UAV / UCAV - Drohnen

[Quintus Fabius]

Anbei:

Israel mustert Kampfhubschrauber aus, um sie durch Drohnen zu ersetzen:

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Israel has phased out one of its two types of U.S. attack helicopter in favor of using more drones, military officers have told Reuters, reflecting a need for lighter and cheaper air power to counter terrorist forces on its borders.

Israel had a fleet of approximately 33 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters, according London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Israel retains two squadrons of Apache helicopters which are bulkier than Cobras but equipped with a wide array of weaponry that lends versatility and range to counter-insurgent operations. It also flies an undisclosed number of pilotless drones.

Ephraim Segoli, a retired Israeli air force brigadier-general with the Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies near Tel Aviv, said the Cobras were more expensive to maintain than drones

He said Israel also saw a shift to drones as a means of reducing the danger posed by terrorists armed with shoulder-launched heat-seeking missiles. These have been fired at Israeli helicopters — so far unsuccessfully — from Gaza and the Egyptian Sinai.

Allgemein dazu: es gibt ein israelisches Hardkillsystem basierend auf Trophy für Hubschrauber dass gegen Fliegerfäuste sehr effektiv sein soll. Wenn die Leistungsdaten von Rafael stimmen sollten, würde dies Kampfhubschrauber in ihrer Überlebensfähigkeit wieder deutlich stärken. Das System setzt aber eine gewisse Größe und Leistungsfähigkeit des Hubschraubers voraus, wäre also insbesondere für den AH-64 geeignet.