Rheinmetall’s New Combat Drone
Combat drones are being produced all over the world, one of which is Germany through the Rheinmetall company. Rheinmetall released NG, their newest combat drone, which is capable of carrying out reconnaissance missions as well as combat by loading Hero-R type loitering ammunition.
This drone has an important role in a battle that can protect troops and destroy targets with an effective reconnaissance strategy. This can be done because this drone has an effector that can turn a multipurpose drone with a reconnaissance system into an ammunition shooter towards the target with signal intelligence capabilities.
This unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has endurance of 12 hours and a data link range of 100 kilometers (62 miles). Satellite Communications will increase its range.
The Drone is made of fiberglass composite with a takeoff weight of 40 kilograms (88 pounds) and flies at a service altitude of 5,000 meters (16,404 feet).The vehicle without a runway can be launched by catapult and landed by parachute and has a stealth feature with low acoustic, thermal and radar signatures.
The various shooting targets in the tactical battle targeted by this drone are various important enemy facilities such as railroads, supply lines, fuel depots, or ammunition depots.
Drones can be launched via catapults that can work in all fields. This can save costs to carry out enemy reconnaissance and attack missions reliably and with minimal risk to troops.