Solemos sacar pecho porque tenemos algunos Hermes , Scan Eagle, y se está produciendo un prototipo con Airbus.
Pero otros países nos llevan leguas de ventaja.
Solo miren la panoplia de drones turcos.
O los chinos, como el Wing Loong 2, que se dice es una copia del Reaper Mq.9
Puede llevar una carga de 1000 kg y me pareció leer que vale como USD 2 Millones.
En Libia, Siria y Yemen, es lo que está mandando la parada.The Wing Loong II UAV can carry a number of different missiles and bombs, including Lan Jian 7 (Blue Arrow 7) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles, TG100 laser/INS/GPS-guided bombs, and the AR-1/HJ-10 anti-tank missile — the Chinese equivalent to the American-made Hellfire missile. Overall, the Wing Loong II can purportedly carry a payload of up to 400 kilograms. The UAV can fly for about 20 hours with a maximum speed of 370 kilometers per hour. The Wing Loong II has an operational radius of 1,500 kilometers.
The UAV has been primarily developed for export and has been marketed by Chinese developers as a cheaper alternative to the MQ-1 Predator. The per-unit price is estimated at around $1-2 million in comparison to, for example, the MQ-9 Reaper’s $30 million.
No para sustituir los Cazas ni los Sam. Sino para complementar.
