tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post414805797131249179..comments2023-10-30T06:31:05.501-07:00Comments on MilPub: Bastille DayFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-91277642990109708452019-07-18T21:24:22.114-07:002019-07-18T21:24:22.114-07:00The Iranian drone brought down non-kinetically by ...The Iranian drone brought down non-kinetically by a vehicle mounted jammer onboard the USS Boxer may well have been a reverse-engineered ScanEagle. The Yasir or Yasseer was reportedly built as a modified copy of ScanEagle. Although it has a different tail and does not appear to have the wingtip hooks needed for a Skyhook rig recovery.<br /><br />It could have been one of the other IRGC UAVs. But those are either older or like the Saeghh or Shahed are more suited for longer missions. Did we recover the wreckage?<br /><br />The jammer that brought down the UAV is interesting. Made by Sierra Nevada Corporation. They got their start in that line by making small backpacked jammers to counter IEDs. Jamming UAVs would seem to be much more problematic because of the wide range of frequencies. I wonder how this system would do against a swarm of drones of different types. Seems to me the software would constantly need to be updated. mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123137206598163451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-23118498517770502922019-07-17T19:35:36.323-07:002019-07-17T19:35:36.323-07:00Sven -
They also use pneumatics to launch small U...Sven -<br /><br />They also use pneumatics to launch small UAVs at sea. A la the ScanEagle, which is used aboard small warships and even with tuna boat fleets. They are recovered via a Skyhook system, which works fine. They uses the same recovery system for those deployed with ground troops. That Armée de l'Air UAV could probably be similarly recovered, although I did not see any wingtip hooks.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Insitu_ScanEagle<br /><br />mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123137206598163451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-46221702742324533922019-07-17T12:11:22.357-07:002019-07-17T12:11:22.357-07:00Drones of this size can be launched with pneumatic...Drones of this size can be launched with pneumatic power from a stationary launch rail.<br />https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/thunderb-small-tactical-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-uav/<br />The launch isn't the issue; the landing is tricky with (reusable) drones.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-10261194282419720722019-07-17T10:55:59.606-07:002019-07-17T10:55:59.606-07:00Put that UAV and its current pick-up truck in the ...Put that UAV and its current pick-up truck in the field as is. Let the operators recommend asny changes id necessary after they have used it for awhile.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123137206598163451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-52664292101833421112019-07-17T10:53:59.110-07:002019-07-17T10:53:59.110-07:00I also think it's a great idea. Although I th...I also think it's a great idea. Although I think it may be experimental due to the coloring and I cannot find any details on it. If it is just experimental then they should NOT jazz it up later with multi-million-euro vehicle. But France's 'Aerospace Vallee' is undoubtedly lobbying for more funding, more jobs, and that 'they-could-make-it-better'. <br /><br />I wonder about that little yellow UGV delivery vehicle at minute 2:00. Tires look to be offroad, but it does not look like it could operate on other than the flats. mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123137206598163451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-36205645667179560542019-07-17T07:32:56.573-07:002019-07-17T07:32:56.573-07:00I love it that the Armée de l'Air Française ha...I love it that the <i>Armée de l'Air Française</i> has a technical to launch its drone. That's delightfully piratical; you KNOW the USAF would have a multi-million-dollar specialty-built vehicle for the job that this Datsun pickup does for France...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-29228161800159629182019-07-15T20:29:57.813-07:002019-07-15T20:29:57.813-07:00Sven -
It starts about minute 1:57:23 in the link...Sven -<br /><br />It starts about minute 1:57:23 in the linked video after Macron shakes hands with various veterans. He, Macron, goes to Merkel and brings her over to introduce her a an old Legionnaire in a wheel chair who is wearing the Medaille militaire, Croix de la Valeur, and Croix combattant. She talks with him then shakes hands with the other two wheelchair bound vets, then returns to him and appears to joke with him up until 1:59:00. Volume is crappy. I thought maybe he might be a German National and there was something in the German press about it. mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123137206598163451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-83213845842434408352019-07-15T12:43:11.751-07:002019-07-15T12:43:11.751-07:00Not sure which scene you think of. I've read t...Not sure which scene you think of. I've read that she tried to explain a 101 y.o. woman that she's not Mrs. Macron, but the German chancellor first in German, then in minimalistic French (the latter with success).S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-8793393419301752952019-07-15T08:38:31.435-07:002019-07-15T08:38:31.435-07:00I updated the post above with Flyboard specificati...I updated the post above with Flyboard specifications and Zapata's attempt to cross the Channel in ten days. I hope they film it, especially the mid-air refueling.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123137206598163451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-5954518439110583122019-07-15T07:30:26.088-07:002019-07-15T07:30:26.088-07:00Sven -
I agree it could be useful for Alpini batt...Sven -<br /><br />I agree it could be useful for Alpini battalions. But I still like it more for a sled than a set of skis, except for use during reconnaissance.<br /><br />What was Merkel saying to that wheel-chair bound WW2 Vet? The audio was atrocious, as is my French.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123137206598163451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-48929686251249136962019-07-15T01:00:17.706-07:002019-07-15T01:00:17.706-07:00From the office (rather than train):
The event in...From the office (rather than train):<br /><br />The event in Paris was a multinational military parade under a motto of European unity and brotherhood.<br />The event in Washington, DC was a partisan political rally with militaristic decorum and both poor speechwriting and -reading.<br /><br />I suppose both countries got what they deserve.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-91431074143616644372019-07-14T21:51:12.919-07:002019-07-14T21:51:12.919-07:00The hoverboard could be a big deal in mountain war...The hoverboard could be a big deal in mountain warfare. I know someone who wrote a bit abou that. ;-)S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.com