Fighter and bomber. Project UAV "Karnivora"
At the moment, the Russian army does not have unmanned aerial vehicles for strike purposes, however, the development of such equipment is underway and is already yielding known results. A few days ago it became known that one of the Russian enterprises is engaged in the creation of a promising multi-purpose light-class UAV. A product called "Carnivora" will be able to attack ground targets or intercept lungs. Drones. It is noteworthy that we are talking about the creation of almost the first domestic light strike UAV.
A few days ago, Russian media spread a message about the promising development of the Scientific and Production Company "Mikran" (Tomsk). This organization conducts activities in the field of electronic systems, and not so long ago decided to try their hand at unmanned aerial vehicles. To date, the new project has reached the stage of testing, and the development organization was able to publish some data about it.
UAV "Karnivora" on trial
The promising small-class UAV is called Carnivore (Latin carnivorous), which to some extent reveals its purpose. Lightweight machine of limited size is intended for striking ground targets, as well as for "hunting" on other small-sized drones. Also, like other models of its class, the new device is capable of conducting reconnaissance, including with long-term patrolling in a given area.
Together with some information, NPF “Mikran” published a photo of a prospective UAV in flight, as well as a promotional video revealing the main features of the project and the capabilities of the technology. These materials allow you to carefully examine the proposed concept and the finished structure, as well as to assess its potential and prospects.
The Carnivore is a lightweight, normal aerodynamic aircraft with a high wing and a T-shaped tail unit. Apparently, the glider for the drone is made using modern plastics or composite materials. First of all, it allows to reduce the mass of the structure while ensuring the required strength. Externally, the UAV from NPF "Mikran" is similar to some other modern samples, but at the same time it has a number of characteristic features and features.
Complex "Carnivore" in the position to launch a drone
The glider for the Carnivores is built on the basis of a large elongation fuselage with a variable cross section. The nose of the fuselage is a engine compartment, the larger central one serves as a payload compartment. In the rear fuselage, the beam is narrowed to the maximum and equipped with a keel. The machine has a direct cantilevered wing spanning 5 m. The wing mechanization includes only ailerons of wide width. The wing of the device can move along the fuselage. This feature is used to adjust the UAV centering depending on the payload. On top of the keel is placed in the plan stabilizer with a rudder height. The glider has a three-point chassis with a tail wheel.
UAV "Karnivora" is proposed to complete the internal combustion engine with a pulling propeller. Part of the internal volume of the airframe is given for fuel. Unfortunately, the type and characteristics of the engine, as well as the basic parameters of the fuel system has not yet been clarified. However, the development organization has published a number of other tactical and technical characteristics.
Under the bottom of the fuselage, behind the engine compartment, is a block of opto-electronic equipment. The drone is equipped with a mobile platform with a day camera for searching and detecting targets. At the same time, the project provides for the use of a full-fledged unit with a day and night camera, as well as a laser rangefinder, but it is performed as a separate module used as the target payload placed in the corresponding compartment.
Operators jobs
The on-board electronics of the Karnivor UAV ensures operation in various conditions and the solution of all basic tasks. Depending on the current situation and other factors, the drone is able to work under the direct control of the operator, and independently - according to a pre-loaded program. When working with an operator, the range of the device is limited to 150 km. Independent work is provided at distances up to 500 km. The autopilot of the device is capable of performing the task even when the enemy uses electronic warfare equipment that suppress communication channels with the control panel or signals from navigation satellites.
Almost the entire central part of the Karnivory fuselage is given under the cargo compartment, suitable for the installation of various devices and products of modular type. The compartment has a rectangular shape and is made open to the bottom. Some equipment weighing up to 20 kg up to 35 l can be placed in it. It is the use of one or another payload that provides the ability to solve various tasks of an intelligence, patrol or combat character. It is proposed to use observation tools weapons, electronic equipment or rescue equipment.
Of greatest interest in the entire nomenclature are the modules for solving combat missions, allowing the drone to carry one or another weapon. The commercial shows a module with cells for weapons to attack ground targets. In the rectangular case of such a module there are six square cells, each of which accommodates one standard hand grenade, as well as a collar for holding it and means for extracting checks with a ring. At the command of the operator, the grenade is reset with simultaneous removal of checks and removal of the safety lever.
Start of the aircraft from the vehicle carrier
In the commercial of the UAV "Karnivora" used grenades RGD-5. Also declared the possibility of using weapons of types F-1, VOG-25, RGO, RGN and Zarya-2. Such weapons are intended to defeat manpower or unprotected equipment. For these purposes, it is possible to "work" with fragmentation combat elements AO-2,5РТ, borrowed from serial cluster munitions. For work on armored targets, transportation and discharge of cumulative fragmentation combat elements PTAB-2,5 is envisaged. It can be assumed that the drone can carry other containers that are compatible with different types of different weapons.
