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Non-US battlefield UAVs
Multiple unmanned aerial vehicles for battlefield use an antenna or sensor drum under the belly between the
battlefield UAVs)
(battlefield UAVs are operational in countries around landing skids. The production Orka is expected to have
the world, with even more currently in development. an endurance of 8 hours and a payload of 150 kilograms
This article deals with those in countries other than Unit- (331 pounds).
States.
ed States For the numerous unmanned aerial vehicles • The EADS "Scorpio" is a much smaller battlefield
from the United States see US battlefield UAVs. helicopter, focused on special operations. It is also of
conventional helicopter configuration, with a two-
French UAVs blade main rotor with Hiller-type stabilization
paddles, an exposed two-blade tail rotor, and landing
Matra BAE Dynamics developed a UAV named Dragon Dragon, skids. A sensor turret may be fitted between the
no relation to the BAI Dragon. The Dragon was roughly landing skids. There are several variants in the
the same size as and similar to the Crecerelle, with the Scorpio line:
same pusher-prop delta configuration, except that in- • The 13 kilogram (29 pound) "Scorpio-6" flies at
stead of having a single tailfin mounted on the fuselage, 35 km/h (22 mph) and has an endurance of an hour.
the Dragon had a tailfin on each wingtip. It was intended • The 40 kilogram (88 pound) "Scorpio-30" flies at
as a jamming platform. It seems to have dropped out 50 km/h (31 mph) and has an endurance of two
of sight, possibly because the French Army acquired the hours.
Crecerelle for the jamming mission. • The EADS "Surveyor" is still in preliminary
investigation phase. It will be a fixed-wing, jet-
Russian UAVs powered UAV and is being positioned as a
replacement for the CL-289. EADS is currently
Yakovlev is currently working on two new tactical UAVs: working on a demonstrator, the "Carapas", modified
• The "Albatros" is a tiltrotor design along the lines of from an Italian Mirach 100 drone. The production
the Bell Eagle Eye, except that it has an inverted-vee Surveyor would be a stealthy machine with a top
tail. It will have a 120 kW (160 hp) engine, seven- speed of 850 km/h (530 mph), an endurance of up to
hour endurance. The range is limited to 100 three hours, and capable of carrying a sophisticated
kilometers (62 mi) by the command-data radio link. sensor payload, including SIGINT gear. It would also
It is primarily focused on shipboard applications. be able to carry external loads, such as air-dropped
• Details of the "Expert" are unclear, but it appears to sensors or light munitions.
be a small battlefield surveillance UAV, of the sort
usually launched by a bungee catapult.
Other International Battlefield
EADS Orka, Scorpio, Surveyor UAVs
• The European Aerospace & Defense Systems (EADS) • The Belgians were actually early adopters of
company is currently promoting a number of UAVs. battlefield UAVs, introducing the "Epervier
One, the "Orka", is a UAV helicopter with an (Sparrowhawk)" UAV in the early 1970s. It was built
airframe length of 6.2 meters (20,3 feet) and a weight by Manufacture Belge De Lampes Et De Materiel
of about 700 kilograms (1543 pounds) for use by the Electronique SA (MBLE) of Belgium. Epervier
army and on naval vessels. It is currently favoured as prototypes were propeller-driven, but the
the likely replacement for the larger and heavier production Epervier UAV, the "X.5" model, was
SEAMOS helicopter UAV that was abandoned by the fitted with a Rover TJ125 turbojet with 510 N (52 kgf
Germans. / 114 lbf) thrust. It was launched by a RATO booster
The Orka is derived from a light helicopter the Cabri built and recovered by parachute.
by Hélicoptères Guimbal of France. It has a convention- It had a boxy fiberglass fuselage with a rear-mounted
al helicopter configuration, with a three-bladed main ro- truncated-delta wing, a single tailfin, and winglet fins at
tor with a diameter of 7.2 meters (23.6 feet), an enclosed the end of each wing. It had a length of 2.25 meters (7
"fenestron" tail rotor favoured by the French, and land- feet 4 inches), a wingspan of 1/72 meters (5 feet 8 inches),
ing skips. There is a sensor turret under the nose and and a launch weight of 142 kilograms (313 pounds), The
Epervier has now been replaced by the IAI Hunter, which
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Non-US battlefield UAVs
was obtained by the Belgian military with Belgian-speci- • Croatia has fielded a series of tactical UAVs,
fied systems. beginning with the MAH-1, which are said to
• Not to be outdone, India’s rival Pakistan has also strongly resemble IAI Malat tactical UAVs and were
developed a number of battlefield UAVs. Pakistan’s likely developed with Israeli assistance.
"Air Weapons Complex (AWC)" has completed
development of their "Bravo" battlefield surveillance
UAV, and is now in service with law enforcement
See also
and border security organizations. The Bravo is • History of unmanned aerial vehicles
apparently a fairly conventional piston-powered • History of unmanned combat aerial vehicles
small battlefield UAV, has a composite airframe, a • US battlefield UAVs
maximum payload of 20 kilograms (44 pounds), and a
radius of action of up to 80 kilometers (50 mi). It is
guided by a preprogrammed navigation system. The
References
AWC "Vision-1" is an improved version of the Bravo, This article contains material that originally came from
, and AWC also makes a high-altitude reconnaissance the web article Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Greg Goebel,
drone, the "Vector", as well as two target drones, the which exists in the Public Domain.
"Nishan" and the "Hornet".
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