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Old 03-19-2020, 07:59 AM
Scott_650 Scott_650 is offline
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The Coyote is a low-cost, expendable, portable drone system - I think just about all the US armed forces use them along with the Weather Service maybe? (data gathering in storms I think). This looks like it might be a trade show model or test article of the next-gen Coyote anti-UAV drone? Since the current Coyote is tube launched with folding wings/tail surfaces I’m willing to bet Coyote 2 will be tube launched as well. So will Aerotech motors be reliable enough when stored in the launcher, under all kinds of adverse conditions, to work for the Navy or USMC? Not really what they’re designed for so maybe Raytheon is using COTS motors for testing while developing something proprietary for operational use? Military UAV and anti-UAV development is a moving target - interesting to watch and think about...
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