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Hi ! i decided to make another 'designs' thread
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/101287-military-helicopters-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/98561-modern-submarine-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/75408-combat-aircraft-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/106975-tank-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/104441-quasi-ballistic-missiles.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/99968-medium-range-ballistic-missiles.html
further links in this thread-
http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/107870-laser-guided-bombs.html
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot (called a Combat Systems Officer on UCAVs) or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity. Their largest use are within military applications. To distinguish UAVs from missiles, a UAV is defined as a "powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload".[1] Therefore, cruise missiles are not considered UAVs, because, like many other guided missiles, the vehicle itself is a weapon that is not reused, even though it is also unmanned and in some cases remotely guided.
There are a wide variety of UAV shapes, sizes, configurations, and characteristics. Historically, UAVs were simple drones[2] (remotely piloted aircraft), but autonomous control is increasingly being employed in UAVs. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location (which may even be many thousands kilometers away, on another continent), and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex dynamic automation systems.
Currently, military UAVs perform reconnaissance as well as attack missions.[3] While many successful drone attacks on militants have been reported, they have a reputation of being prone to collateral damage and/or erroneous targeting, as with many other weapon types.[2] UAVs are also used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as firefighting or nonmilitary security work, such as surveillance of pipelines. UAVs are often preferred for missions that are too "dull, dirty, or dangerous" for manned aircraft.
A target drone is an unmanned, remote controlled aerial vehicle, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews[1].
In their simplest form, target drones often resemble radio controlled model aircraft. More modern drones may use countermeasures, radar, and similar systems to mimic real aircraft[2].
More advanced drones are made from large, old anti-ship missiles which had their warheads removed.
Obsolete jet and propeller-powered aircraft (such as the Fairey Firefly, Gloster Meteor and de Havilland Sea Vixen used at RAE Llanbedr between the 1950s and 1990s) have also been modified into remote controlled drones, but such modifications are costly.
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/101287-military-helicopters-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/98561-modern-submarine-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/75408-combat-aircraft-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/106975-tank-designs.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/104441-quasi-ballistic-missiles.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/99968-medium-range-ballistic-missiles.html
further links in this thread-
http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/107870-laser-guided-bombs.html
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot (called a Combat Systems Officer on UCAVs) or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity. Their largest use are within military applications. To distinguish UAVs from missiles, a UAV is defined as a "powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload".[1] Therefore, cruise missiles are not considered UAVs, because, like many other guided missiles, the vehicle itself is a weapon that is not reused, even though it is also unmanned and in some cases remotely guided.
There are a wide variety of UAV shapes, sizes, configurations, and characteristics. Historically, UAVs were simple drones[2] (remotely piloted aircraft), but autonomous control is increasingly being employed in UAVs. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location (which may even be many thousands kilometers away, on another continent), and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex dynamic automation systems.
Currently, military UAVs perform reconnaissance as well as attack missions.[3] While many successful drone attacks on militants have been reported, they have a reputation of being prone to collateral damage and/or erroneous targeting, as with many other weapon types.[2] UAVs are also used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as firefighting or nonmilitary security work, such as surveillance of pipelines. UAVs are often preferred for missions that are too "dull, dirty, or dangerous" for manned aircraft.
A target drone is an unmanned, remote controlled aerial vehicle, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews[1].
In their simplest form, target drones often resemble radio controlled model aircraft. More modern drones may use countermeasures, radar, and similar systems to mimic real aircraft[2].
More advanced drones are made from large, old anti-ship missiles which had their warheads removed.
Obsolete jet and propeller-powered aircraft (such as the Fairey Firefly, Gloster Meteor and de Havilland Sea Vixen used at RAE Llanbedr between the 1950s and 1990s) have also been modified into remote controlled drones, but such modifications are costly.
