Pakistan navy may buy S-100 camcopter to meet its UAV demands

[Frank Martin]

Looks cool and deadly

 

[Penguin]

Oh so you have your finger on the pulse of the 'general consensus'?

VTOL (at this stage) IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PN.....PERIOD!!

Oh, and you set PN policy? Or you are their prime policy advisor? You can't simply pass off your own personal conclusion - which may wel be correct, or incorrect - as if it's the general conclusion about which all agree. Nothing to do with what pulse I may or may not have my finger on. Show me official policy statements to this extent and it becomes a different discussion. Must you take/make this personal?

 

[XYON]

Oh, and you set PN policy? Or you are their prime policy advisor? You can't simply pass off your own personal conclusion - which may wel be correct, or incorrect - as if it's the general conclusion about which all agree. Nothing to do with what pulse I may or may not have my finger on. Show me official policy statements to this extent and it becomes a different discussion. Must you take/make this personal?

I do HAVE my finger on PN policy, YES!

and I am not under any compulsion to show jack or prove anything to you pretty boy!!

 

[SQ8]

The last I checked.. the PN was interested.. in a VTOL UAV..
there was even a RFP forwarded to the local builders....
Unfortunately no local product existed.. and the timeframe for the purchase came and went.

 

[Super Falcon]

USELESS message to navy buy huge things before buy small which we need most

 

[Pak_Sher]

USELESS message to navy buy huge things before buy small which we need most

Need a naval arsenal with both small and large weapons. UAVs will ehance the PN Eye in the Sky capability.

 

[Penguin]

I do HAVE my finger on PN policy, YES!

and I am not under any compulsion to show jack or prove anything to you pretty boy!!

Oh, but I am ?! >chuckle<

I suggest you put your money where your mouth is i.e. verifiable sources in the public domain.

And you can keep your 'pretty boy'-s*** to yourself: I've not addressed you immaturely or disrespectfully and the least you can do is show the same level of courtesy.

Most serious navies do in fact look seriously at VTOL UAVs.
MQ8B is in low rate initial production for LCS.

 

[Super Falcon]

rubbish policy of navy for me

 

[XYON]

Oh, but I am ?! >chuckle<

I suggest you put your money where your mouth is i.e. verifiable sources in the public domain.

And you can keep your 'pretty boy'-s*** to yourself: I've not addressed you immaturely or disrespectfully and the least you can do is show the same level of courtesy.

Most serious navies do in fact look seriously at VTOL UAVs.
MQ8B is in low rate initial production for LCS.

QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK!!!!!!!!!

Ho Hummmmmmmm!

 

[XYON]

The last I checked.. the PN was interested.. in a VTOL UAV..
there was even a RFP forwarded to the local builders....
Unfortunately no local product existed.. and the timeframe for the purchase came and went.

Navy VTOL UAV Tender history is as follows.

In FY 2008 - No results
In FY 2009 - No results - Navy did buy UQAB UAV system from IDS
In FY 2010 - No results
In FY2011 - 3 guesses for the geniuses among us!! Especially under the financial crunch environment that we are going through right now!

Plus if Navy was so interested in the VTOL UAV, it would not have launched a simultaneous tender for fixed wing UAV in which again FALCO and UQAB are main contenders!!

 

[Penguin]

QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK!!!!!!!!!

Ho Hummmmmmmm!

Very mature.... Stil doesn't make your claim/conclusion true, does it.

Northrop Grumman began production of test UAVs in April 2006 ... The Fire Scout entered low-rate initial production (LRIP) in May 2007

Northrup Grumman MQ 8B Firescout | sUAS News

Northrop Grumman Receives U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Contract Award for Third Year of Low Rate Initial Production

Northrop Grumman Receives U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Contract Award for Third Year of Low Rate Initial Production (NYSE:NOC)

VTUAV LRIP Lot 3 MQ-8B Production
Solicitation Number: N00019-07-C-0041
Agency: Department of the Navy
Office: Naval Air Systems Command
Location: NAVAIR HQ

Synopsis:
Added: Jan 08, 2009 12:06 pm
This is a notice of intent from the Naval Air Systems Command to issue a fixed price modification to Contract N00019-07-C-0041 on an other than full and open competition basis, with Northrop Grumman Corporation, San Diego, CA to provide Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) Lot 3 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of three (3) MQ-8B Air Vehicles (AV). Northrop Grumman is the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the Fire Scout UAV system. Accordingly, Northrop Grumman is the only firm with the unique knowledge, experience, technical expertise and understanding of the Fire Scout design and architecture to provide the LRIP units. This synopsis is for informational purposes only. See numbered note 22.

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportu...52f618261db2b4a7ccb82a6635d&tab=core&_cview=0

I suppose that's all made up?