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INTRODUCTION
INCREASING CONTRIBUTION OF RPA IN MILITARY CAMPAIGNS. EVOLUTION FROM SURVEILLANCE PLATFORM TO FULL - FLEDGED WEAPON SYSTEM. WIDE RANGE OF MISSION CAPABILITIES.
SCOPE
BACKGROUND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITATIONS DESIRED CAPABILITIES IAF REQUIREMENTS FUTURE PLAN CONSTRAINTS CONCLUSION
BACKGROUND
RPA QUALITIES
CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED SURVEILLANCE. PRECISION STRIKE CAPABILITY. MODEST COST. NO RISK TO HUMAN LIFE.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
INTEGRATION OF A VAST ARRAY OF SENSORS. MINIATURISATION OF SENSORS AND WEAPONS PAYLOADS. HIGH BANDWIDTH DATA LINK NETWORKS.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
NEAR-AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT CONTROL CAPABILITY RENDERED POSSIBLE BY
MICROCHIP CAPABILITIES. IMPROVEMENTS IN FLIGHT CONTROL SOFTWARE. IMPROVED HYBRID IN/ GPS SYSTEMS.
LIMITATIONS
RESTRICTED FIELD OF VIEW OF CAMERAS. LACK OF SELF PROTECTION CAPABILITY. RUNWAY DEPENDENCY. LIMITED MANEUVERABILITY.
DESIRED CAPABILITIES
PLATFORMS WITH JET ENGINES. SATCOM DATA LINK BASED CONTROL. DIGITAL DATA LINK. COMBINED GROUND STATIONS. CONVENTIONAL COCKPIT CONTROLS FOR TAKE OFF AND LANDING.
WEAPONISATION.
DESIRED CAPABILITIES
STEALTHY /LOW RCS BY INNOVATIVE DESIGNS AND USE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS. ADVANCES IN AIR PROPULSION INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY. USE OF HEAVY FUELS.
DESIRED CAPABILITIES
MULTI TARGET VIEWING CAPABILITY. STEP AND STARE CAMERAS WITH AUTO MOSAICING CAPABILITY. AUTO TARGET RECOGNITION AND CHANGE DETECTION. HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO QUALITY SAR WITH ELECTRONIC BEAM STEERING.
DESIRED CAPABILITIES
ELINT PAYLOADS WITH HIGHER GEO LOCATION ACCURACY. CAPABILITY OF INTERCEPTING MOBILE AND SATELLITE PHONE COMMUNICATIONS. IED DETECTION PAYLOADS. HYPERSPECTRAL PAYLOADS.
IAF REQUIREMENTS
IAF REQUIREMENT CONCEIVED IN MID-80s. RECENT RPA CAMPAIGNS WORLD - WIDE CONDUCTED UNDER AIR SUPREMACY. IAF CAMPAIGNS WOULD MEET SIGNIFICANT AIR OPPOSITION. NEED FOR SELF PROTECTION SUITES. USE OF IFF AND TCAS FOR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
IAF REQUIREMENTS
DIFFICULT TERRAIN CONDITIONS. AND WEATHER
ANTI ICING / ICING PREVENTION METHODS. ADVERSE WEATHER OPERATIONS. AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS FOR LAUNCH AND RECOVERY.
FUTURE PLAN
MIX OF HALE, MALE, UCAVS, EXPENDABLE AND RECOVERABLE DRONES AND MICRO-RPAS. DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS CAPABILITY. INTEROPERABILITY AMONGST THE RPA ASSETS WITHIN THE COUNTRY. CENTERS FOR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND DISSEMINATION.
CONSTRAINTS
MTCR. LIMITED VENDOR BASE.
CONCLUSION
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