lleva bombas GMO de 81 MM o 60 MM, sino que también lleva Drones Kamikaze como los que se usaron en las guerras de Ucrania y Rusia, fabricados en Irán.

El dron Kamikaze que también se produce en PT Pindad se llama Minibe. Con la capacidad de volar hasta 25 km con una velocidad de 250 km por hora. Estos drones 'suicidas' son altamente explosivos y generalmente se combinan con el bombardero Rupell para lanzamientos de mayor alcance.

PT Pindad Saraswaty, responsable de desarrollo de productos y desarrollo de procesos de la división de innovación de municiones, explicó que el producto de dron armado polivalente que se muestra todavía se encuentra en la etapa de prototipo, por lo que no se puede vender.

“Esto todavía está en desarrollo (el Rupell Bomber y Minibe) en su desarrollo, pero nos hemos comunicado con nuestros usuarios como el TNI, la respuesta también es buena, por lo que nos sentimos respaldados en su desarrollo”, dijo Saraswaty.

Drone MALE Black Eagle (foto: Jane's)

Sin embargo, hasta ahora no se han vendido drones de Pindad. De modo que todavía está en la etapa actual de desarrollo de drones.

Saraswaty explica que este dron Rupell es para lanzar municiones como una bomba para llegar a lugares difíciles. También puede transportar y lanzar Drones Kamikaze.

"Puedes conectar el rifle y el dron Kamikaze donde el dron es como un misil. Porque puede agregar material explosivo con un límite de 0.8 muertes TNT o RDX", explicó.

Dron de largo alcance Black Eagle MALE

Además, PT Dirgantara también está desarrollando un dron no tripulado de mediana altitud y larga duración (MALE). Donde este dron se puede utilizar para misiones de reconocimiento, detección de objetivos, carga útil SAR.

Este dron tiene una gigantesca capacidad de carga útil de 300 kg, con la capacidad de volar hasta 250 kilómetros. También la capacidad de resistencia operativa alcanza las 24 horas.

( CNBC )

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Malasia y China se asocian por un UAS VTOL

Empresas de Malasia y China se asocian en UAS tipo VTOL

El CW-40D VTOL UAS está diseñado para funciones que incluyen ISR, búsqueda y rescate y patrulla fronteriza (foto: Jane's)


La compañía malaya Malvus Sense ha presentado un nuevo sistema de avión no tripulado (UAS) de despegue y aterrizaje vertical (VTOL) producido en colaboración con la compañía china de UAS Jouav para las Fuerzas Armadas de Malasia (MAF).

Los nuevos sistemas, incluido el CW-40D de larga duración y el CW-100DA multipropósito, se exhiben en Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2022 en Kuala Lumpur, que finaliza el 31 de marzo.

Un representante de Malvus Sense dijo que las empresas de Malasia y Jouav habían desarrollado dos UAS, ambos con cuatro rotores y una hélice, en los últimos dos años. El representante agregó que la asociación planea probar el sistema pronto para aprovechar el perfil ya sólido dentro del MAF.

Según Malvus Sense, el UAS CW-40D puede volar a una velocidad máxima de 150 km/h con una autonomía de hasta 10 horas. Puede alcanzar una altitud máxima de 4.000 m, y tiene un alcance de comunicación de 200 km. El UAS, que tiene 2,3 m de largo con una envergadura de 4,6 m, puede equiparse con una variedad de sensores electroópticos e infrarrojos (EO/IR).

El UAS CW-100DA está diseñado para misiones multipropósito de inteligencia, vigilancia y reconocimiento, dice Malvus Sense. Al igual que el CW-40D, el CW-100DA tiene cuatro cardanes giroestabilizados para varios sensores EO/IR. Tiene un techo operativo de 4.000 my una velocidad máxima de 130 km/h.

Además de estos productos, Malvus Sense le reveló a Janes que le han proporcionado al MAF varios sistemas VTOL que diseñó Jouav. Un funcionario de la compañía dijo: "Malvus Sense es ahora el mayor proveedor de VTOL UAS para el Ministerio de Defensa de Malasia".

 Jane

UAV táctico para Malasia

DEFTECH presenta UAV táctico de tecnología de Malasia

Deftech ISR UAV (fotos: DSA)


KUALA LUMPUR: El primer vehículo aéreo no tripulado (UAV) táctico desarrollado localmente capaz de operar de día y de noche con una autonomía de 10 horas, se presentó durante la noche.

