laitimes

Take a look at the new toy of the American company General Atomics, in which the "Mojave" Chada UAV developed by the company is hung on each side of the wings of a 7.62 mm caliber Gatling machine gun

author:Maritime Pioneer

Take a look at the new toy of General Atomics in the United States, on each side of the wings of the "Mojave" Chada UAV developed by the company, a 7.62 mm caliber Gatling gun pod is hung on each side, ready to be used as an attack aircraft. According to the company's plan, the next step is to change the machine gun pod to a rotatable turret or turret.

However, I personally feel that if such a small drone is attached to a heavy rotating turret or gun turret, its flight performance will probably be greatly impaired, such as reducing the maximum altitude and speed. Not only that, but the recoil of gun-type weapons when firing in bursts may also cause some structural damage to the wings.

Rather than using this thing for a ground attack, it would be better to settle for the current two machine gun pods and use them for "anti-drone patrol aircraft". In the face of low-end and low-cost suicide drone/cruise missile "swarms" like the Witness-136, it may be a good idea to use such drones for repeatable multiple interceptions.

Take a look at the new toy of the American company General Atomics, in which the "Mojave" Chada UAV developed by the company is hung on each side of the wings of a 7.62 mm caliber Gatling machine gun
Take a look at the new toy of the American company General Atomics, in which the "Mojave" Chada UAV developed by the company is hung on each side of the wings of a 7.62 mm caliber Gatling machine gun
Take a look at the new toy of the American company General Atomics, in which the "Mojave" Chada UAV developed by the company is hung on each side of the wings of a 7.62 mm caliber Gatling machine gun

Read on