UAV / UCAV / LAR (robotit) Uutiset ja jutut

[peelo]

Noista netissä olevista uav videoista ja varsinkaan niiden kuvan laadusta ei kannata vetää johtopääksiä... Niitä heikennetään aika raakasti

Huomasit varmaan kyseisessä videossa että se oli kuvattu todennäköisimmin kännykkäkameralla operaattorin näyttölaitteelta. Tässä ei ole kyse tahallisesta heikentämisestä vaan ihan yksinkertaisesti siitä että kyseessä on Nigerialaiset!!!! Tätä ei itseasiassa ollut heikennetty ollenkaan vaan tämä oli tarkka, joskushan näkee jenkkivideoissa näytöltä sumennetun tietoja kuten sijainnit.

 

[Raveni]

Huomasit varmaan kyseisessä videossa että se oli kuvattu todennäköisimmin kännykkäkameralla operaattorin näyttölaitteelta. Tässä ei ole kyse tahallisesta heikentämisestä vaan ihan yksinkertaisesti siitä että kyseessä on Nigerialaiset!!!! Tätä ei itseasiassa ollut heikennetty ollenkaan vaan tämä oli tarkka, joskushan näkee jenkkivideoissa näytöltä sumennetun tietoja kuten sijainnit.

Juu, tarkoitinkin yleisesti...

 

[Teräsmies]

Huomasit varmaan kyseisessä videossa että se oli kuvattu todennäköisimmin kännykkäkameralla operaattorin näyttölaitteelta. Tässä ei ole kyse tahallisesta heikentämisestä vaan ihan yksinkertaisesti siitä että kyseessä on Nigerialaiset!!!! Tätä ei itseasiassa ollut heikennetty ollenkaan vaan tämä oli tarkka, joskushan näkee jenkkivideoissa näytöltä sumennetun tietoja kuten sijainnit.

Niin, miten ihmeessä UAV voisi kuvata kohdesta viistosta? Ihan kuin niissä olisi kääntyvät kamerat tai jotain vastaava.

 

[ctg]

It’s a product of DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy program (FLA), whose goal is to beef up drone processing power that’ll let them carry out low-level tasks, like maneuvering in a crowded space, without human help. What makes this little guy even more impressive is that it’s toting around a bunch of sensors and software so it can autonomously navigate around obstacles in its path—all while hitting those unprecedented speeds.

http://gizmodo.com/holy-hell-the-us-military-made-the-fast-quadcopter-ive-1758807512

 

[ctg]

http://hackaday.com/2016/02/15/a-3d-printed-jet-engine-appears-to-function/

 

[krd]

Kastepäivä lähestyy:
"Maailman suurin miehittämätön sotalaiva kastetaan 7. huhtikuuta, NyTeknikkertoo. Yhdysvaltain asevoimien tutkimusorganisaatio Darpa on kehittänyt aluksen jäljittämään sukellusveneitä.
Miehittämättömäksi, automaattisesti toimivaksi alukseksi 40-metrinen ja 140 tonnia painava laiva on kokoluokassaan ainutlaatuinen. Sukellusveneiden lisäksi laiva voi etsiä myös miinoja ja kuljettaa varusteita muille aluksille.
Jättikokoisen miehittämättömän laivan nimi on ASW Continuous Trail Unmanned Wessel, lyhennettynä Actuv. Se itsessään on aseeton eikä siis yksinään pysty hyökkäämään vihollisen sukellusveneiden kimppuun. Havaitessaan jotain epäilyttävää se varoittaa siitä muita aluksia.
Pääsyy suuren miehittämättömän aluksen kehittämiseen on rahansäästö. Se päiväkustannukset ovat vain noin 16 000 euroa siinä missä hävittäjäaluksen päiväkustannukset voivat olla yli 600 000 euroa."
http://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/tekni...a-valmis-vesille-40-metria-140-tonnia-6303960

 

[ctg]

The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has provided details of a new enhanced variant of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was first revealed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in a contract announcement from late January.

The USD34.03 million MQ-9 Medium Altitude Long Endurance Tactical (MALET) Lead-Off Hitter (LOH) contract is part of a rolling upgrade to the 37 MQ-9s procured by the US Air Force (USAF) on behalf of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) that has been on going since fiscal year 2013 (FY 2013), a spokesperson for USSOCOM told IHS Jane's on 15 February.

Since FY 2013, the AFSOC's MQ-9s have received hardware and software capability drops to the platforms themselves as well as to their operating and training stations, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Allen explained.

Under the Moving Target Tracking (Phase 1) effort, the MQ-9s have: had their standard definition electro-optical (EO) sensor replaced with a high-definition (HD) unit, with software that provides standardised location co-ordinates; been fitted with software to enable automatic detection and simultaneous open-loop tracking of 12 moving targets; received software enhancements to meet a directed communications requirement; and had secure video transmission to provide National Security Agency (NSA) type 1 line-of-sight (LOS) encrypted video (transmission only).