El UAV, conocido como Avión de vigilancia de vigilancia no tripulado (ISR UAV), que también es capaz de volar más de 100 kilómetros, fue diseñado en su totalidad por DEFTECH Unmanned Systems Sdn Bhd, una subsidiaria de DRB-HICOM Defense Technologies Sdn Bhd.

El director ejecutivo de DEFTECH Group, Fazley Ariffin, dijo que el desarrollo del UAV táctico es un logro que enorgullece a la industria de defensa local.

Dijo que las tecnologías autónomas como los vehículos aéreos no tripulados o los drones podrían multiplicar los esfuerzos de las fuerzas de defensa y seguridad al proporcionar una plataforma segura para controlar cualquier situación o entorno peligroso y desafiante.

"Este desarrollo marca un nuevo paso adelante para DEFTECH en la exploración del campo de la tecnología de defensa", dijo en un comunicado, así como el lanzamiento del UAV anoche.




El comandante de la Fuerza Aérea Jen Datuk Seri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan presentó el ISR UAV con un peso máximo de 120 kilogramos (kg) para despegar y capaz de transportar una capacidad de carga útil de 15 kg en la Exposición del Servicio de Defensa de Asia y la Exposición de Seguridad de Asia. 2022, aquí.

Fazley explicó que esta construcción 100 % in situ garantiza soporte técnico y una respuesta rápida a un costo competitivo.

"También se puede personalizar completamente según las operaciones específicas que el usuario desee", dijo.

Dijo que la construcción de este ISR UAV es el resultado de las experiencias aprendidas al trabajar con las fuerzas de defensa y seguridad en el control de drones para diferentes operaciones.

"El uso de vehículos aéreos no tripulados por parte de la seguridad militar y pública definitivamente será un activo para la seguridad del estado de Malasia, especialmente para situaciones críticas y sensibles a las masas, como la vigilancia y el control de fronteras.



"DEFTECH continuará desarrollando sistemas tecnológicos sin orientación local para reducir la dependencia de terceros y fomentar las capacidades locales en el sistema de defensa nacional", dijo.

Mientras tanto, según una fuente oficial de DEFTECH a Bernama, el ISR UAV relevante ahora está esperando las pruebas de vuelo finales.

Según él, su partido recibió una buena respuesta de los visitantes con respecto al UAV con respecto al primer día de la exposición.

DEFTECH es un contratista de defensa de Malasia involucrado en la construcción, fabricación y suministro de vehículos blindados y logística para la seguridad militar y nacional.

Bernama

Australia: 1er Regimiento Blindado se equipa con UAV para reconocimiento de blanco

1st Armoured Regiment Equipped with R70 Sky Ranger Multi-Rotor UAV

The R70 Sky Ranger multi-rotor unmanned aerial system (photo : Aus DoD)

Sky Ranger innovation on target

For the first time, a small unmanned aerial system has been used to provide targeting support to 1st Armoured Regiment.

No. 3 Security Forces Squadron (3SECFOR) operated the R70 Sky Ranger in the exercise at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia from October 23 to 30.

The squadron’s multi-rotor unmanned aerial system (MRUAS) cell is responsible for providing security with a portable and rapidly deployable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability in support of air power.

The joint activities at Cultana proved the Sky Ranger is also capable of providing range safety and target acquisition support to Army’s Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) regiments.

MRUAS cell section commander Leading Aircraftman Rhys Mitting was responsible for liaising with 1st Armoured Regiment to identify and execute ways the Sky Ranger could be used.

“We used the Sky Ranger to clear the live-fire trace area in about a quarter of the time it would’ve normally taken a land-based vehicle,” Leading Aircraftman Mitting said.

To boost its endurance, the Sky Ranger can be deployed with a tether kit with a micro-cable providing power, allowing round-the-clock operation.

“Utilising the tether, we were able to provide 1st Armoured Regiment with continuous target identification support for multiple mission sets, identifying ground targets ranging from 1000 to 3000 metres away,” Leading Aircraftman Mitting said.


 

1st Armoured Regiment operates M-1A1 Abrams MBT (photo : reddit)


“The Sky Ranger provided the ASLAV crews with precision targeting support for their static and moving shoots, and this resulted in better scoring across the board.

“By the end, 3SECFOR successfully demonstrated that our system could provide 1st Armoured Regiment with a highly valuable, capability-enhancing edge on the battlefield.”

The R70 Sky Ranger is an example of locally driven innovation fuelling integration and joint modernisation, and is a key element of 3SECFOR’s evolution.

