In the United States began flights of the first serial impact UAV MQ-9B SkyGuardian

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In the United States began flights of the first serial impact UAV MQ-9B SkyGuardian

In the United States, flight tests of the first production version of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Certified Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) began. The first flight took place on March 30, 2020 at the airport of the enterprise in El Mirage in California and was recognized as fully successful.

The drone was developed by the American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the company intends to certify the first production version of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian and began its flight tests. The ultimate goal of the test program is to bring the attack drone to the possibility of registering the air authorities of the United States and some European countries, after which it will be allowed to fly in general with manned air vehicles in the airspace.



The MQ-9B mid-altitude drone was developed on the basis of the MQ-9 Reaper drone, its first flight took place at the end of 2016. Unlike the basic version of the MQ-9 Reaper, the SkyGuradian drone is equipped with an anti-icing system and a system for preventing collisions in the air with the TCAS aviation standard. In addition, the device is equipped with advanced automatic take-off and landing system and reconnaissance optoelectronic and infrared high-definition video system.

The device is capable of flying at speeds up to 388 kilometers per hour and at an altitude of up to 14 thousand meters. Flight duration is up to 35 hours. The device is equipped with a modular weapons control system that allows operators to launch proprietary rockets from it.

It is assumed that their first operator, along with the United States, will be Britain. The military departments of Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Australia also showed interest in acquiring UAVs.
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    1. -3
      April 2 2020 15: 53
      Launch UAVs into the common airspace? Madness
      1. 0
        April 2 2020 16: 04
        Why madness? Everything seems to be normal
      2. -2
        April 2 2020 16: 06
        Good disguise as civilian vessels.
        1. -1
          April 2 2020 16: 19
          Quote: Teberii
          Good disguise as civilian vessels.

          Even before, nothing prevented them from hiding in the "shadow" of civilian boards ..
          1. +3
            April 2 2020 16: 55
            You compare the speed.
            1. -1
              April 2 2020 19: 02
              He will be able to fly along the same track with the "maize".
              1. +1
                April 2 2020 23: 26
                Yeah, corn farmers fly at flocks 14 km high :)
                1. 0
                  April 3 2020 08: 32
                  Above 12.5 km there are no civilian sides, fly nihachuu !!!
      3. +3
        April 2 2020 17: 06
        Quote: askort154
        Launch UAVs into the common airspace? Madness

        Global Hawk has been flying for a long time. They are even tracked by transponders
        1. 0
          April 3 2020 07: 46
          Grigory_45
          Global Hawk has been flying for a long time. They are even tracked by transponders

          The transporter can be attached to any "crow", this is not a problem.
          The problem is that this UAV will be a "headache" for all services providing flights on air routes, including for the crews.
          To perform a flight from point "A" to point "B", a plan for the upcoming flight is drawn up in advance, and sent to all support services along this route located in those countries through which the flight route will run. At the same time, when performing such a flight, it is often necessary to change the parameters laid down in the "preliminary flight plan" due to weather conditions (the wind changed from the calculated one, it became necessary to bypass the thunderstorm, change the flight level, etc.) And all this is done in the aggregate of work crew and dispatch services along the route. What, the dispatchers will control the UAV along the route - "scout", or "striker"? Stupidity! ICAO will never agree to allow UAVs to fly on international air routes. Who will take responsibility for the collision of a UAV with a passenger plane ?! Let us recall the clash of Boeing on the borders of Germany and Switzerland (and this is not one case, I can recall a dozen more)
          The only thing that is possible is the allocation of individual BTs specially equipped for flying only UAVs, but in no case, not by common ones.
          (in a nutshell, but I can still argue a lot). hi
          1. 0
            April 3 2020 10: 07
            Global Hawks go above the echelons of GA
            1. 0
              April 3 2020 10: 18
              Gregory_45 ...Global Hokey go above the echelons.

              To be on the echelon, you need to "climb" on it, and then descend, and this is hundreds of kilometers. in different air zones. And closer to the equator, thunderstorms reach 15-20 km. I'm not even talking about failures on board the UAV. As you know, the more complex the technique, the greater the possibility of failures. Man has not yet created a single reliable flying machine. hi
    2. +3
      April 2 2020 16: 17
      Skyguardian - Heavenly Guardian ... The analogy with "Guardbird" is straight away - it seems like a fantastic story from Bradley ..
    3. 0
      April 2 2020 23: 27
      I really do not like the figure of 14000 meters in height. Neither the Shell nor the Torah will get it there. The drone imperceptibly so, rises a class higher, it can only remove heavy air defense, even Buk is not a fact that it will reach the limit of range. Only C-350..C400 will have to be hollowed.
      1. 0
        April 3 2020 03: 44
        The shell has a ceiling of 15 km, like with new missiles, the total is higher. And this "airplane" is not designed for a "war with Russia". Rather, against the Papuans from the air defense of the 50s, where you need to bring democracy or calm those who are dissatisfied with this democracy
        1. 0
          April 3 2020 22: 22
          Quote: Stalllker
          The shell has a ceiling of 15 km, like with new missiles total higher.

          Here, with an ambush range, from 14 km a planning bomb for 50-70 km will fly away. With increasing altitude, the drone's attack range increases.
          1. 0
            April 4 2020 06: 03
            There are other means of destruction. The essence of the Papuans does not change

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