Moving Target Tracking (Phase 2) has included track through the clouds, advanced lethality munitions software, and automated tracking of moving targets for kinetic engagements; replacing standard definition EO with HD 720P at night and HD FMV (short-wave infrared [IR]): replacing low-light TV camera in MTS-B short wave IR camera under Operational Flight Program v2402; and a 'super ripple' capability that enables AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles to be fired 0.32 seconds apart.

Minotaur is new battle management software with geo-registered/rectified imagery and co-ordinates; while the rapidly deployable MALET-JSIL Aircrew Trainer is is designed to train operators to safely fly MQ-9 extended range (ER) that features a heavier maximum take-off weight, two external fuel tanks, a four-bladed propeller, alcohol-water injection, heavy-weight landing gear, and HD FMV (split screen) for the operators.

http://www.janes.com/article/58009/...lid-on-special-mission-mq-9-reaper?from_rss=1

 

[ctg]

The Jaeger UGV – based on the Israeli amphibious Amstaff will be configured as a base platform fitted with mission specific modules. Photo: Tamir Eshel, Defense-Update

http://defense-update.com/20160217_amphibious-capabilities-at-the-singapore-airshow.html

 

[ctg]

Singapore Technologies Aerospace company unveiled a unique unmanned system at the Singapore Airshow today, this yet unnamed system can launch from a deck of a ship or from land, fly for about 15 minutes, dive underwater and loiter for three hours on a submerged mission. The developers claim this concept of operation is faster and more efficient for quick reaction surveillance missions, as the hybrid drone can deploy faster than conventional boats or unmanned surface vessels. Typical missions for the new hybrid drone are mine detection and clearance, as well as underwater inspection, search and rescue.

http://defense-update.com/20160216_singapore-technologies-hybrid-mini-uav-can-fly-and-dive.html

 

[ctg]

HELVETIN ISO harppaus viimevuodesta. Huomaa, Atlas ei ole kytketty mihinkään lankaan vaan on täysin autonominen.

“A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain and help with navigation. This version of Atlas is about 5’ 9” tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.”

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/next-generation-of-boston-dynamics-atlas-robot

 

[ctg]

The United States has made little or no progress in explaining how and why it orders lethal drone strikes, even as America's reliance on the unmanned aircraft soars worldwide, a report found Tuesday.

According to a study by the Stimson Center, a Washington-based nonpartisan think tank, President Barack Obama's administration has failed to provide basic transparency into the drone program that has become a keystone in America's counterterrorism efforts.

"In terms of the justification for the program and all the legal basis -- that still remains out of reach of the American public," study author Rachel Stohl told AFP.

Her paper gives American school-style grades in a "report card" to the US government, rating how it has improved its drone accountability since the Stimson Center wrote a damning report on the matter in June 2014.

The report card gave the Obama administration an "F" -- or a failing grade -- in three areas: a lack of progress on releasing information on targeted drone strikes, developing better accountability mechanisms and explaining the US lethal drone program's legal basis.

A seemingly ever-expanding global war against extremist groups means the United States relies heavily on drones to monitor hostile lands and launch missiles at suspected extremists.

Obama has drastically expanded the drone program during his tenure, but his administration provides scant information on strikes.

Critics say many drone strikes kill civilians, and the aircraft alienate and radicalize local populations on the ground.

Since June 2014, the United States has reportedly carried out lethal drone strikes in Afghanistan, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, as well as against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria.

The Stimson Center said at least a dozen countries now host US drone bases, including Ethiopia, the Seychelles and Yemen.

- 'Effective application of firepower' -

"The targeted killing program has been the most precise and effective application of firepower in the history of armed conflict," said Michael Hayden, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which carries out most drone strikes.

Writing in The New York Times on Sunday, he credited drones for decimating the ranks of Al-Qaeda.

But the Stimson Center says such assertions are meaningless without any publicly reviewable data available to back them up.

"We know very little about the actual drone operations, the missions, even in aggregate we don't know," Stohl said. "How do we evaluate if this program is successful?"

Much of the limited data available on deadly drone strikes has been compiled by journalists, watchdog groups and industry whistleblowers.

The report's highest grade is a "C." While it's a passing grade, it's still far from stellar.

It credited the administration with making some progress in releasing a new export policy on drones, progress toward adopting rules and regulations for the use of drones in US airspace, and progress acknowledging the use of drone strikes in foreign countries.

The Stimson Center's 2014 report had called for more transparency from the Obama administration, urging it to acknowledge drone strikes after they have been carried out in a foreign country.

Obama has promised to curb the secrecy around the strikes and in 2014 said any operation should not "create more enemies than we take off the battlefield."

But Stohl said Obama needs to act fast if he wants to enhance the drone program's accountability before he leaves office.

"There are pragmatic steps that President Obama can take prior to the end of his term to improve America's drone policy," Stohl said.

"Doing so would set a positive precedent for the next administration and better balance legal and ethical frameworks with national security and foreign policy concerns. But time is running out."