“Air Force’s MRUAS capability has been developed and trialled by 3SECFOR in South Australia for the past three years,” Leading Aircraftman Mitting said.

“The successful integration of 3SECFOR’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system with 1st Armoured Regiment has opened up new opportunities for our team to work alongside armoured regiments and other land-based elements in the future.

“The Sky Ranger is just the beginning of security forces’ transition – it’s allowed us to share information in the joint space, making us a more integrated and potent force.”

Commander of Combat Support Group Air Commodore Veronica Tyler praised members of 3SECFOR for their efforts.

She said she looked forward to seeing the MRUAS capability evolve into the future.

“Following a year of operational, test and evaluation by 3SECFOR, Combat Support Group is looking forward to embracing and employing the R70 Sky Ranger MRUAS to enhance our national support base and expeditionary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability,” she said.

Ministerio de defensa de Australia

Australia invierte en programa de vehículos aéreos autónomos

Australia Invests in New Unmanned Aircraft Systems Development Program

Defence plans to acquire new UAS with 25 to 300kg in weight and equipped with maritime surveillance (photo : Global)

The Morrison Government is investing up to $1.3 billion in a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) development program to enhance situational awareness across Australia’s vast maritime environment.

The Maritime UAS Continuous Development program will ensure Defence maintains leading-edge maritime surveillance capabilities.

Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said Defence requires leading-edge maritime surveillance capabilities to better understand and adapt to the complex and rapidly changing maritime domain.

“As detailed in the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, launched by the Prime Minister and I in July, Australia is at the centre of a dynamic strategic environment,” Minister Reynolds said.

“Now, more than ever, Defence requires an agile acquisition strategy to take advantage of state-of-the-art technology.

“This acquisition heralds a new intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capability for Defence to ensure Australia keeps pace in this rapidly developing technology domain.”

Through this program, Defence plans to acquire air vehicles between approximately 25 to 300kg in size that will enhance the situational awareness and response options of Royal Australian Navy ships.

To keep pace with rapidly developing technology in this domain, Defence will adopt a five yearly investment cycle to upgrade the Maritime UAS capability commencing in 2024.

An Invitation to Register will be released for industry to investigate the capability and capacity of Australian industry to deliver all elements of the Maritime UAS, including air vehicles, sensor payloads, integration, training and sustainment.
 
“Developing sovereign industrial capability through projects like this is critical to enhancing Australia’s industrial base and maritime security,” Minister Reynolds said.

“To ensure we are positioned to respond to future challenges, the Morrison Government will continue to invest in Australia’s UAS industry through Defence Innovation and Technology initiatives.

“This program will provide opportunities for Australian industry to innovate, develop and grow.”

Detailed advice on the Invitation to Register will be released on AusTender in August 2020.


Departamento de defensa australiano

Malasia busca UAV tácticos

CAP55: RMAF Looking For Tactical UAS

Aludra Camar UAV (photo : MFH)

There was a recent tender issued by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) last May 2020 for the provision of a Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to be operated under Government Operate, Contractor Owned and Maintained (GOCOM) concept.

The Tactical UAS will be operated out of Melaka and is meant to provide aerial surveillance for the RMAF in its area of operation. The intensity of operation of the Tactical UAS will be between 80 flight hours to 200 flight hours each month.

This tender is a separate requirement from the current operation of mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) used for the enforcement of Movement Control Order (MCO) as well as the soon to be procured Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) which will be operated by No 11 Skn as early as the second half of 2020.

To date Tactical UAS are operated by the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Joint Task Force 2 Command (Markas Angkatan Tugas Bersama 2 – Mk ATB 2) out of Kukusan Camp in Sandakan as well as the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)’s No 601 Skn out of Kota Kinabalu Naval Base.

The Mk ATB 2 is known for a new requirement to replace the now decommissioned CTRM/UST Aludra Mk I/II TUAV and the Boeing/In-Situ ScanEagle TUAV which were used to conduct border protection duties as part of Ops PASIR, Ops Daulat and over Ambalat and the Spratlys.

No 601 Skn, on the other hand will be operating the ScanEagle Mk 2 TUAV out of the Navy’s shore base, offshore station, mothership/ seabase as well as surface combat vessels.

Unmanned System Technology (UST), previously a joint venture set up between Composite Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM), System Consultancy and Services (SCS) and Ikramatic have been acquired by DEFTECH which also controls the CTRM. As a result, UST is now being rebranded as DEFTECH Unmanned System while CTRM is now known as DEFTECH Aviation. Both companies are based at Melaka International Airport near Batu Berendam.




