Description
Book SynopsisOver the last 20 years, the role of unmanned aircraft systems in modern warfare has grown at an unprecedented rate. No longer simply used for intelligence, data collection or reconnaissance, drones are routinely used for target acquisition and to strike enemy targets with missiles and bombs.
Organized by nationality, Military Drones offers a compact guide to the main unmanned aerial vehicles being flown in combat zones today. These include classics, such as the MQ-1 Predator, primarily used for intelligence gathering; the Black Hornet Nano, a micro UAV that is so small it can fit in the palm of your hand and is used by ground troops for local situational awareness; the Chinese tri-copter Scorpion, which is ideal for the stationary observation and strike role in a built-up area; and the French EADS Talarion, a twinjet long-endurance UAV designed for high-altitude surveillance.
Illustrated with more than 100 photographs and artworks, Military Drones provides a detailed insight into the specialist military unmanned aerial vehicles that play a key role in the modern battle space.
Table of ContentsContents include:
1. United States
Former
Interstate TDR
MQ-1 Predator
RQ-2 Pioneer
MQ-5 Hunter
RQ-14 Dragon Eye
RQ-16 T-Hawk
FQM-151 Pointer
CQ-24A
K-MAX Desert Hawk
Current
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
RQ-4 Global Hawk
MQ-4C Triton
RQ-7 Shadow
MQ-8B Fire Scout/MQ-8C Fire Scout
MQ-9 Reaper
CQ-10 Snowgoose
RQ-11 Raven
RQ-12 Wasp
MQ-19 Aerosonde
RQ-20 Puma
RQ-21 Blackjack
RQ-170 Sentinel
RQ-180
Black Hornet Nano Coyote
Snipe NAV Switchblade
Maveric
Stalker
ScanEagle
Northrop Grumman Bat
Future
MQ-25 Stingray
UAE
ADCOM Systems United 40
Iran
HESA Qasef-1
IAIO Fotros (Fallen Angel)
Kian
China
Aisheng ASN-209 (Silver Eagle)
AVIC Cloud Shadow
AVIC WZ-8
CASC CH-5 Rainbow
CASC CH-7
CASIC Skyhawk (series)
Chengdu (AVIC) Soar Dragon (Soar Eagle)
Gongji-11 (GJ-11)
Hongdu Lijian (Sharp Sword)
NORINCO Sharp Eye III
Shenyang (AVIC) Divine Eagle
Tengoen TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion
Ziyan Blowfish
South Korea
KARI TR-60
India
DRDO AURA
DRDO Rustom (Warrior)
France
Airbus DS Tanan 300
Airbus Helicopters VSR700
Dassault nEUROn
EADS Talarion
SAGEM Patroller
Italy
Leonardo Falco Xplorer
Piaggio P.1HH Hammerhead
South Africa
Denel Dynamics Bateleur
Israel
Aeronautics Defense Dominator XP
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter (series)
Elbit Skystriker
IAI Green Dragon
IAI ROTEM L
UVision Hero-900
Belarus
ARP Golden Eagle
Turkey
Bayraktar Mini
Bayraktar TB2
TAI Aksungur
TAI Anka
Germany
Reiner Stemme Q01
UK
BAe Magma
BAe Systems Taranis
Thales Watchkeeper WK450
Poland
MALE Bayraktar TB2
RQ-7 Shadow 200 Orbiter
BSL Orbiter 2
FlyEye
Warmate circulating ammunition
DragonFly
Wizjer program
PGZ-19R
FT-5
FLIR Black Hornet
MayFly system
BSP Watchkeeper
Russia
Forpost ISR
Kamov Ka-175
Kronstadt Orion-E
Mikoyan Skat
Rostech (Luch) Korsar
Rostech Chirok (Teal)
Sokol Altius
Sukhoi Zond (Series) VR-Technologies VRT300
ZAO ENIX Eleron-3 (Aileron-3)
Sweden
UMS V-200 (Skeldar)
Ukraine
Antonov Horlytsya
Skyeton Raybird-3
