PHOENIX has been developed specifically for the Defence Industry as a high performance training solution for a variety of artillery and air defence missile systems. It is able to simulate a realistic high speed threat in excess of 280 kts, with enhancements including a Miss-Distance Indicator (MDI), Infra-Red and multi-spectral smoke and also the integration of a Luneburg lense system to meet the targeting requirements of a wide range of weapon systems, including electro-optical and radar target acquisition.
The heart of the system is UAV Navigation's Flight Control System (FCS), an onboard autopilot capable of controlling all the onboard systems, including Engine Control Unit (ECU), all servos, parachute release, datalink, pyrotechnics (smoke etc), Luneburg lens system and MDI.
In addition, a complete Ground Control Station (GCS) is provided with the Visionair mission control software which runs on a standard PC. Training on the system is around 5 days
A senior Iranian military official says domestically-manufactured UAVs are capable of operating within a range of 3,000 kilometers.
Commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said Saturday that Iran is today able to design and build different types of UAVs for various operations.
Earlier this month, Iran unveiled its latest state-of-the-art UAV, (named Ababil 3) which can be used in ISR operations. Not for nothing, in recent years Iran has made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and systems, including a variety of domestically-manufactured UAVs.
The Ababil 3 has a flight range of eight hours and effective operational radius of 250 kilometers. The UAV can fly at an altitude of 15,000 feet and transmit images simultaneously to GCS or any other platform. The Islamic Republic unveiled its first home-made long-range combat UAV (Named Karrar, meaning Striker) in August 2010. Since then the country has manufactured a variety of other high-tech ISR and combat UAVs.
La decisión fue tomada hace dos semanas, durante la visita a El Cairo del Primer Ministro Turco Tayyip Erdogan.
Los Anka están producidos por Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) y fueron diseñados en primera instancia para proveer al ejército turco de un sistema ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) de gran autonomía.
Según TAI, los Anka ("Fénix" en español) permiten llevar a cabo misiones ISR de noche y de día en cualquier condición climática sobre objetivos fijos o móviles. Bajo ese nombre existen dos versiones: Anka-A y Anka-B. La diferencia entre ambas versiones estriba en que la primera es una versión de mero ISR, mientras que la versión B es una versión de combate.
Según los expertos, el Anka es muy similar al Heron israelí. El sistema completo comprende:
3 x UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle)
1 x GCS (Ground Control Station)
1 x GDT (Ground Data Terminal)
1 x ATOLS (Automatic Take-Off and Landing System)
1 x TIES (Transportable Image Exploitation System)
1 x RVT (Remote Video Terminal)
Varios GSE (Ground Support Equipment)
La arquitectura del Anka es abierta a fin de contemplar cualesquiera cargas de pago en función de la misión a realizar. No obstante, el equipo mínimo con que está dotado es el siguiente:
1 x EO Day TV (Electro-Optic Color Day Camera)
1 x EO/FLIR/LFR/LDS (Electro-optic / Forward Looking Infrared / Laser Range Finder / Laser Designator and Spotter Camera)
El fuselaje es un monobloque de composite, reforzado con malla metálica o costillas metálicas según cada caso, al que se le pueden desmontar las alas y la cola. El tren de aterrizaje es retráctil en forma de V. El motor es de combustible pesado, y cuenta con tanques de combustible en el fuselaje, así como sistema de protección frente al hielo, sistema de climatización en función de las condiciones ambientales, y un sistema electrico redundante con baterías de respaldo.
