AI Unmanned Vehicles (UAV /UGV /USV / UUV).

[Ananda]

MIT Engineers Create the “Impossible” – New Material That Is Stronger Than Steel and As Light as Plastic

The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions. Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quan

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Put it here as I just imagine how a light weight, strong and relatively easy to produce (thus potentialy cheap in the end) materials can do for evolution of drones. Not just UAV, but also Sea based, underwater and even soldiers drones.

Carbon fiber already being used for some times on modern Airplanes and high performance cars. Even now studies them for High Speed Trains. However high tensile carbon fibers are not cheap. Airplanes and High Performance cars used them, but for daily people transportation is not economical yet to do. Moreover is not provide relative strength then say steel.

If this really develop into relative cheap materials (just like most plastic are), imagine using this for artificial skeletons and frame covers for Land Based soldiers drones, or provide armoured UAV with similar weight to present drones.

Star Wars drone army can really be in the corner.

 

[PeterResearch]

The appalling Ukraine crisis reminds me of the value of inexpensive small drones but the payload is, obviously, crucial.

Rather than destroy it which would be a tall order, if one wanted to render a MBT unserviceable, possibly by attacking one of the front or rear wheels (or maybe the junction between the turret and the body), what would be a very rough estimate of the weight of plastic explosive likely to be needed?

 

[ngatimozart]

The appalling Ukraine crisis reminds me of the value of inexpensive small drones but the payload is, obviously, crucial.

Rather than destroy it which would be a tall order, if one wanted to render a MBT unserviceable, possibly by attacking one of the front or rear wheels (or maybe the junction between the turret and the body), what would be a very rough estimate of the weight of plastic explosive likely to be needed?

Welcome to the Forum Peter.

With MBTs you need to incapacitate it's fighting capability and that means its main and secondary weapons system, plus any communications and tactical data link capability. The most effective and safest way of achieving this is to destroy that vehicle, preferably so that it cannot be repaired and used in battle again. This applies to any fighting vehicle, be it tracked or wheeled. If the crew is killed or incapacitated in some form, then that to is a bonus because it takes time to train new crews and infantry, and for them to achieve proficiency. This is a brutal view but war isn't a game of tiddly winks. The object of the exercise is to kill your enemy and wreck their gear and place before they do the same unto you.

 

[PeterResearch]

Welcome to the Forum Peter.

With MBTs you need to incapacitate it's fighting capability and that means its main and secondary weapons system, plus any communications and tactical data link capability. The most effective and safest way of achieving this is to destroy that vehicle, preferably so that it cannot be repaired and used in battle again. This applies to any fighting vehicle, be it tracked or wheeled. If the crew is killed or incapacitated in some form, then that to is a bonus because it takes time to train new crews and infantry, and for them to achieve proficiency. This is a brutal view but war isn't a game of tiddly winks. The object of the exercise is to kill your enemy and wreck their gear and place before they do the same unto you.

Thanks for the welcome. You are absolutely correct but, for my purposes, aiming too high. The idea would, literally, not get off the ground. The plastic would, I reckon, be too heavy. But maybe I'm wrong. Actually, could you estimate what the necessary weight would be to do as you suggest?

 

[ngatimozart]

Thanks for the welcome. You are absolutely correct but, for my purposes, aiming too high. The idea would, literally, not get off the ground. The plastic would, I reckon, be too heavy. But maybe I'm wrong. Actually, could you estimate what the necessary weight would be to do as you suggest?

I couldn't help you with the engineering side because it isn't my field at all. I have never seen the logic of living in a hole in the ground and carrying your home around with you on your back, when it can carry you around and provide you with three hot squares (meals) a day. Or if I had my other uniform on, room service in a five star hotel.

 

[cdxbow]

Bell have slimmed down their unmanned 247 tiltrotor for the USN V-247 Tiltrotor Drone Downsized For Strike Role Aboard Navy Ships (thedrive.com) Originally a USMC project (MUX) it has been reduced to fit a frigates hanger. The photo of the full sized model at a trade display is the original, not the reduced size USN version. Great achievement to get it into a hangar. (hope they can get it out again!)

 

[John Fedup]

First look at Boeing’s XLUUV “Orca”. According to the article an earlier USN graphic for the Orca showed three rows of heavy weight torpedoes each row containing four. If accurate, an impressive amount of fire power.

Here is our first look at the US Navy's Orca XLUUV - Naval News

The US Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) just released the first pictures of the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV)...

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