Hi All,
Would anyone care to speculate as to what UAV will be used on the new OPV's when they arrive in a few years time?
I believe the specs call for the new ships to be "UAV capable" and at 90M I'd believe there should be plenty of space aft to accomodate the neccesary landing area/equipment etc.
Personally I only have a limited knowledge of such vehicles but id be interested to see/hear peoples thought's on such an important element of the new Patrol vessels.
I assume something like the Firescout http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/ is far too advanced for our needs (Id be amazed despite desires for future proofing if we ever choose a weapons capable UAV) but Google didn't really throw up too many other alternatives.
Anyone care to share thoughts?
Thanks in advance
Would anyone care to speculate as to what UAV will be used on the new OPV's when they arrive in a few years time?
I believe the specs call for the new ships to be "UAV capable" and at 90M I'd believe there should be plenty of space aft to accomodate the neccesary landing area/equipment etc.
Personally I only have a limited knowledge of such vehicles but id be interested to see/hear peoples thought's on such an important element of the new Patrol vessels.
I assume something like the Firescout http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/firescout/ is far too advanced for our needs (Id be amazed despite desires for future proofing if we ever choose a weapons capable UAV) but Google didn't really throw up too many other alternatives.
Anyone care to share thoughts?
Thanks in advance
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