US okays delivery of drones to Pakistan

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Its better we requested newer radars or helicopters or something

 

[A.M.]

Waste of money.

 

[Thorough Pro]

why would US be paying for it? do you have any solid undeniable info on it or is it just your habit to state whatever comes to your mind without ever feeling responsible for what you say/write? or do you ever consider if that makes any sense or not?

First this is not even armed drone it's a survielence drone and finally USA is paying for it @IceCold

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Good news. It has impressive endurance flight of hours.
Are we getting block D or block E of ScanEagle?

While,This is ScanEagle under Australia army

 

[Thorough Pro]

Kid real garbage is what you posted and you obviously have no clue about what you are talking. If you have nothing better to contribute, shut up and learn.

Armed drones are not a silver bullet. Armed drones are only used for attack purpose, when you have sold information about the targets and that comes from surveillance.

This is a very small drone, meaning a very small target probably won't even register on a radar. It's small hence operating cost is very minimal too, can be operated by fewer persons and from smaller places. These are tactical drones and very useful if operated from sea vessels.

Earth curvature is about 7.98 inches per mile, in simple words that means you need to go up 7.98 inches every mile to see an object on surface level, out to 100 miles that becomes 66.5 feet. To overcome this limitation either you increase the height of your vessel/watch tower/ radar, and yourself become visible to the object too, or use such tactical small drones to be able to look out hundred of miles and see your enemy well before he sees you.

Send it out in the evening and let it roam the skies for the whole night looking for the enemies at a fraction of the cost of any other platform. This is the key strength that you idiot fan boys don't see. Bigger and faster is not always the solution.

One of americas eldest drones i guess.
- Dont know about the camera but, very short range , and unarmed. I would define this is garbage.

 

[JamD]

Kid real garbage is what you posted and you obviously have no clue about what you are talking. If you have nothing better to contribute, shut up and learn.

Armed drones are not a silver bullet. Armed drones are only used for attack purpose, when you have sold information about the targets and that comes from surveillance.

This is a very small drone, meaning a very small target probably won't even register on a radar. It's small hence operating cost is very minimal too, can be operated by fewer persons and from smaller places. These are tactical drones and very useful if operated from sea vessels.

Earth curvature is about 7.98 inches per mile, in simple words that means you need to go up 7.98 inches every mile to see an object on surface level, out to 100 miles that becomes 66.5 feet. To overcome this limitation either you increase the height of your vessel/watch tower/ radar, and yourself become visible to the object too, or use such tactical small drones to be able to look out hundred of miles and see your enemy well before he sees you.

Send it out in the evening and let it roam the skies for the whole night looking for the enemies at a fraction of the cost of any other platform. This is the key strength that you idiot fan boys don't see. Bigger and faster is not always the solution.

defence.pk logic => armed and huge = the best, unarmed and small = potty.
I sincerely hope more of our friends here read your post than how many read mine lol

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

One good capability of this drone is thermal imaging. It can spot humans inside house, lush greenery cover or any soft hideout which a video camera cannot spot thus marking a target for a missile firing UAV or an attack helicopter in a followup.

 

[Aamir Hussain]

I think the motivation to go for ScanEagle is the three times better loiter time and the quality of on-board camera, catapult launch (capability to operate from within the area of operations ---as pointed by JamD) and thermal imaging equipment besides the image stabilizing mechanism.

Furthermore, we can all debate on it till the cows come home, but in the end, it is the buyer who calls the shot --- in this case PA wants it!!! Now they must see the advantage of operating this bird vs others already available.

 

[313baberali]

if our knowledge is still behind scan eagle we must be ashamed

Why you guys relate every thing with ashamed,if there any thing is going to be used to learn then its good think.its not to be ashmed

 

[Aamir Hussain]

Well said sir! Every little God damn thing becomes "Anaa ka muamla!!!!"

Concept of acquiring a mature platform, ancillary equipment including the ground control station, with over 800,000 hours of combat flying under the belt will greatly enhance our knowledge and understanding of such systems is totally missed out here.

We can add to our systems what we learn from here.

We r getting three systems with with four UAV's, one "Superwedge" launcher n one "Skyhook" recovery unit and a ground control and imaging station per system.

The deal also includes training. Typically 2 men operate the UAV with a further 2 are used for maintaining the UAV.

 

[JamD]

Well said sir! Every little God damn thing becomes "Anaa ka muamla!!!!"

Concept of acquiring a mature platform, ancillary equipment including the ground control station, with over 800,000 hours of combat flying under the belt will greatly enhance our knowledge and understanding of such systems is totally missed out here.

We can add to our systems what we learn from here.

We r getting three systems with with four UAV's, one "Superwedge" launcher n one "Skyhook" recovery unit and a ground control and imaging station per system.

The deal also includes training. Typically 2 men operate the UAV with a further 2 are used for maintaining the UAV.

And to expand on what you're saying, when good engineers take a closer look at such platforms they absorb years worth of knowledge and experience which is now part of the products' design. This experience adds to the body of knowledge of our own manufacturers. Reaching the same level of maturity would take 10 times as much time on our own (with our precious anaa intact).

Personally, I am very interested to see how the 2 stroke engine powers it for an endurance of more than 20 hours. I'm sure electronics people would be very interested in the sensor payload.

Even the design of the catapult seems much more mature than the ones we currently operate.

It is a small price to pay for knowledge (even if one chooses to disregard all the aircraft's tactical utility).

 

[Hyperion]

Actually it is. Now tell me, are you ashamed or should I be?

if our knowledge is still behind scan eagle we must be ashamed

 

[HAIDER]

But few years back PA refused to take it......how come now..Hundreds of these type of small drones are sitting and all leftover of Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

[Imran Khan]

Actually it is. Now tell me, are you ashamed or should I be?

i am sure we are jahil people then

 

[Jaam92]

wait guys its to early to say that this is shit
May be Our Scientist thinking something else with these drones