Deftech Wangsa UAV (photo : MFH)

DEFTECH Unmanned System is collaborating with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the RMAF’s MALE UAV program through the latter’s Anka-S Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) optimised for maritime surveillance duties.

The company is also developing a much improved Aludra Mk V TUAV which is equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Electro Optic/ Infra Red (EO/IR) camera as well as Automatic Take Off and Landing (ATOL) currently operated by the Malaysian Space Agency (MySA) for classified duties.

The Aludra Mk V is a culmination of decades of developmental works that incorporate various cooperation and input – albeit at various stage of development – with South Africa, France and South Korea.

With the Aludra remain relevant for defence and security needs of Malaysia, it is likely that the country’s first operational TUAV would have been further improved and upgraded to meet the RMAF’s Tactical UAS needs and requirements.

On the other hand, DEFTECH has also collaborate with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to further enhance the capabilities of Aludra Camar TUAV. In its current form, the Aludra Camar is a hybrid TUAV with Vertical Take Off and Landing capabilities thanks to the four rotors installed on it. The blended wing body (BWB) design coupled with composite material and construction also means that the UAV has low observable characteristics which makes it difficult to be detected by radar.

DEFTECH is also developing Wangsa 1 TUAV, a product of its colaboration with Italian airframer, Leonardo thus making it superficially similar to the Leonardo Falco TUAV.

Besides DEFTECH, the SCS is also developing the third generation of its Nyamok TUAV. Just like the Aludra, Nyamok TUAV owes much to the research undertaken by an Indonesian researcher working with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the data gathered from wind tunnel testing by UTM. Similarly, the Nyamok 3.0 TUAV incorporates hybrid approach.

MAF

TUAV ATLAS esloveno desplegado en campo

C-Astral from Slovenia has successfully fielding its new mini UAS ATLAS C4EYE

Army Recognition



C-Astral, the Slovenia based integrator of small unmanned systems and a member of the Terra Drone group, has been successfully fielding its new mini UAS ATLAS C4EYE (Advanced Technology Light Acquisition/ATAK System) in a series of closed trials, involving the cooperation of manned, unmanned and NATO JTAC assets.


ATLAS C4EYE advanced water-resistant mini UAS Unmanned Aerial System. (Picture source C-Astral)

ATLAS C4EYE is the most advanced water-resistant mini UAS. The 2.6 kg blended-wing-body platform has been going through a flight and feasibility testing phase and is now entering the operational phase, with multiple procurement contracts being currently negotiated.

The system is currently the most advanced mini UAS system in its category with more advanced capabilities than the industry standard RQ-11 Raven, including endurance, flexibility, sensors flexibility and maintainability.

The craft’s hull is also proofed to allow landing in water, due to the use of IP-67 rated connectors and seals across the UAV's sections. The system is capable of carrying multiple types of digital radio links, depending on the end-user and end-use. The modular structure and advanced power management systems, flight control and emergency flight control termination and C-Astral’s own C3P command, control, communications and planning software enable it to be easily integrated in larger C4I and C2 systems as well as for flight in controlled airspace.

The system can carry multiple ISR EO/IR combined payloads, with laser illuminator capabilities and several other imaging sensors with broad tactical use implications. The standard C-Astral silent parachute flight termination system is an integral part of the system.

The ATLAS can fly up to 5 km above sea level and is aimed at applications in defense, security, civil, and critical industrial infrastructure. A modular data link bay allows switching of different radios, frequencies, transponders, or encryption levels, for different missions and regulatory requirements. The ATLAS C4EYE will enable the members of the Terra Drone group to access one of the most advanced ISR capabilities in the market for a myriad of service missions.

Established in 2016, Terra Drone Corporation has quickly become one of the world’s largest industrial drone solution companies employing over 550 drone industry professionals. The company’s head office is located in Tokyo, Japan, and more than 25 branches are spread globally throughout Asia, Europe, Americas, Africa, and Oceania. Terra Drone provides innovative enterprise drone services for oil and gas, utilities, renewables, mining, construction, and GIS sectors, among others.

Previous investments include Unifly, which specializes in unmanned traffic management (UTM); C-Astral, which develops high-endurance fixed-wing UAVs; RoNik Inspectioneering, which provides wireless inspection services for confined spaces; Ventus Geospatial, which has patented gas leak detection technology; and Inkonova, which has developed SLAM technology for underground mines. Going forward, we will continue to invest in technology companies with cutting-edge solutions for drones.

