IMI is of course better known as the acronym for Israeli Military Industries but what is the state of the current Irish military industries? I know you aren't coming down with defense contractors but plenty of civilian companies of other types could turn their hand to military use. Of course you have no ability to design a full aircraft from scratch at the minute (admit it, as proud as you are the only Irishmen that could design a decent new aircraft were Short Brothers about 30 years ago).Which industries and businesses, or even university engineering departments, does Ireland have that don't belong to big international consortiums that Ireland could rely on to have the technical ability to design pats for aircraft, design electronics kit etc with sufficient quality to be useful and equal to parts from the "big" manufacturers.
For instance Serbia and Montenegro just built themselves a shiny new UAV with a 25 hp piston engine, booster rocket for launch, stealth characteristics, auto stabilised low light TV camera a vertical camera, and a parachute to recover it in areas lacking landing facilities, an assets the IAC would find very useful.Could Ireland produce something like this if it needed to.If this seems too simple could you turn a CASA295 into an MC130 class plane for the IAC if you wanted to?
I'm curious since your government won't cough up for new military standard aircraft but could you turn cheaper civilian versions into more capable aircraft or adapt a non military aircraft into something useful?
For instance Serbia and Montenegro just built themselves a shiny new UAV with a 25 hp piston engine, booster rocket for launch, stealth characteristics, auto stabilised low light TV camera a vertical camera, and a parachute to recover it in areas lacking landing facilities, an assets the IAC would find very useful.Could Ireland produce something like this if it needed to.If this seems too simple could you turn a CASA295 into an MC130 class plane for the IAC if you wanted to?
I'm curious since your government won't cough up for new military standard aircraft but could you turn cheaper civilian versions into more capable aircraft or adapt a non military aircraft into something useful?
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