UAV / UCAV / LAR (robotit) Uutiset ja jutut

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The drone operators were drawn from an air reconnaissance unit, Aerorozvidka, which began eight years ago as a group of volunteer IT specialists and hobbyists designing their own machines and has evolved into an essential element in Ukraine’s successful David-and-Goliath resistance.

However, while Ukraine’s western backers have supplied thousands of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and other military equipment, Aerorozvidka has been forced to resort to crowdfunding and a network of personal contacts in order to keep going, by getting hold of components such as advanced modems and thermal imaging cameras, in the face of export controls that prohibit them being sent to Ukraine.

The unit’s commander, Lt Col Yaroslav Honchar, gave an account of the ambush near the town of Ivankiv that helped stop the vast, lumbering Russian offensive in its tracks. He said the Ukrainian fighters on quad bikes were able to approach the advancing Russian column at night by riding through the forest on either side of the road leading south towards Kyiv from the direction of Chernobyl.

The Ukrainian soldiers were equipped with night vision goggles, sniper rifles, remotely detonated mines, drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras and others capable of dropping small 1.5kg bombs.

“This one little unit in the night destroyed two or three vehicles at the head of this convoy, and after that it was stuck. They stayed there two more nights, and [destroyed] many vehicles,” Honchar said.

The drone operators who halted Russian convoy headed for Kyiv

Special IT force of 30 soldiers on quad bikes is vital part of Ukraine’s defence, but forced to crowdfund for supplies

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The unit was started by young university-educated Ukrainians who had been part of the 2014 Maidan uprising and volunteered to use their technical skills in the resistance against the first Russian invasion in Crimea and the Donbas region. Its founder, Volodymyr Kochetkov-Sukach, was an investment banker who was killed in action in 2015 in Donbas – a reminder of the high risks involved. The Russians can latch on to the drone’s electronic signature and quickly strike with mortars, so the Aerorozvidka teams have to launch and run.

Honchar is an ex-soldier turned IT marketing consultant, who returned to the army after the first Russian invasion. Taras, who asked not to use his surname, was a management consultant, who specialised in fundraising for the unit and only joined full-time as a combatant in February.

In its early days, the unit used commercial surveillance drones, but its team of engineers, software designers and drone enthusiasts later developed their own designs.

They built a range of surveillance drones, as well as large 1.5-metre eight-rotor machines capable of dropping bombs and rocket-propelled anti-tank grenades, and created a system called Delta, a network of sensors along the frontlines that fed into a digital map so commanders could see enemy movements as they happened. It now uses the Starlink satellite system, supplied by Elon Musk, to feed live data to Ukrainian artillery units, allowing them to zero in on Russian targets.

The unit was disbanded in 2019 by the then defence minister, but it was hastily revived in October last year as the Russian invasion threat loomed.

The unit is also looking at ways to overcome Russian jamming, part of the electronic warfare being waged in Ukraine in parallel to the bombs, shells and missiles. At present, Aerorozvidka typically waits for the Russians turn off their jamming equipment to launch their own drones, and then it sends up its machines at the same time. The unit then concentrates its firepower on the electronic warfare vehicles.

Honchar describes these technological battles, and Aerorozvidka’s way of fighting, as the future of warfare, in which swarms of small teams networked together by mutual trust and advanced communications can overwhelm a bigger and more heavily armed adversary.

“We are like a hive of bees,” he said. “One bee is nothing, but if you are faced with a thousand, it can defeat a big force. We are like bees, but we work at night.”

 

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The CW-40D design consists of a short fuselage with two fixed-wing and four-rotor used to conduct vertical take-off and landing. During its flight, the drone is propelled by a four-stroke gasoline engine fitted with a two-blade rotor. The drone can fly at a maximum speed of 150 km with endurance from 8 to 10 hours. It can reach a maximum altitude of 4,000 m and can be controlled up to a maximum distance of 200 km.

Equipped with the state-of-the-art MG-170E EO/IR/LR triple sensor stabilized gimbal camera which is integrated with a visible light sensor, infrared sensor, and laser rangefinder, CW-40 can be used for various application scenarios, such as intelligence reconnaissance, rescue and searching, anti-smuggling, border patrolling, environmental monitoring, forest fire prevention.

Operators can also navigate the CW-40 while using the JOUAV® EagleMap™ with integrated features of mission planning, video surveillance, real-time mosaic, AI processing, multi-station networking, remote take-off & landing, etc, which offers real-time situational awareness and actionable intelligence.

