The most interesting drones of the exhibition "Interpolitex-2015"
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for solving a wide range of tasks has become a characteristic feature of our time. A whole galaxy of new drones debuted at the 19th International Exhibition of State and Personal Security Means "Interpolitech-2015".
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones (English drone - drone), depending on the mass, time and flight altitude, are divided into classes: micro (up to 10 kg, up to 1 hour, up to 1 km), mini (up to 50 kg, several hours, up to 3-5 km), midi (up to 1000 kg, 10-12 hours, up to 9-10 km) and heavy (flight altitude up to 20 km, flight time - 24 hours or more).
The Russian company "NELK" presented already known and new developments. Among the first should be noted an aerial reconnaissance complex based on a helicopter-type UAV (NELK-V6) and an experimental vertical take-off apparatus with an onboard power plant on fuel cells (NELK-V8).
NELK-V6 is designed to solve a complex of tasks in the interests of law enforcement agencies and civilian departments. With a takeoff (own) weight of 7 (up to 3) kg, the UAV can fly at an altitude of up to 500 m, covering up to 10 km for about 40 minutes. NELK-V8 with an onboard power plant on low-temperature fuel cells with a take-off weight of up to 12 kg with a target load of 3 kg can solve problems at a speed of up to 50 km / h at a similar altitude for 12 hours.
The premieres of the manufacturer were air reconnaissance and radar detection complexes based on aircraft and helicopter-type UAVs. Thus, an unmanned aircraft "NELK-S3" weighing up to 2.5 kg with an electric motor at a speed of 70-120 km / h can operate at altitudes up to 3000 m for up to 60 minutes. Copter "Rotor" weighing up to 3 kg is equipped with a radar, which provides round-the-clock radar reconnaissance of the terrain and mobile objects at a distance of up to 10 km with the transmission of information about them over a radio channel for a distance of up to 5 km. UAVs with a speed of up to 50 km / h, when equipped with an on-board power plant, can fly at altitudes up to 1500 m for 5 hours.
At the same time, multifunctional complexes - aircraft and helicopter-type UAVs from the Plaz company, equipped with electric motors -, depending on their characteristics, can conduct photo, video or thermal imaging reconnaissance (Griffon-02) and 3D mapping of the terrain ("Griffin-11", "Griffin-12") at a distance of 15–90 km for up to 3 hours. The more modest copters - "Griffin-41" and "Griffin-07" - are capable of performing similar tasks at a distance of 5-15 km for 30-60 minutes.
The complex with aircraft-type UAVs of the heavy class "Kaira", demonstrated by LLC RTI Aerospace Systems, provides monitoring of ice conditions, fish stocks, gas and oil pipelines, power lines, high-risk objects, and also conducts aerial photography and exploration of minerals. To transmit information, the Kaira complex is equipped with satellite radio communication. With a mass of up to 1500 kg, it can fly at speeds up to 300 km / h at altitudes up to 8000 m and with a payload on board of 230 kg can stay in the air for up to 35 hours.
Remote surveillance complexes with UAVs of the Granat series were presented by Izhmash - Unmanned Systems LLC. These are wearable and transportable versions with drones "Granat-1-E" and "Granat-4-E" (supplied for the needs of the Ministry of Defense), as well as a complex with UAV "Tachyon". According to the developer, the latter is designed for round-the-clock collection of information in hard-to-reach conditions at a distance of up to 40 km, remote detection of moving and stationary objects, including a person, as well as relaying information and control signals. With a takeoff weight of up to 7 kg, the UAV can operate at altitudes up to 4000 m at a speed of up to 100 km / h for at least 2 hours. In conditions of direct radio visibility, the range of application is at least 40 km.
According to the company's representative Evgeny Zaitsev, at the end of 2015, tests of the Granat-5 tiltrotor UAV with vertical take-off and landing will begin. The device weighing 7 kg, which can carry a load of up to 1 kg, is being created for the special forces of the Navy. A tiltrotor with rotary engines operating in both helicopter and airplane modes is planned to be offered to the troops in 2016.
