Royal Air Force übernimmt MQ-9 Reaper

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https://www.facebook.com/royalairforce/ ... %2CO%2CP-R

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UK Reaper shown carrying new undisclosed sensor payload

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released imagery of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fitted with a previously undisclosed new payload.

Released on 18 April to coincide with a media event at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Waddington marking 10 years of UK-based combat operations, the imagery shows a Middle East-based Reaper fitted with a check-mounted sensor array on each side of the aircraft. The image also shows a previously classified blade antenna fitted to the underfuselage.

The MoD provided no details as to the nature of either payload, although Commanding Officer 13 Squadron and Reaper Force Commander, Wing Commander Stuart McAdam, told Janes at the media event that the Reaper now has “a very comprehensive” signals intelligence (SIGINT) suite, as well as a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability to see through weather.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/c4is ... or-payload




Hier die Fotoserie dazu:

https://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/Home/ ... p%20Shader


Dieser Sensor ist auch bei der USAF in Verwendung:

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/576244/mq-9-b-roll


https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3652879/ ... dahar-mq-9


https://www.thedrive.com/content-b/mess ... width=1440

Hier die Quelle des Fotos von der Website The Drive:

http://www.ndiagulfcoast.com/events/arc ... posium.htm

• Air-to-Air Missile Systems Program
  CAPT James Stoneman, Program Manager
  
  http://www.ndiagulfcoast.com/events/arc ... oneman.pdf

Und in einer Präsentation des USSOCOM taucht er auf einem unscharfen Foto auf (S. 5):

https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Documents ... ohnson.pdf

Die kleinen Antennen auf dem Rumpf der britischen MQ-9 sind in diesem Patent beschrieben (Die neue halbrunde Antenne aber nicht.):

Low profile communications antennas

https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch ... f/10777872

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https://www.facebook.com/royalnavy/vide ... 432755021/

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/defence- ... 37473-3jpr

Die britischen MQ-9B Sky Guardian sollen ab 2027 mit dem bei GA-ASI in Entwicklung befindlichen Due Regard Radar ausgestattet werden, um in allen Lufträumen eingesetzt werden zu können. Aktuell verfügen sie über TCAS II, ADS-B, Link 16, Rockwell Collins Flight Management System (FMS) und AIS.

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Defence Programmes Developments

Statement made on 20 November 2024

Statement UIN HCWS239

The Army’s Watchkeeper Mk 1 Uncrewed Aerial System will be retired from service from March 2025. Watchkeeper Mk 1 was introduced in 2010. Since then, drone technology has advanced at a rapid rate, accelerated by prolific use throughout the war in Ukraine. A modern army must self-evidently have a modern drone capability able to operate in the most challenging environments. Following the retirement of Watchkeeper Mk 1, the Army will rapidly switch to a new advanced capability, drawing on the most recent operational lessons and technological developments.

https://questions-statements.parliament ... 20/HCWS239