UAV for RSN

lionnoisy SG

as seen in Navy open house 2007

tankee1981 SG

I was wondering how do one launch a UAV and retrieve it on a moving vessel out at sea during combat operations. Must have been a feat. Very Happy

datafuser SG

Launched from and recovered to ships?

Cheers,
Sunho

calvin2224 SG

Usually retrieval is done by flying the UAV into a net set up on the ship.

Unidentified SG

like how people use small net to catch small fish in fish tank ? Laughing

YI SG

i think it is navigated via gps and it can make its own way back to cab. Cool

equlus84 SG

Perhaps they may turn one of the Endurance class ship into a intelligence gathering vessel, in whic the UAV is launched on the landing pad supposed for the helicopter usage or maybe even like the WW1 or WW2 battleships in which they are catapult launched. Any technical specifics?

digger SG

Model of Launch and recovery of UAV on RAN's Armidale Patrol Boats :

http://uav.navair.navy.mil/closerange/news/AustaldemosSEboat20march07.htm