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‘World Is A Customer’ – Russia, UAE Keen To Acquire Bayraktar Drones; Bangladesh Signs Deal On Turkish UCAVs — Reports

The designer of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) claims that the suppression of Russian artillery systems and armored vehicles by Ukraine has made “the whole world” a customer.

According to Selçuk Bayraktar, who co-owns the Istanbul company Baykar with his brother Haluk, “the drones demonstrated how technology had transformed contemporary warfare.”

The laser-guided armor-piercing bomb-equipped TB2, which has a 12-meter (40-foot) wingspan and a maximum altitude of 25,000 feet, assisted in diminishing Russia’s overpowering military superiority.

According to the company, 14 countries have acquired the drone from Turkey, with another 16 in the process.

Above is an extract from - https://eurasiantimes.com/russia-uae-ke ... igns-deal/

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Navy Lookout

Revolutionary Guard ship Shahid Bazair seized and later released US Navy Sail drone.
Saildrone Explorer USVs are used for ISR in Gulf.
Lesson for RN about vulnerability of uncrewed minehunting platforms ahead of planned deployment in Gulf?
See - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 3116170241
And - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle ... 56555.html
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G3 Systems has delivered four Persistent Operational Deployable Systems (PODS) to the RN.

These PODS will be used to transport and control new heavy-lift drones.
PODS to be trialled at sea on board XV Patrick Blackett
See - https://www.g3-systems.co.uk/news/
G3 Systems Delivers four NavyPODS (Deployable Containerised Solutions) for Heavy-Lift Drone capability in Record Time.
Article also contains details of other military products by the same company.
See also - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 32/photo/1
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Royal Navy purchases new uncrewed underwater vehicles

HII has announced the delivery of three REMUS 100 uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the Royal Navy.
The new systems, say the firm, bring “enhanced endurance and the latest generation of sensors and payloads, allowing for increased data quality and mission efficiency”.
See - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-n ... -vehicles/
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Drone minehunter achieves success in trials off Scotland

Elbit Systems UK recently conducted successful demonstrations of its Seagull Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to showcase its proven autonomous mine hunting technology for the Ministry of Defence.

The Wilton Industry Show and Experiment (WISEX) demonstrations aimed to provide MOD and industry partners with an analysis of Seagull’s mine hunting capabilities under operational conditions.
Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/drone-m ... q_rR8D1dQM
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British warships in ‘game-changing’ NATO experiment

The Royal Navy say their British ships led the way in “game-changing” NATO autonomous exercises off the coast of Portugal.

Frigate HMS Lancaster and minehunter HMS Hurworth tested the use of uncrewed tech – from drones to underwater survey vessels, which could be used by NATO on the front line of operations in the future.

“For the month-long trials, more than 11 warships, 120 autonomous vehicles and 1,500 military and civilian personnel from 15 NATO countries took over the waters near the Troia Peninsula, Portugal. This is the first time the Royal Navy has sent ships to the exercise, with previous participation involving crewless boats and drones. It’s enhanced presence in the exercise, hosted by the Portuguese Navy, comes as this year marks the 650th anniversary of the Treaty of Tagilde between England and Portugal – the oldest alliance in the world.

HMS Lancaster played a key role by serving as the command hub for the multitude of autonomous systems, feeding information to the other ships in the task force to allow them to make crucial decisions during the numerous scenarios. This allowed the task group to see and utilise the range of drones, underwater vehicles and vessels.”

Jim Beaton, the Royal Navy and UK lead for the exercise, said:

“REPMUS 22 has been a game-changer, first through the trial of an autonomous asset ready combat system in HMS Lancaster, from where we were able to distribute an autonomous system operating picture to a NATO task group. This is a huge advancement, and we have taken that forward to support two NATO Standing Naval Forces. Dynamic Messenger saw us take autonomy to sea in a NATO context. Additionally, we have been able to bring some of the navy’s newest operators to the exercise, getting their feedback on the system and starting to push that experience back into the fleet.”

What was tested?
First up was REPMUS – a testing ground designed to allow large-scale experiments for NATO navies and their industry partners. During this period the ships and crewless technology were put to the test through a range of scenarios above, on and below the water.

“Exercise Dynamic Messenger followed, where the tried and tested uncrewed systems were integrated into operations both at sea and ashore. This was the first exercise under NATO command to use autonomous underwater systems, testing readiness across a variety of challenges including submarine threats and sea mines.

HMS Lancaster carried out trials with Puma, an Uncrewed Air Vehicle primarily used for surveillance. The battery-powered, hand-launched UAV is designed to cope with challenging environments across the globe, and is predominantly used for intelligence gathering.”

Also see - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... ErAwc0DXl4 - which contains some photos.
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In a trial sponsored by the RN and thalesgroup
during REPMUS exercise off Portugal.
SchiebelGroup S-100 camcopter deployed to monitor the transmission of data from sonobuoys and relay to the command cell ashore.
See following:

https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/ ... -exercise/

https://twitter.com/SchiebelGroup/statu ... 8284428288
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Britain's New Large Submarine Drone: Herne XLAUV Design

See - http://www.hisutton.com/BAE-Systems-Herne-XLAUV.html
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Drone exercises point way to future of Royal Navy’s Gulf operations

See - <https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... operations>
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China’s ‘Monster Drone’ TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion Combat UAV Spotted In ‘Heavy Bomber, Missile Truck’ Mode!

China’s Tengoen TB-001 drone was photographed recently carrying a full load of air-to-ground munitions of missiles and bombs, indicating the force-multiplier effect the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) can have on the battlefield.

See - https://eurasiantimes.com/chinas-tb-001 ... v-spotted/

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