AERIAL TARGETS

Aerial targets are those targets which are used by ground based guns, naval armament fitted on ships or guns fitted on attack helicopters or airships. 

The factors that govern the aerial targets are mostly the requirement of the gun or armament mounted on ships, land based systems or attack helicopters.

There are many aerial targets available like Banshee or NGAT they are propelled by turbine engines or are drone based. 

There are not many aerial targets when it comes to gun as the gun requires the target to be big enough to be capable of getting captured by a suitable camera! Only then it can be effectively  tracked and fired upon. 

Swaman Achuk has a solution for such an aerial target - ACHUK

 

ACHUK	OTHER TARGET
Target size bigger (Approx 3 times)	Target size around 10 ft x 18 inches
Target speed less  - VMAX 100 kmph and VBE 75- 80 kmph	Target speed aprox 75 - 100 kmph
Less probabilities of multiple reflections due to bigger target size	Multiple reflections due to smaller target size
More probability of getting laser returns due to bigger target	Less probability of getting laser returns due to smaller target and difficulty in acquiring
AGL upto 150 m	AGL upto 150 m
No cost – as this is concept proving exercise	Associated costs are there
Operation by ground handler – but fully autonomous tracing predefined GPS path – lat long available in decimal format.	Operation by ground handler not capable of tracing predefined path – lat long not available for debrief.
Endurance  - 15 min	Endurance – 15 min
Radius of action around 1.5 km	Radius of action similar
Safety measure – programmed to drop down if command is lost or battery is low	Safety measure – no built in safety measures
Time to start the operation  - 10 min	Time to start the operation – one hour
Unit can handle operate and fly	Special handler is required for flying the PTA
A ground controller tablet as controller, telemetry and debrief station	Debrief station not available
The speed of the target available in the tab logs	Not available for analysis