The fuselage of CW-40D has a length of 2.3 m while the wingspan is 4.6 m.

DSA 2022: Malvus Sense from Malaysia showcases its new CW-40D long-end

At DSA 2022, a defense exhibition in Malaysia, the local company MALVUS Sense unveils its new vertical take-off and landing drone CW-40D designed and devel

www.armyrecognition.com

 

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The “Kawbra” UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) is based on a 4x4 wheeled chassis and is electrically powered thanks to the use of a 200 Ah, 48 volts Lithium-Ion battery pack allowing two hours of operation. It can be fitted with a more powerful battery to extend the operational use to up 4 hours.

The “Kawbra” UGV has been designed to provide combat, surveillance, medical and logistic support in high-risk areas and in all-terrain conditions thanks to its rugged build, low center of gravity and high ground clearance allowing high mobility on road and off-road conditions.

The “Kawbra” UGV can be operated by two soldiers using a remotely operated control station with two screens and one keyboard allowing the control of the robot and a weapon station. The Kawbra presented at DSA is fitted with a remotely controlled weapon station armed with one 7.62mm machine gun.

The “Kawbra” UGV is equipped with an infrared collision sensor to detect objects blocking its path, a geomagnetic sensor, and a GPS sensor. The UGV is also equipped with four cameras located at the front, the rear and the sides of the vehicle.

The “Kawbra” UGV can reach a maximum speed of 50 km/h and has a payload capacity of up to 400 kg.

DSA 2022: Malaysian MoD unveils new locally-made Kawbra UGV Unmanned G

The research institute of the Malaysian Ministry of Defense unveils the new locally-made “Kawbra” UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) at DSA 2022, Defense and Se

www.armyrecognition.com

 

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Puolustusvoimat | Puolustusvoimat testasi maarobottia, josta voi tulla suomalaissotilaiden taisteluapulainen 2030-luvulla

Teloilla kulkevan laitteen tehtäviä voisivat olla tiedustelu, joukkojen huolto, evakuointi tai panssarintorjunta.

www.hs.fi

Integrated Unmanned Ground System - Wikipedia

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EU-johtoinen, ja monia yrityksiä mukana, hmm hmm..

 

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ryhmän dronekuski, pistoolista päätelleen näyttää dronekuvaa upseerille, ollen samanlaisessa asemassa kuin radioukko perinteisellä kokoonpanolla

 

[Einomies1]

ryhmän dronekuski, pistoolista päätelleen näyttää dronekuvaa upseerille, ollen samanlaisessa asemassa kuin radioukko perinteisellä kokoonpanolla

Hieman hämmentää että ukot seisoskelevat avopallossa ja selkeästi näkyvissä ilman mitään suojaa. Luulisi että jos ollaan taistelualueella ja vaara vihollisen lennokeista sekä tykistöstä on selvä, oltaisiin edes puiden suojassa. Sitten tuo juoksuhauta: selvästi ilmassa näkyvä ja sitä ei ole edes yritetty naamioida mitenkään.

Sodasta ei ole kokemuksia, mutta toimisitteko itse noin? Itse ottaisin ja otan lennokkien uhkan vakavasti, puhumattakaan epäsuorasta tulesta. Niiden tehosta on jo runsaasti todisteita.

 

[Mikfin70]

Hieman hämmentää että ukot seisoskelevat avopallossa ja selkeästi näkyvissä ilman mitään suojaa. Luulisi että jos ollaan taistelualueella ja vaara vihollisen lennokeista sekä tykistöstä on selvä, oltaisiin edes puiden suojassa. Sitten tuo juoksuhauta: selvästi ilmassa näkyvä ja sitä ei ole edes yritetty naamioida mitenkään.

Sodasta ei ole kokemuksia, mutta toimisitteko itse noin? Itse ottaisin ja otan lennokkien uhkan vakavasti, puhumattakaan epäsuorasta tulesta. Niiden tehosta on jo runsaasti todisteita.

Nuo on varmaan kiireesti lapiolla kaivettuja ja mieleen ei ehkä ole tullut tuo naamiointi. Vertaa kommenttiini poteron kaivaminen.

Tuossa tulee oikeasti esille se hyvin koulutetun ja kokeneen joukon ero..liike kun pysähtyy, hae suoja ja suojaus vähintään polvelle niin maalipinta-ala on 1/3 seisovasta maalista.

 

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Sodasta ei ole kokemuksia, mutta toimisitteko itse noin?

