Concept? I'm curious what drones were presented?
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Concept? I'm curious what drones were presented?
Concept? I'm curious what drones were presented?
What were the Iranian versions?Pelican UAV
What were the Iranian versions?
While the IRIAF wants to have the production capabilities to manufacture a UCAV in the class of the Shahed-129, the IRGC-ASF is most likely unwilling to share its technology with the IRIAF. So the IRIAF went ahead and came up with the Kaman-22.You can see in this flight test that they`ve fitted the drone with the rotax 912 engine
This does of course pose the question of what was powering the drone at its unveiling,as it is very unlikely to have been the rotax.
In fact you can easily see just how much they had to butcher the rear end to even try to fit the 912.
whatever engine was in there originally was very small,possibly the serat 01 or 02 rotary,with enough power to move it around on the ground but very unlikely to get it airborne,especially with all it was carrying.
Another iriaf con job.
Whats really sad is that if they hadnt been wasting time with this,they could`ve been operating the shahed 129 for well over the past year,giving them a genuine long range reconnaissance asset with attack capability.
There are times when I just dont get the airforce.
The navy didnt seem to have any problems acquiring the 129.While the IRIAF wants to have the production capabilities to manufacture a UCAV in the class of the Shahed-129, the IRGC-ASF is most likely unwilling to share its technology with the IRIAF. So the IRIAF went ahead and came up with the Kaman-22.
The IRIN did receive some Shahed-129s but only older models and probably just in few numbers. A ToT was most likely not included in the purchase. I agree that this approach is not very economical, but I guess the IRIAF simply had no other choice but to start their own development program for a UCAV in the class of the Shahed-129 since the IRGC-ASF didn’t agree on sharing their technology or to sell their more modern variants.The navy didnt seem to have any problems acquiring the 129.
The airforce stubbornly just seems to want to go its own way,even if this just wastes time and resources pointlessly duplicating work thats already been done previously.
This is where a general oversight body in charge of approving or denying permission for military projects seems like it might perhaps be a good idea.
I remember something like that years ago.There is some Info in this thread about, but it was years ago (to lazy to search ), so maybe this article helps
UAV Pelican 2; increasing maritime reconnaissance capability
Tehran (IP) - Conducting reconnaissance missions is one of the most important naval activities, and identifying the target faster and farther away is a major concern in all of the world's navies.iranpress.com
IRIAF is wasting its resources, you are right my friend. The mass production of military hardwares is upto the defense ministry not IRGC. IRGC is engaged in R&D and also production of some of high value assets such as sat carriers. The items that do not need mass production are produced by IRGC itself.You can see in this flight test that they`ve fitted the drone with the rotax 912 engine
This does of course pose the question of what was powering the drone at its unveiling,as it is very unlikely to have been the rotax.
In fact you can easily see just how much they had to butcher the rear end to even try to fit the 912.
whatever engine was in there originally was very small,possibly the serat 01 or 02 rotary,with enough power to move it around on the ground but very unlikely to get it airborne,especially with all it was carrying.
Another iriaf con job.
Whats really sad is that if they hadnt been wasting time with this,they could`ve been operating the shahed 129 for well over the past year,giving them a genuine long range reconnaissance asset with attack capability.
There are times when I just dont get the airforce.
Looks like they are all catching on.