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the Snark is light and fast (280 km/h), quiet (special rotor blades make it extremely quiet ), virtually invisible to radar or infrared detetection (it recycles its exhaust gases and emits little heat) and can carry a payload of 680kg, offering the ability to pack both massive firepower (enough to sink a ship) and surveillance equipment (such as high res infrared cameras with a magnification of 7500). But wait, there’s more, and this is the clincher. The Snark is the first UAV that runs on diesel fuel, which means it can be easily integrated into any military force – current UAVs require their own special fuel supply to be transported with them whereas the entire US Army plans to run on a single one fuel - diesel. Last and probably most importantly, the Snark can stay airborne for 24 hours at a time, offering an unprecedented loiter time for a machine of this capability.
The Snark is designed to recycles its exhaust gases and consequently emits very little heat, making targeting the Snark with a heat-seeking missile very difficult. The company is enhancing this stealth aspect with specially developed rotor blades to reduce noise. “The Snark can’t be heard more than 250 yards away,”
we think we can probably get the range up to 30 hours with the payload extended to 2000lb.
“We have fitted 24 missiles, eight defence missiles that we build ourselves and it can fit two Sidewinders too. We’ve even hung a Maverick under it too. It has the potential to be seriously nasty.
Originally posted by Teknikal
If it's as advertised on the site I think we will prob be seeing more of it and possibly some similar designs cropping up elsewhere.
Originally posted by Murcielago
Since I doubt my dream of electrified fences w/ razor wire on top, and thousands of landmines on the US/Mex border...this looks like a good way to find the illegals. and the military needs something cheap...they keep on thinking they can afford dozens of billion dollar+ programs.
sardion2000
You guys can also use to stop the flow of illigal guns for drugs trade between the US/Canada border as well.
Originally posted by Figher Master FIN
Well, a low prise tag is always good, the chopepr does look pretty small tough, so is it meant to do recon...? IN that case I'd rather chose a UAV...
Originally posted by Murcielago
sardion2000
You guys can also use to stop the flow of illigal guns for drugs trade between the US/Canada border as well.
heres a thought...Maybe Canada could actually do something!
I know, I know...its to "out there" for Canada.
As for the US/Canada border, I would take a different approach...I wouldn't put any landmines...but I would have security be VERY tight, so that way terrorist cant just fly to canada and then rent a car and drive to the US to blow some # up.
The A-160 Hummingbird, a vertical take-off-and-landing UAV, has been designed to fly up to 2,500 plus nautical miles with 30 to 40 hour endurance. Its modular payload design can carry up to 1,000
It will provide reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, communication relay, precision re-supply, sensor delivery and eventually precision attack capabilities
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
I think they might have used tech first developed on the Comanche for its Stealth mode.
Originally posted by Murcielago
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
I think they might have used tech first developed on the Comanche for its Stealth mode.
The humming bird is not (radar) stealth.
and I dont think it is going to carry any weapons...although that may change in the future.
Originally posted by b2spirit
didnt the US government cancel the commanche program???