Prospective UAV is able to solve the tasks of intercepting light UAVs. For this purpose, it is proposed to install a module with special launchers in the cargo hold. Such a product includes a conical container guide for "ammunition", as well as means to release the latter. In the commercial, the Karnyvora unit carried two such launchers with a vertical drive, which allowed them to shoot forward into the lower hemisphere. The launcher shoots a collapsed net. The latter has a diameter of several meters, is equipped with weighting and has a line with a parachute.
As the video shows, the Karnivor’s apparatus should go to the intercepted drone and shoot the network at the right moment. Then the latter unfolds and covers the target, not allowing it to continue flying. In the advertisement, the interceptor device was able to successfully “hit” and land a light helicopter-type UAV on the ground. He stopped flying and gently lowered with the help of a parachute on the grid.
When using weapons, the UAV uses an onboard computer. Its task is to determine the location of the target and produce data for the most effective use of weapons. It is possible to bomb or shoot with a grid from both a dive and a pitching.
Installation of other devices is also possible in the 35-liter cargo compartment. It can be a repeater for providing radio communications at extended ranges, radio and chemical reconnaissance devices, and the Netpyr radar. Also, the drone can be used in search and rescue operations and carry a dumped set of rescue equipment. Finally, the compartment can be given for an additional large-capacity fuel tank.
The Karnivor UAV has a total length of the order of 3 m and a wingspan of 5 m. The maximum take-off weight is limited to 40 kg, with half of the mass falling to the payload. Cruising flight speed - 100-120 km / h. Maximum - 150 km / h. The maximum height is 4 km. Flight range, duration of work and radius directly depend on the problem to be solved and the payload used.
The maximum load allows the drone to remain in the air only 1 h. The load in 10 kg increases the duration of the flight to 6 h. In both cases, Carnivore can solve different tasks. Installing an additional fuel tank increases the flight time to 20 hours, but this device takes up the entire cargo hold and allows only reconnaissance.
The work of the Karnivor UAV is provided by a complex of ground-based equipment mounted in a standard KUNG on any suitable vehicle chassis. In this body should be placed two operator workplaces, as well as a set of other devices and instruments for the operation and maintenance of the aircraft. On the roof of the box body, a special launcher can be mounted, which allows the base car to be used as a catapult for initial acceleration during takeoff.
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In the proposed form, an unmanned aerial vehicle "Karnivora" from NPF "Mikran" is able to solve a wide range of tasks inherent in such technology. In this case, we are talking about the use not of different products with different purposes, but of a universal platform device and interchangeable modular payload. This feature of the project is of great interest and is fully capable of becoming a good competitive advantage.
The Carnivore project provides a solution to several problems. First of all, the drone has the same functions as other samples of the light class. He can conduct reconnaissance using optical-electronic, radar or other systems. In this mode, it is possible to obtain high flight performance, including long flight duration. Impact equipment allows you to attack various ground objects - stationary and mobile. Finally, the regime of “hunting” for small-sized aircraft and work as a rescuer are envisaged.
However, for the time being, one should not overestimate the project and immediately pursue a great future for it. Prospective aircraft has yet to prove all its capabilities in the course of testing. Only after that it will be possible to draw any conclusions and determine the real prospects of the project.
According to the developer, the product "Karnivora" has already come to the test. Together with other data on the project was published only at the moment picture. It shows the low-altitude flight of the drone with the dumping of some ammunition to the ground. Judging by the background, the picture was taken in the warm season, and this means that the tests of the aircraft have been going on for several months already, but they only told about the existence of the project now.
What are the results of the tests - has not yet been clarified. There is reason to believe that an experienced drone has proven itself well, and this allowed us to disclose information about it. In addition, a demo video was published, which allows us to speak about the beginning of an advertising campaign and the promotion of a new development on the market.
The Russian Ministry of Defense can be considered the first and main customer of new unmanned aerial vehicles. However, as far as is known, it has not yet commented on a promising project. The future of the Karnivor project in the context of the overall program for the development of the UAV field remains uncertain. Perhaps messages on this subject will appear later, and the military will comment on the new domestic development.
At the level of the concept and basic technical solutions, the promising project of the UAV "Karnivora" looks very interesting and promising. In addition, it is almost the first time in the domestic practice that he offers a lightweight impact drone. The ideas of the project have already been embodied in the first prototype, which was released for testing. The prototype should show all its functions and confirm the ability to perform all major tasks. According to the test results, the potential customer will be able to draw the necessary conclusions. What they will be and what the future of the original project will be, time will tell.