Unmanned aerial vehicle "Osa" at the International Exhibition of State Security Means "Interpolitex-2015" in Moscow. Photo: Vladimir Astapkovich / RIA Novosti
Alexander Kostritsa, a representative of the geodesy department, spoke about the latest initiative development of ZALA Aero Group to the Russian Planet. According to him, the UAV, code-named 421-E5, is designed to monitor vast territories in emergency zones, patrol and other tasks. A drone with a wingspan of 5 m can carry up to 5 kg of payload and fly for 7 hours at a range of up to 150 km at altitudes of 1000 m and above. The device has already attracted the attention of specialists from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Defense and the Border Service of the FSB of Russia.
In turn, the exposition of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia presented an aircraft-type UAV Aerob A2V with a body in the form of a tube, inside which an electric motor with batteries and a payload are located on a retractable platform. According to Vitaly Kovynev, deputy general director of the Aerobe company, the design provides a quick load change and replacement of batteries. A UAV with a takeoff weight of 6.5 kg at speeds up to 120 km / h can operate at altitudes and ranges of 50–150 m and up to 50 km, respectively, for 3 hours. The device is able to fly in automatic mode along a certain route and return to a given point.
Another unmanned aircraft - BS-103 vertical take-off and landing - is made in the form of a tiltrotor with a body made of composite materials. As the chief designer of JSC "Record-Electronics" Sergey Alexandrov explained, the device weighing up to 11 kg is capable of carrying 1, 3 kg of payload. The flight time for "helicopter" and "airplane" flights is 30 and up to 150 minutes, respectively, and the horizontal speed at altitudes of 300–2000 m can reach 80–100 km / h. According to Aleksandrov, it is planned to increase the flight altitude up to 3000-5000 m, the payload up to 3 kg, as well as the hovering time at one point. The choice of such a scheme is due to the demand for UAVs, which are capable of independently taking off and landing in unequipped places without additional devices. Currently, there are no analogues of the chosen scheme, according to the designer, in Russia.
Lucien Marcellette spoke about the newest French tactical devices at the stand of PIK PBA LLC. UAV "Osa" of a helicopter type with two coaxial propellers with a dead weight of up to 16 kg can carry 15 kg of payload and fly at heights and ranges of up to 3000 m and up to 25 (120) km, respectively, in remote control mode at a speed of up to 80 km / h (offline). The UAV is equipped with a unique gas turbine engine with a minimum noise level.
Meanwhile, the Korshun aircraft with a pusher propeller and a body made of composite materials can be used both in unmanned and manned modes. With a mass of 550 kg, the Korshun with a speed of 340 km / h is capable of carrying 250 kg of payload (or 2 pilots) at a distance of up to 1200 km and operating at altitudes up to 6800 m.
A whole family of unmanned aerial complexes with UAVs of the "Busel" type was shown by the Physicotechnical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences (FTI NAS) of Belarus. Aircraft-type devices weighing 6-14 kg at a speed of 40-120 km / h can stay in the air for 60-150 minutes and conduct video monitoring from an altitude of 1500-5000 m at ranges of 20-50 km, while a long-range UAV of the Burevestnik type »Can observe the terrain and moving objects with the transmission of information at a distance of up to 300 km. With a mass of 180–300 kg and a flight speed of 80–220 km / h, they are capable of operating at altitudes of 200–5000 m for 4–10 hours.
STC "Yurion" showed a UAV - a repeater for radio communications, created by radio engineers. With a mass of 3.5 kg, it can carry a payload weighing up to 530 g. The device is capable of operating at altitudes of 60-3000 m at a speed of 70-120 km / h for 45 minutes.
Among other drones, noteworthy are the Era-100 UAVs from Aeroxo and the fan-type vertical take-off and landing drones of the OMV Research and Production Enterprise. The first is a tiltrotor with a takeoff weight of 18/25 kg, which can operate at a speed of 150-200 km / h at a range of up to 120 (1000) km on batteries (with a generator) for up to 48 hours. The new generation OMV drones of the air family are distinguished by a combination of high payload and long flight duration. They are compact, quickly put into working condition, characterized by increased maneuverability and ease of control.
In a word, a great many interesting domestic novelties were shown. Denis Fedutinov, a specialist in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, believes that the trend of promoting foreign UAVs in Russia under domestic brands, which appeared several years ago, has now disappeared. The current geopolitical situation, he said, has contributed to an increase in the number of their developments in this area. According to Fedutinov's forecast, now cooperation with foreign UAV developers will move, rather, towards the deep localization of the production of their devices here and the transfer of technology by them within the framework of this cooperation.
Repeater STC Yurion. Photo: Anatoly Sokolov / Russian Planet
