皇家海军实验无人机

2022年4月6日，19：20UTC

作者：弗洛丽娜·斯宾努

英国皇家海军一直在测试无人驾驶飞机在不同环境下提供重型有效载荷的能力，目的是在前线作战中使用这项技术。美国海军的无人机专家与两家公司合作，将无人机推到了极限。

英国皇家海军测试重型无人机

这是第二次测试这些系统。去年，英国皇家海军展示了如何在各种行动中使用它们。现在，来自海军700X海军航空中队的无人机专家已经邀请行业合作伙伴到RNAS公司安装两架飞机。

这一系列的试验，包括一架马洛伊T-600四轴飞行器和一架超无人机。作为重型提升挑战的一部分，马洛伊和风能公司都获得了一份价值30万英镑（~价格为39.1500美元）的合同，以继续开发他们的无人机。

重型提升挑战是700X、海军首席技术官办公室和国防设备和支持(DE&S)未来能力组的合作，重点致力于快速增加市场上无人飞机系统(UAS)的数量。

它还邀请行业合作伙伴探索他们拥有的哪些UAS可以改装成皇家海军用于运送人道主义物资、急救、弹药和其他关键有效载荷到前线。

在最近的测试中，这两架飞机都展示了它们的重型提升能力。马洛oyT-600载有250公斤（575磅）的货物，而固定翼超飞行1000公里（621英里），将100公斤（220磅）的有效载荷降落在一个类似伊丽莎白女王级航空母舰飞行甲板的平台上。无人机能够以令人难以置信的精确度放下有效载荷。

在试验期间获得的数据将被美国海军和DE&S用于开发能够在不同的环境中提供重型有效载荷的自主系统。

皇家海军首席技术官丹·奇斯曼准将说：“我们还没有达到目标，但可能在短短两个月的时间里，我们将有最后的‘秀不说show don't tell’证据，我们需要开始以前所未有的速度扩展到战士的手中。”

#皇家海军一直在试验使用无人机运送物资，目的是在前线作战中使用自主技术。两家公司与海军无人机专家700XNAS合作，完成两架无人飞机。

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-英国皇家海军（@英国皇家海军）2022年4月6日

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Royal Navy Pushes Drones to Their Limits, Heavy-Lifting Ensues

Home > News > Military Bits & Pieces6 Apr 2022, 19:20 UTC · by Florina Spînu author pic

The Royal Navy has been testing uncrewed aircraft's capabilities of delivering heavy payloads in different environments with the goal of using the tech on front-line operations. The Navy's drone experts collaborated with two companies and pushed the drones to their limits.

Royal Navy tests heavy-lift drones

This is the second time the systems are being tested. Last year, the Royal Navy demonstrated how they could be used in various operations. Now, drone specialists from the Navy's 700X Naval Air Squadron have invited industry partners to RNAS Culdrose to put two crewless aircraft through their paces.

This series of trials was more intense and included a Malloy T-600 quadcopter and an ULTRA drone. As part of the Heavy Lift Challenge, both Malloy and Windracers were awarded a £300,000 (~ $391,500) contract to continue the development of their drones.

The Heavy Lift Challenge is a collaboration between 700X, the Navy's Office of the Chief Technology Officer, and Defence Equipment and Support's (DE&S) Future Capability Group, and it focuses on rapidly increasing the number of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) on the market.

It also invites industry partners to explore what UAS they have that could be converted to be used by the Royal Navy to carry humanitarian supplies, first aid, ammunition, and other crucial payloads to the front line.

During the recent tests, both aircraft demonstrated their heavy-lift capabilities. The Malloy T-600 carried a cargo of 250 kg (575 lbs), while the fixed-wing ULTRA flew for 1,000 km (621 miles) to drop a payload of 100 kg (220 lbs) on a platform that resembled the flight deck of a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. The drone was able to drop the payload with incredible accuracy.

The data obtained during the trials will be used by the Navy and DE&S to develop autonomous systems capable of delivering heavy payloads in a different set of environments.

Brigadier Dan Cheesman, Royal Navy Chief Technology Officer, said: "We are not there quite yet, but in perhaps as little as two months' time, we will have the final 'show don't tell' evidence we need to commence scaling to the hands of the warfighter at unprecedented pace."

The #RoyalNavy has been trialling the use of drones to deliver supplies, with the aim of using autonomous technology on front-line operations. Two companies worked with the navy's drone experts #700XNAS to put two uncrewed aircraft through their paces.

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— Royal Navy (@RoyalNavy) April 6, 2022

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