That huge Luftwaffe Eurohawk UAV thingy...

[Stratofreighter]

...was formally unveiled last Wednesday.

http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=42 ... n=military

http://www.spiegel.de/international/ger ... 19,00.html

[Niek]

I never realized that this thing was so large. You only see it now that there's a person next to it.

[Arjan]

Large indeed.........but also very, very ugly!!!

[Flyboy]

It has a 99 serial, so I asume this is meant for test purposes? not for an operational squadron yet.
The thing is huge indeed...

[Stefan]

It has a 99 serial, so I asume this is meant for test purposes? not for an operational squadron yet.
The thing is huge indeed...

Until now, all drones have been given a 99+serial. The testing is done while carrying 98+serials.

It will join AG51 in the future.

Regards,
Stefan

[Bart]

Drone or UAV, there is a huge difference.
Bart

[Stefan]

Hi Bart,

Drone or UAV, there is a huge difference.

I have googled to find a description of the difference but couldn't find clues. What is the difference?

Regards,
Stefan

[Flyboy]

This is linguistics I think, however my two cents:

Drones sound to me like the 'small' flying objects mostly used for being a target. Even the remotely oppertaed QF-4's had only a small number of evasive manouvres preprogrammed which it could do by itselve.

UAV's sound to me like remotely operated flying craft with a high degree of autonomous functionality, intelligent manouvring.

On the other hand one can also say that drones have seen the same developments as all the other aircraft like multiaxis autopilots, DEEC's, GPS, andsoforth. So a drone is still a drone only smarter nowadays. Janes' uses both same names....

[Bart]

Amen to that Flyboy I couldn't have said it any better.
Bart

[Stefan]

Interesting with regards to the difference (or absence of it):
http://www.uasvision.com/2011/08/31/whats-in-a-name/

Regards,
Stefan

[Alpha Kilo One]

So to make even more confusion (see article):
It will be UAS from now one !
(S for System !)

Ronald

ps. But ugly it is .........

[Niek]

Fortunately they will only get 4 of these things. So the change that you stumble upon one is very small.