Shipborne UAV, the "eyes and ears" of warship

In recent years, ship-based UAVs have become a common trend. Some naval powers are developing the ship-based UAVs of conventional combat ships. The new generation of destroyers and frigates are equipped with the same ship-based UAVs. Now that there are shipborne helicopters to carry out combat and anti submarine tasks, why should we equip conventional combat ships with UAVs?
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In fact, compared with shipborne helicopter, UAV has the advantages that shipborne helicopter does not have, although it is small in size and light in weight. For example, the Shipborne UAV system is a self-contained system, which is very convenient for operation and use; at the same time, the UAV system is simple in structure, low in cost, flexible and mobile, and has no worries about the life safety of personnel, so it can complete the task with excellent cost-effectiveness ratio; moreover, compared with the helicopter, the UAV target is low in noise and has a certain stealth effect, so it is not easy for people to detect and detect.
Shipborne UAV has the advantages that shipborne helicopter does not have
The most critical point is that the high-tech military technology has been widely used in the Shipborne UAV, which has improved the payload of the Shipborne UAV equipment, especially the modular design, which enables the Shipborne UAV to achieve multi-functional, so as to have stronger combat effectiveness and be able to perform a variety of combat tasks. Its future development and application are mainly shown in the following five points:
LCS-1 free and MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV
First: intelligence reconnaissance and battlefield surveillance. The Shipborne UAV can be equipped with TV cameras, infrared sensors, laser indicators, synthetic aperture radar and other sensors; it even uses data link system to improve the warship's long-range situation awareness ability, and Jiner can carry out long-term real-time reconnaissance and monitoring of the possible armed conflicts and local wars in the sea area.
US Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Shipborne UAV
Second: Airborne Electronic suppression and jamming. Shipborne UAVs can carry active jammers, which can be used for electronic suppression and jamming before or during war. The "soft kill" capability of electronic warfare has become an important means of modern warfare. The Shipborne UAV with this capability undoubtedly enhances the long-range "soft kill" capability of combat ships.
Us mq-8c Shipborne UAV to test and launch precision guided weapon
US Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Shipborne UAV
Third: long range attack weapons. It can be used as an effective weapon to suppress the enemy's targets, not only to attack the sea targets, but also to attack the land targets; when equipped with anti radiation weapons, it can even attack the radiation sources such as early warning aircraft and special electronic warfare aircraft.
Imagination of tern UAV with U.S. Navy nog tail vertical takeoff and landing wing configuration
Fourth: decoy. Carrier based UAV loaded with active decoys can be used as an off-board active jamming system, which can be launched out in case of an emergency that is expected to be attacked by missiles in advance. According to the flight procedures formulated in advance, the electronic warfare payloads carried by the carrier based UAV can be used to interfere with the incoming missiles and provide long-range protection means for warships.
The "tern" vertical takeoff and landing UAV under development in the United States
Fifth: target indication, attack guidance, communication relay. The Shipborne UAV can 0 the attack target for the warship weapon system, measure the target parameters, assist the Shipborne Fire Control System to calculate the firing data, carry out the target analysis, and provide the relay guidance for the long-range anti-ship and cruise missiles; at the same time, it can also irradiate the target with the laser target indicator, and conduct the precise guidance for the IP guided weapon; after the attack, it can measure the ejection correction parameters and detect the target The extent of damage to the subject matter.
The "tern" vertical takeoff and landing UAV under development in the United States
At present, the best-selling ship-based UAV in the world is S100 unmanned helicopter developed by Siebel company of Austria. It can be used day and night, using prefabricated synchronous GPS navigation, or controlled by ground pilots. The UAV weighs about 200 kg, can carry 34 kg for 6 hours, and has a range of 200 km (108 nautical miles). It can carry a small number of ultra light air to ground precision strike weapons to carry out various missions. The UAV has been introduced more than 10 countries including France, Australia, Norway, Thailand, Russia, etc,
Best selling S-100 unmanned helicopter in the world
China, as a leading country in the field of UAV in the world, pays great attention to the development of UAV in conventional warships. It is no less than the navy of any other country in the research and development and configuration of new generation destroyers and frigates. The 054A frigate is equipped with a small unmanned helicopter similar to the S-100
The 054A frigate is equipped with a small shipboard unmanned helicopter
In 2012, the maritime self defense force once photographed the release of UAVs from the frigate Zhoushan. Recently, during the training of the South China Sea fleet, a new type of ship-based UAV appeared on a navy destroyer. The UAV catapulted and took off, and then could land vertically on the destroyer. It shows that the development of naval UAV has stepped into the stage of diversification and practicality.