On the materials of the sites:
http://tass.ru/
https://aex.ru/
http://avia.pro/
http://bastion-karpenko.ru/
http://russianarms.ru/
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/
A few days ago, Russian media spread a message about the promising development of the Scientific and Production Company "Mikran" (Tomsk). This organization conducts activities in the field of electronic systems, and not so long ago decided to try their hand at unmanned aerial vehicles. To date, the new project has reached the stage of testing, and the development organization was able to publish some data about it.
UAV "Karnivora" on trial
The promising small-class UAV is called Carnivore (Latin carnivorous), which to some extent reveals its purpose. Lightweight machine of limited size is intended for striking ground targets, as well as for "hunting" on other small-sized drones. Also, like other models of its class, the new device is capable of conducting reconnaissance, including with long-term patrolling in a given area.
Together with some information, NPF “Mikran” published a photo of a prospective UAV in flight, as well as a promotional video revealing the main features of the project and the capabilities of the technology. These materials allow you to carefully examine the proposed concept and the finished structure, as well as to assess its potential and prospects.
The Carnivore is a lightweight, normal aerodynamic aircraft with a high wing and a T-shaped tail unit. Apparently, the glider for the drone is made using modern plastics or composite materials. First of all, it allows to reduce the mass of the structure while ensuring the required strength. Externally, the UAV from NPF "Mikran" is similar to some other modern samples, but at the same time it has a number of characteristic features and features.
Complex "Carnivore" in the position to launch a drone
The glider for the Carnivores is built on the basis of a large elongation fuselage with a variable cross section. The nose of the fuselage is a engine compartment, the larger central one serves as a payload compartment. In the rear fuselage, the beam is narrowed to the maximum and equipped with a keel. The machine has a direct cantilevered wing spanning 5 m. The wing mechanization includes only ailerons of wide width. The wing of the device can move along the fuselage. This feature is used to adjust the UAV centering depending on the payload. On top of the keel is placed in the plan stabilizer with a rudder height. The glider has a three-point chassis with a tail wheel.
UAV "Karnivora" is proposed to complete the internal combustion engine with a pulling propeller. Part of the internal volume of the airframe is given for fuel. Unfortunately, the type and characteristics of the engine, as well as the basic parameters of the fuel system has not yet been clarified. However, the development organization has published a number of other tactical and technical characteristics.
Under the bottom of the fuselage, behind the engine compartment, is a block of opto-electronic equipment. The drone is equipped with a mobile platform with a day camera for searching and detecting targets. At the same time, the project provides for the use of a full-fledged unit with a day and night camera, as well as a laser rangefinder, but it is performed as a separate module used as the target payload placed in the corresponding compartment.
Operators jobs
The on-board electronics of the Karnivor UAV ensures operation in various conditions and the solution of all basic tasks. Depending on the current situation and other factors, the drone is able to work under the direct control of the operator, and independently - according to a pre-loaded program. When working with an operator, the range of the device is limited to 150 km. Independent work is provided at distances up to 500 km. The autopilot of the device is capable of performing the task even when the enemy uses electronic warfare equipment that suppress communication channels with the control panel or signals from navigation satellites.
Almost the entire central part of the Karnivory fuselage is given under the cargo compartment, suitable for the installation of various devices and products of modular type. The compartment has a rectangular shape and is made open to the bottom. Some equipment weighing up to 20 kg up to 35 l can be placed in it. It is the use of one or another payload that provides the ability to solve various tasks of an intelligence, patrol or combat character. It is proposed to use observation tools weapons, electronic equipment or rescue equipment.
Of greatest interest in the entire nomenclature are the modules for solving combat missions, allowing the drone to carry one or another weapon. The commercial shows a module with cells for weapons to attack ground targets. In the rectangular case of such a module there are six square cells, each of which accommodates one standard hand grenade, as well as a collar for holding it and means for extracting checks with a ring. At the command of the operator, the grenade is reset with simultaneous removal of checks and removal of the safety lever.
Start of the aircraft from the vehicle carrier
In the commercial of the UAV "Karnivora" used grenades RGD-5. Also declared the possibility of using weapons of types F-1, VOG-25, RGO, RGN and Zarya-2. Such weapons are intended to defeat manpower or unprotected equipment. For these purposes, it is possible to "work" with fragmentation combat elements AO-2,5РТ, borrowed from serial cluster munitions. For work on armored targets, transportation and discharge of cumulative fragmentation combat elements PTAB-2,5 is envisaged. It can be assumed that the drone can carry other containers that are compatible with different types of different weapons.