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_failing_to_explain_deadly_drone_policy_report_999.html

 

[ctg]

Kuinka he tekivät uuden Atlaksen

“The engineering team did a huge amount of work to make ATLAS lighter and more compact,” Marc Raibert, founder and president of Boston Dynamics, told IEEE Spectrum. “One thing we did was use 3D printing to create the legs, so the actuators and hydraulic lines are embedded in the structure, rather than made out of separate components. We also developed custom servo-valves that are significantly smaller and lighter (and work better) than the aerospace versions we had been using.” He added that there were lots of “other work by a great team that I won’t go into.”

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/boston-dynamics-marc-raibert-on-nextgen-atlas

 

[John Hilly]

Israel myi 5 vuotta sitten Venäjälle UAV:ta, ehkäistäkseen Venäjän it-ohjuskaupat Iraniin. Nyt niitä käytetään käytetään Syyriassa Russia-Assad-Iran-Hezbollah liiton puolesta!

Russia using Israeli UAVs in Syria

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made by Israel have tumbled into the hands of Iran and Assad in their war against the Syrian rebels. The UAVs were sold to Putin’s army more than 5 years ago, in an attempt to prevent them from selling an advanced air defense system to Iran. The attempt failed and since then, Russia has possessed the Israeli technology.

The UAV used by Russia in Syria

Israeli UAVs were sold to Russia in order to prevent Putin from selling S-300 missiles to Iran. In the end, Russia purchased the Israeli UAVs and also sold the missiles to the Iranians.

For the 1st time since the beginning of the Russian involvement in Syria, it appears that Putin’s military is using Israeli technology and weapons. In a strange way, this has created a situation in which the Israeli “Searcher 2” UAVs are serving the Russia-Assad-Iran-Hezbollah alliance.

The UAVs were seen near the Russian Khmeimim airbase, which is located near Latakia. This discovery means that Israel companies that are interested in exporting defense equipment to Russia must reapply for permits to negotiation and export licenses. These requests will be handled by a special technological committee.

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news...ne&utm_campaign=EveningNewsletter+-+Recurring

 

[ctg]

Israel myi 5 vuotta sitten Venäjälle UAV:ta, ehkäistäkseen Venäjän it-ohjuskaupat Iraniin. Nyt niitä käytetään käytetään Syyriassa Russia-Assad-Iran-Hezbollah liiton puolesta!

Ympäri käydään, yhteen tullaan.

 

[ctg]

A new report written by a former Pentagon official who helped establish United States policy on autonomous weapons argues that autonomous weapons could be uncontrollable in real-world environments, where they are subject to design failure as well as hacking, spoofing and manipulation by adversaries. The report contrasts these completely automated systems, which have the ability to target and kill without human intervention, to weapons that keep humans "in the loop" in the process of selecting and engaging targets. "Anyone who has ever been frustrated with an automated telephone call support helpline, an alarm clock mistakenly set to 'p.m.' instead of 'a.m.,' or any of the countless frustrations that come with interacting with computers, has experienced the problem of 'brittleness' that plagues automated systems," Mr. Scharre writes.

The United States military does not have advanced autonomous weapons in its arsenal. However, this year the Defense Department requested almost $1 billion to manufacture Lockheed Martin's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, which is described as a "semiautonomous" weapon. The missile is controversial because, although a human operator will initially select a target, it is designed to fly for several hundred miles while out of contact with the controller and then automatically identify and attack an enemy ship. As an alternative to completely autonomous weapons, the report advocates what it describes as "Centaur Warfighting." The term "centaur" has recently come to describe systems that tightly integrate humans and computers. Human-machine combat teaming takes a page from the field of "centaur chess," in which humans and machines play cooperatively on the same team. "Having a person in the loop is not enough," says Scharre. "They can't be just a cog in the loop. The human has to be actively engaged."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/technology/report-cites-dangers-of-autonomous-weapons.html

 

[ctg]

En tiennyt notta robokoira aiheuttaa noin paljon räyhättävää pienessä koirassa.

You may recognize one of the dogs in this picture: we’re pretty sure it’s Andy Rubin’s dog, Alex. Andy Rubin is the co-founder of Android, and for about a year, he managed the robotics program at Google (now known as Alphabet). More recently, he’s been running a hardware incubator called Playground, which has enough clout to summon up another robotic dog with Google ties: Boston Dynamics’ Spot.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/...oogles-most-famous-dogs-really-dont-get-along

 

[jokuvaan]

http://yle.fi/uutiset/britannia_ja_ranska_rakentamaan_miljardien_hintaista_sotalennokkia/8717643

"Ranska ja Britannia ovat sopineet kahden miljardin euron hintaisesta hankkeesta, millä maat kehittävät yhdessä uuden monikäyttöisen ohjaajattoman sotilaskoneen."

 

[Raveni]

Suomi mukaan kehitykseen vaan..

 

[viestiupseeri]

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[Fremen]

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Aika vaikuttavaa... vaittaisin etta meidan kannalta onneksi lienee paskamaisempi juttu hyokkaajalle kuin puolustajalle. Menee kylla monimutkaiseksi toi sotiminen kun joka pieru nakyy jonkun ruudussa!