Drones in war
- electromagnetic defense
- stacks, swarms
- “tailsitter”
- from “expensive precision” to “economic efficiency”
drones_01 electromagnetic defense
https://www.britannica.com/money/Saab-AB
drones_02 stacks, swarms
// > In the Ukraine war, drones have operated in stacks rather than swarms. Drones are more effective when operated as a part of larger team of uncrewed systems. Swarms typically consist of a greater number of units that autonomously coordinate their behavior. The drone stacks used by both sides in the war in Ukraine have been coordinated through multiple drone operators using software-based battle networks, traditional means of communication, or commercial communications platforms. Both parties claim to be using artificial intelligence to improve the drone’s ability to hit its target, but likely its use is limited. https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/evolution-not-revolution 2024-02-08
Drone Warfare in a Future Fight to Defend Taiwan https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/swarms-over-the-strait 2024-06-20
** https://www.cnas.org/search?q=drone
** https://www.cnas.org/research/defense
** https://cepa.org/search-results/?term=drone
drones_03 from “expensive precision” to “economic efficiency”
Blaze “tailsitter”
Blaze uses a unique “tailsitter” configuration in its technical architecture, which cleverly combines the characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft with the advantages of multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing.
Four sets of propeller motors are carefully positioned in the wingtips, a design that allows the drone to quickly switch to horizontal flight mode after a vertical lift, with a maximum speed of 250 kilometers per hour.
Compared with traditional anti-aircraft artillery, its coverage has been greatly expanded, whether in the mountains, jungles and other complex terrain deployment, or in emergency situations quickly reach designated airspace, Blaze has shown excellent performance.
from “expensive precision” to “economic efficiency”
// > Blaze interceptors are hybrid, modular design and cost advantages, marking the transformation of air defense systems from “expensive precision” to “economic efficiency”.
Its “low-weight high” strategy not only strengthens European defense autonomy and provides a new path to dealing with the threat of bee swarms.
Despite the electromagnetic interference, laser technology substitution and geopolitical risks, its “software-defined hardware” SME innovation paradigm breaks the traditional military research and development barriers and validates the rapid iteration potential of the lightweight system in the field of national defense.
In 2025, mass production and actual deployment in Ukraine will become a key node in the inspection of the concept of “low-cost air defense”. ... redefining the “cost-efficiency” balance is the core code that cracks the dilemma of modern war consumption.
increase the resilience and redundancy of those supply chains
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Electronic Warfare
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[Radar] Andrea De Martino – Introduction to Modern EW Systems (2012, Artech House) [pdf] https://libgen.li/ads.php?md5=97a9e9a42cdd10a6508d5827639a203a
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