Prospective UAV is able to solve the tasks of intercepting light UAVs. For this purpose, it is proposed to install a module with special launchers in the cargo hold. Such a product includes a conical container guide for "ammunition", as well as means to release the latter. In the commercial, the Karnyvora unit carried two such launchers with a vertical drive, which allowed them to shoot forward into the lower hemisphere. The launcher shoots a collapsed net. The latter has a diameter of several meters, is equipped with weighting and has a line with a parachute.
As the video shows, the Karnivor’s apparatus should go to the intercepted drone and shoot the network at the right moment. Then the latter unfolds and covers the target, not allowing it to continue flying. In the advertisement, the interceptor device was able to successfully “hit” and land a light helicopter-type UAV on the ground. He stopped flying and gently lowered with the help of a parachute on the grid.
When using weapons, the UAV uses an onboard computer. Its task is to determine the location of the target and produce data for the most effective use of weapons. It is possible to bomb or shoot with a grid from both a dive and a pitching.
Installation of other devices is also possible in the 35-liter cargo compartment. It can be a repeater for providing radio communications at extended ranges, radio and chemical reconnaissance devices, and the Netpyr radar. Also, the drone can be used in search and rescue operations and carry a dumped set of rescue equipment. Finally, the compartment can be given for an additional large-capacity fuel tank.
The Karnivor UAV has a total length of the order of 3 m and a wingspan of 5 m. The maximum take-off weight is limited to 40 kg, with half of the mass falling to the payload. Cruising flight speed - 100-120 km / h. Maximum - 150 km / h. The maximum height is 4 km. Flight range, duration of work and radius directly depend on the problem to be solved and the payload used.
The maximum load allows the drone to remain in the air only 1 h. The load in 10 kg increases the duration of the flight to 6 h. In both cases, Carnivore can solve different tasks. Installing an additional fuel tank increases the flight time to 20 hours, but this device takes up the entire cargo hold and allows only reconnaissance.
The work of the Karnivor UAV is provided by a complex of ground-based equipment mounted in a standard KUNG on any suitable vehicle chassis. In this body should be placed two operator workplaces, as well as a set of other devices and instruments for the operation and maintenance of the aircraft. On the roof of the box body, a special launcher can be mounted, which allows the base car to be used as a catapult for initial acceleration during takeoff.
***
In the proposed form, an unmanned aerial vehicle "Karnivora" from NPF "Mikran" is able to solve a wide range of tasks inherent in such technology. In this case, we are talking about the use not of different products with different purposes, but of a universal platform device and interchangeable modular payload. This feature of the project is of great interest and is fully capable of becoming a good competitive advantage.
The Carnivore project provides a solution to several problems. First of all, the drone has the same functions as other samples of the light class. He can conduct reconnaissance using optical-electronic, radar or other systems. In this mode, it is possible to obtain high flight performance, including long flight duration. Impact equipment allows you to attack various ground objects - stationary and mobile. Finally, the regime of “hunting” for small-sized aircraft and work as a rescuer are envisaged.
However, for the time being, one should not overestimate the project and immediately pursue a great future for it. Prospective aircraft has yet to prove all its capabilities in the course of testing. Only after that it will be possible to draw any conclusions and determine the real prospects of the project.
According to the developer, the product "Karnivora" has already come to the test. Together with other data on the project was published only at the moment picture. It shows the low-altitude flight of the drone with the dumping of some ammunition to the ground. Judging by the background, the picture was taken in the warm season, and this means that the tests of the aircraft have been going on for several months already, but they only told about the existence of the project now.
What are the results of the tests - has not yet been clarified. There is reason to believe that an experienced drone has proven itself well, and this allowed us to disclose information about it. In addition, a demo video was published, which allows us to speak about the beginning of an advertising campaign and the promotion of a new development on the market.
The Russian Ministry of Defense can be considered the first and main customer of new unmanned aerial vehicles. However, as far as is known, it has not yet commented on a promising project. The future of the Karnivor project in the context of the overall program for the development of the UAV field remains uncertain. Perhaps messages on this subject will appear later, and the military will comment on the new domestic development.
At the level of the concept and basic technical solutions, the promising project of the UAV "Karnivora" looks very interesting and promising. In addition, it is almost the first time in the domestic practice that he offers a lightweight impact drone. The ideas of the project have already been embodied in the first prototype, which was released for testing. The prototype should show all its functions and confirm the ability to perform all major tasks. According to the test results, the potential customer will be able to draw the necessary conclusions. What they will be and what the future of the original project will be, time will tell.
On the materials of the sites:
http://tass.ru/
https://aex.ru/
http://avia.pro/
http://bastion-karpenko.ru/
http://russianarms.ru/
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/
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