The trench war in Ukraine is a test bed for the future of air combat: drone warfare. “Nowadays, the use of converted drones by Ukrainian military forces is a valuable tool in daily reconnaissance for infantry units on the front line, making strikes against enemy vehicles and artillery positions, as well as providing intelligence for [special operations forces] and providing constant support during patrolling missions,” Staff Sgt. Kostiantyn Denysiuk, a Ukrainian special operations forces company first sergeant, told Coffee or Die Magazine.
Last week (1st October) the Dutch military conducted a counter drone trial using SMASH 2000+ in combination with the issued Colt 5,56 assault rifle. A group of about 15-20 soldiers of all branches attended (Air Force, Marines, Army, Special Forces, Procurement Agency, Maintenance office). The group was trained before the test in the morning. Most of the soldiers were new to the system. In the afternoon the trial was conducted.
A variation of drones were shot at 75-150 meters. Both stationary and moving.
The overall result of the test was good. All drones could be shot down quickly. The MoD already published a report stating that they want to start the procurement process soon:
The Air Force is in the market for upgrades to its counter-drone technologies, according to an Oct. 16 request for information posted on a federal contracting website.
The service is in the early stages of deploying lasers, microwaves, and other weapons more advanced than a shotgun to deal with potentially threatening drones loitering around bases. In particular, the RFI is looking for ideas to fend off the smallest unmanned aerial systems like quadcopters.
Gemeinsamen mit den Niederlanden beschafft das estnische Zentrum für Verteidigungsinvestitionen (ECDI) sieben unbemannte Bodenfahrzeuge (Unmanned Ground Vehicles, UGV). Vier davon werden an die Niederlande und drei an Estland ausgeliefert. Estland wird die Fahrzeuge noch im Oktober 2020 erhalten, die Koninklijke Landmacht wird ihre erst in einigen Monaten.
Die Abwehr von Drohnen wird durch neue Technologien inner weiter verbessert. Vor allem die Abwehr von Schwarmangriffen ist eine besondere Herausforderung für die Luftverteidigung, da eine individuelle Feuerlei-tung an ihre Grenzen stößt, wenn sie mehr als eine Handvoll Zielen gleichzeitig bekämofen muss.
About: A large commercial drone Feihong-98 (FH-98) developed and modified by the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology made a test flight in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Feihong-98 (FH-98) is now the world’s largest unmanned transport aircraft, with a maximum payload of up to 1.5 tonnes. It was adapted from the prototype of the Shifei Y5B, a China-developed transport plane. The FH-98 features simple take-off and landing, simple operation, advanced technology, at an affordable cost.
October is the season for BATS! Somewhere along in time, bats became associated with spooky things like Halloween. While many people are scared of bats, and they can be dangerous (you don t want them living in your home), they also can be highly beneficial. Bats feed on insects, and on fruits and nectar in tropical areas. There are blood-feeding ( vampire ) bats that feed mainly on cattle at night, but none occur in this country. In the Western Hemisphere vampire bats are found only from Mexico down to Argentina. Insect-eating bats, the most common bats in this country, consume up to ½ their weight in insects during a single night. Some cave colonies of the Mexican free-tailed bat contain up to 20 million bats and are estimated to consume 100,000 pounds of insects a night! Despite the many beneficial aspects of bats, they can be a serious problem when they choose our homes to live in. Accumulations of their droppings and urine eventually cause odor and staining problems, and attract
PEST PREVENTION TIP OF THE MONTH Don t inadvertently bring pests indoors! Check furniture, food, grocery bags, boxes, luggage, and other items you carry in. Also check all potted plants you bring indoors for ant colonies nesting in the soil, pests like sowbugs and earwigs underneath the pots, and pests on leaves and stems.
The term 'social software', which is now used to define software that supports group interaction, has only become relatively popular within the last two or more years.
F. Cerutti, и M. Thimm. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR'18), (октября 2018)