Drone buho ruso

The Intelligence Service Owl From Russia

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A Russian technopolis ERA presents a remotely piloted vehicle that looks like an owl. The intelligence service drone can stay in the air for forty minutes and overcome a distance up to twenty kilometers. Besides, it can recognize ground targets from a distance up to ten meters.





The vehicle determines the cordinates of ground reconnaissance objects with use of a laser target marker ranger and the Global navigation satellite system “Glonass”. The weight of the owl is 5 kg, it can be launched by one person. The producer of the vehicle notes that it’s also possible to make similar remote-piloted vehicles that would look like falcons or other birds of prey.

Nuevo TUAV para Malasia

MAF Looking For New TUAV

Nyamok 2.0 UAV (photo : MMP)

For nearly a decade, the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has successfully operated a mix of locally developed CTRM/UST Aludra Mk I/II and Boeing/I situ ScanEagle Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) out of unspecified location in Kudat, Sabah.

Both UAVs were launched, retrieved and maintained by CTRM under Contractor Owned, Government Operate arrangement but was flown on station by UAV operators from UAV Troop under the triservice Joint Task Force 2 Command (Markas Angkatan Tugas Bersama 2 – Mk ATB 2) operating at Kukusan Camp.

Recently, the two contracts now under the charged of DEFTECH, which acquires both CTRM and UST have lapsed resulting a new search for TUAV. (here)

As interim measure, two Schiebel S-100 Camcopter Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) UAV formerly operated by Petronas but now under the control of Defence Intelligence Staff Division (Bahagian Staf Perisikan Pertahanan – BSPP) were deployed to Kukusan Camp.

Unlike the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) UAV which gained much attention ever since such plan was first mooted by the Air Force following 2017’s edition of the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) show, the TUAV program seems to be out of the limelight.

Having said that unbeknownst to many, there are currently two types of locally developed TUAV which could vie for the contract.

DEFTECH has recently unveils its collaborative effort with Malaysia Technology Universiti (UTM) to further improved the performance of blended wing body, UST/UTM Camar TUAV during Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2018 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.

Despite its sophisticated design, there is still a lot of developmental works that need to be done before it could be fully ready for offering to the MAF for the latter’s TUAV program.

While LIMA 2019 was dominated by MALE UAV from Turkey, China and the United States, system Consultancy Services, dubbed as the true pioneer of TUAV in this country has unveiled the second generation of Nyamok TUAV.

Nyamok TUAV has a long history that dates back from Malaysia Science University (USM) Taming Sari research program that led to USM/UTM/SCS Blackbird program in 2006. The first generation of Nyamok TUAV was unveiled during LIMA 2007.

It was then decided that three companies SCS, Ikramatic and CTRM would cooperate together under the Unmanned System Technologies (UST) to come up with the Aludra TUAV.

When DEFTECH acquired full control of UST and incorporated it into DEFTECH Aviation, SCS decided to focus on fully developing the Nyamok 2.0 TUAV.

What is interesting about the Nyamok 2.0 that the UAV was actually involved in providing vital aerial overwatch for the Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) which were rushed to rescue trapped policemen in a deadly ambushed by Sulu terrorists at Simunul water village in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

Nyamok 2.0 conducted demonstration flight at LIMA 2019 to highlight its flight characteristics as well as its superior Electro Optic (EO) camera.

With DEFTECH now embroiled in corruption scandal involving the spare part supply of FNSS/DEFTECH ACV-300 Adnan and FNSS/DEFTECH AV-8 Gempita armoured vehicles as well as the supply of Chaiseri/DEFTECH AV-4 Lipanbara mine resistance armoured protection (MRAP) vehicle, it is unlikely that the company will be in the competition for the TUAV program.

Having said that, established defence journalist, Marhalim Abbas suggested that a system of ScanEagle 2 TUAV slated for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) under US sponsored Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) might be handed to Mk ATB 2 possibly under direct control of the Navy instead of the UAV Troop.

Since Mk ATB 2 has operated THE UST contracted ScanEagle 1 for more than 5 years, it has no problem to seamlessly integrate the new ScanEagle 2 with its Joint Regional Control Centre (JRCC), which interestingly enough was developed by SCS.

Perhaps, if such arrangement did materialise as Encik Marhalim suggested, perhaps the MAF would again adopted local-export combination of TUAV for Mk ATB2 by considering the Nyamok 2.0.

Previously, this blog has suggested that all 12 ScanEagle 2 TUAV are to be operated from the flight decks of Kedah class New Generation Patrol Vessel (NGPV).

MFH