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On February 27, 2017, on the second day of the second lunar month, the new long-endurance multi-purpose UAV Pterodactyl-2 independently developed by China Aviation Industry successfully made its first flight, marking that the mainland has firmly mastered the key technologies related to aviation equipment and entered the first-class level of the world's large-scale UAV. In the early stage of development, the Pterodactyl-2 UAV practiced the development concept of "one machine with multiple uses, one machine with multiple functions", and was used everywhere in wartime and in peacetime. At present, the Pterodactyl-2 has been derived from many new models. Among them, including the Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance type.
In September 2021, the Pterodactyl-2 was unveiled at the 13th Airshow China held in Zhuhai and presented the country's first drone flight show on the first public day
The Pterodactyl-2 UAV, which is integrated with advanced performance
The Pterodactyl-2 UAV is a comprehensive improvement on the basis of the Pterodactyl-1. It is reported that relative to the Pterodactyl-1 UAV system, the Pterodactyl-2 UAV UAV system optimizes the UAV aerodynamic layout, airframe structure and airborne system, optional high-power turboprop engine, greatly improves the platform flight performance, load capacity, multi-sensor comprehensive capability, weapon mounting capacity and data transmission and control capabilities, can adapt to a variety of mission requirements in complex use environments. It is reported that the Pterodactyl-2 UAV is about 11 meters long, with a wingspan of 20.5 meters, an aircraft height of about 4.1 meters, a maximum take-off weight of about 4200 kg, a maximum external weight of 480 kg, a maximum flight speed of 370 km / h, a minimum flight speed of 150 km / h, a maximum flight altitude of 9000 meters, and a mission endurance of up to 20 hours.
In terms of mission mounting, the Pterodactyl-2 UAV uses advanced electro-optical reconnaissance pod (EO) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) as standard configurations, and realizes the joint and coordinated use of a variety of reconnaissance equipment. The Pterodactyl-2 UAV can be equipped with and support the most advanced optoelectronic reconnaissance pods in the world, including high-definition color/black-and-white TV, infrared cameras, low-light/near-infrared televisions, cameras, laser ranging/irradiators, etc., and adopts high-definition digital video system, supports a variety of use modes, in order to adapt to the search, identification, tracking and indication of small targets in complex battlefield environments, and has more efficient man-machine operation performance.
In addition, the Pterodactyl-2 UAV has greatly improved the carrying capacity of weapons, with a load capacity of 480 kg, and the weapons configured include a variety of precision-guided and unguided missiles, bombs, rockets, etc., with specifications ranging from more than ten kilograms to 100 kilograms. The weapon system of the Pterodactyl-2 UAV also adopts the internationally common standard weapon interface, as long as it is a weapon that meets the interface standard, it can be easily integrated into the UAV system, and has a good expansion ability.
The Pterodactyl-2 UAV has a rich payload and is integrated with a fight
The high performance of the Pterodactyl-2 UAV endows it with powerful multi-purpose capabilities, which can carry out military tasks such as battlefield intelligence acquisition, surveillance, reconnaissance, real-time strikes against time-sensitive small surface targets, electronic reconnaissance and jamming, perform anti-terrorism/riot surveillance, real-time strike or non-lethal deterrence, border patrol, anti-narcotics and anti-smuggling and other security tasks, and complete civilian tasks such as resource survey, pipeline network patrol, disaster monitoring and assessment. At present, the Pterodactyl-2 UAV has been derived from a variety of models, including the anti-submarine reconnaissance type.
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Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance type
At the 13th Zhuhai Air Show in 2021, the mainland exhibited the Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance UAV for the first time, with advanced performance.
The Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance UAV system is a type of medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV system developed by the aviation industry on the basis of the Pterodactyl-2 UAV system, which is used in anti-submarine warfare. The Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance UAV system is composed of UAV, ground station, mission payload and ground support system, and has fully autonomous horizontal wheeled take-off and landing and cruise flight capabilities, air-ground coordination capabilities, and ground relay control capabilities. Compared with the Pterodactyl-2 UAV system, the Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance UAV system is equipped with AIS, 360° surround view sea radar, visible light/infrared detection equipment dedicated to the sea, sonar pods, etc. The whole aircraft has made three prevention treatment for marine applications, which can cope with the harsh climate environment at sea and adapt to complex submarine search and exploration tasks.
The Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance unmanned aerial system can perform maritime reconnaissance, surveillance, monitoring of suspicious ships, submarine search and attack missions
It is reported that the Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance type has a maximum take-off weight of about 4,200 kg, a maximum external weight of 480 kg, and a line-of-sight link radius of 250 kilometers, with excellent take-off and landing flight and payload capabilities. According to the data, the Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance type is equipped with AIS, sea photoelectric surveillance/targeting devices, surround sea radar, sonar pods (capable of carrying many different types of sonar), and can also be equipped with magnetic detectors, self-guided torpedoes, self-guided depth charges and other equipment according to user needs, as well as other advanced mission load equipment, data links and airborne weapons.
It is reported that in order to meet the needs of modern operations and the needs of international customers, the Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance UAV system adopts a variety of advanced design technologies and design concepts, and has a variety of characteristics. For example, it has the ability of function expansion and flexible expansion, has internal and external dual networks, data isolation, reliable and stable communication mechanism, adopts resource virtualization + cloud storage system architecture, reduces costs and increases efficiency, is safe and reliable, strengthens the ergonomic design in the cabin, adopts integrated large screens, embedded bulkhead displays, folding control suits, and hidden equipment rooms to maximize the use of cabin space and bring users excellent ergonomic experience.
In order to enhance the anti-submarine reconnaissance capability of the Pterodactyl-2, it is also equipped with an anti-submarine control ground station. The anti-submarine mission station is used to expand the Pterodactyl-2 UAV to perform anti-submarine missions, with the comprehensive analysis and processing capabilities of tactical accusation, photoelectric management, radar management, underwater acoustic detection and electrical reconnaissance intelligence, and realizes the core mission capabilities of buoy customization, machine learning, automatic target identification, intelligent auxiliary decision-making, and the integration of sound, light and electromagnetic.
Close-up of the Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance UAV mounted under the wing
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The Pterodactyl-2 anti-submarine reconnaissance UAV system can perform maritime reconnaissance, surveillance, monitoring of suspicious vessels, submarine search and attack missions, and can be expanded to perform intelligence collection, search and rescue and other tasks, which is suitable for military tasks, marine management and civilian use.