Here's the Protectors Main website.
http://www.ws-wr.com/epk/BAE_Protect...TOKEN=63842233
Stats I find interesting: it has a 2 person operating system, which can be controlled from the ship or or land.
It has thermal imaging for day and night operations.
Only limited by the fuel it carries.
It's based on the Zodiac. Therefor, serious question - can it be loaded into a chinook like SOF's use?
Advantage of USV's is they can enter coastal positions where a blue water navy would never want to go, and monitor it much better, If they are deployable/recoverable by helicopter even though they already have considerable speed, their deployment time to any given hotspot would be dramatically reduced.
Problem is with helo deployment, it takes a lot to lift something out of the water plainly, and the spot factor. If one estimates a 6000 kg weight, thats out of reach of the seahawk, & about 600 kg's short of being able to be lifted by a merlin. Which leaves the next option of a chook, which means LPD, or supply ship. 8 control stations, 16 operators at anyone time for 8 boats + maintenance staff. Which isn't all that bad at all if your someone like the RN with Merlin HM1's available for operation, you have a useful little anti piracy battle group!
http://www.ws-wr.com/epk/BAE_Protect...TOKEN=63842233
Stats I find interesting: it has a 2 person operating system, which can be controlled from the ship or or land.
It has thermal imaging for day and night operations.
Only limited by the fuel it carries.
It's based on the Zodiac. Therefor, serious question - can it be loaded into a chinook like SOF's use?
Advantage of USV's is they can enter coastal positions where a blue water navy would never want to go, and monitor it much better, If they are deployable/recoverable by helicopter even though they already have considerable speed, their deployment time to any given hotspot would be dramatically reduced.
Problem is with helo deployment, it takes a lot to lift something out of the water plainly, and the spot factor. If one estimates a 6000 kg weight, thats out of reach of the seahawk, & about 600 kg's short of being able to be lifted by a merlin. Which leaves the next option of a chook, which means LPD, or supply ship. 8 control stations, 16 operators at anyone time for 8 boats + maintenance staff. Which isn't all that bad at all if your someone like the RN with Merlin HM1's available for operation, you have a useful little anti piracy battle group!
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