Riippuu tilanteesta. Selkeesti ukot on passissa ja passeja on varmaan kauempana, mutta jos heti pitäisi seuraavaksi käskyjä antaa niin kestää aikaa käydä läpi suunnitelma. Ilmauhalta voisi mennä suojaan johonkin mökkiin ja kuskina valitsisin raunion taikka varjoisan paikan missä operoida vehjettä.

 

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The aerial platform selected for the combined solution uses Heven-Drones’ H100 Robo drone, a 71 kg Maximum takeoff weight drone that lifts a weight up to 30 kg for 36 minutes over a distance of 10 km. In its flying robot configuration, Roboteam’s Micro Tactical Ground Robot (MTGR) mounts the H-100 to hop over obstacles to land on rooftops or rapidly deploy to a location where it performs its mission. For this application, the drone is fitted with a 30kg kit that includes the MTGR, robot attachments, ramp, and toolbox supporting the MTGR, resulting in a first of a kind ‘flying robot’ that maximizes the time-to-lift capabilities of ground robots and flying robots.

Israeli Drone and Robotics Companies Team to Introduce a Flying EOD Robot - Defense Update:

Heven Drones, a fast-growing Israeli drone technology company, has unveiled at ISDEF 2022 an integrated robotic solution combining an aerial multirotor and unmanned ground vehicle for land and air operation. The solution was jointly developed by Heven Drones and Roboteam, an Israeli tactical...

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[KymJP2K]

Nuo on varmaan kiireesti lapiolla kaivettuja ja mieleen ei ehkä ole tullut tuo naamiointi. Vertaa kommenttiini poteron kaivaminen.

Tuossa tulee oikeasti esille se hyvin koulutetun ja kokeneen joukon ero..liike kun pysähtyy, hae suoja ja suojaus vähintään polvelle niin maalipinta-ala on 1/3 seisovasta maalista.

Ja tauot puiden alla. Mitään syytä ei ole seistä lonkkalevossa tien vieressä.

Poteron kaivaminen on lähinnä teoriaa jos ollaan liikkumassa.

 

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Lehr- und Forschunggebiet Autonome Systeme

Analysis of climbing in circular and rectangular pipes with a reconfigurable sprawling robot

This paper presents an analytical description and experimental results for a reconfigurable field robot that can climb inside circular and rectangular…

www.sciencedirect.com

Northern Robotics Laboratory

 

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Takhion. Passiivinen jäähdytys ja 1080p webbikamera?

 

[Teräsmies]

Tässä nähdään miten hyvin panssariajoneuvot näkyvät Orlan-10 (mallista ei tietoa) lämppärissä.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510967611160506377

 

[Mikfin70]

Tässä nähdään miten hyvin panssariajoneuvot näkyvät Orlan-10 (mallista ei tietoa) lämppärissä.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510967611160506377

Ei kovin vakuuttavaa suorittamista, hajontaa ja tuliyksikkö vain kolme tykkiä

 

[rty19]

pistetään kopio myös tänne

https://maanpuolustus.net/threads/ukrainan-konflikti-sota.2939/post-1128149

 

[magitsu]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1511405325290725377

 

[Ruutiukko]

Tampereella kehitettävä droonitekniikka esittelyssä Aamulehdessä

Drone ja tekoäly saattavat tarkkailla ensi kesänä ihmisten ja ajoneuvojen liikkeitä isossa kesätapahtumassa Tampereella – kameroilla voi nähdä jopa 400 metrin päähän

Dronea ei saa lennättää ihmisten yläpuolella, mutta kehittyneet kamerat mahdollistavat ihmisten ja ajoneuvojen tarkkailemisen satojen metrien päästä. Esimerkiksi isoja tapahtumia Ratinassa ja Santalahdessa voitaisiin kuvata veden yllä lentävästä droonista.

www.aamulehti.fi

Saattaa olla maksumuurin takana, mielenkiintoisia viittauksia drooniparveen, tekoälyyn analysoimassa liikkumista ja viranomaisiin. Maanpuolustusta ei mainittu...

 

[Leaderwolf]

Mitä luulette onko RQ-180 töissä Ukrainan alueella?

 

[fulcrum]

Sillähän huhutaan olevan pitkä kantama, joten voisi varmaan helposti lentää Puolan ylle vaikka Iso-Britanniasta operoiden. Ukrainan ilmatilaan ei kannata lähteä seikkailemaan.