Drone carrier
A drone carrier is a crewed or uncrewed ship equipped with a flight deck on which drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) can take off and land. This ship can be civilian or military. In addition to drone carriers for unmanned aerial Vehicles, there are also others for unmanned underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vehicles.
As a naval vessel, a drone carrier is capable of launching and picking up combat drones without the need for large and expensive aircraft carriers . For example, in the United Kingdom, a UXV Combatant for UCAV has been proposed for the Royal Navy.[1]
In February 2021, President of the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) İsmail Demir announced that Baykar was developing a new type of drone to be deployed on Turkey's first amphibious assault ship, the TCG Anadolu.[2]
On May 18, 2022, the first Chinese unmanned drone carrier named Zhuhai Cloud ("Zhu Hai Yun ") was launched in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China, intended to advance marine research and economics.[3][4]
See also[edit]
- Airborne aircraft carrier
- Aircraft carrier
- Aviation-capable naval vessel
- Carrier-based aircraft
- Helicopter carrier
- UCAV carrier
References[edit]
- ^ "Warships of Tomorrow". popsci.com. Popular Science. 2008-02-15.
- ^ SABAH, DAILY (2021-03-25). "Turkey's TCG Anadolu to allow drones to land, takeoff in global 1st". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Huang, Kristin (19 May 2022). "Does China's new drone mother ship have potential as a military vessel?". The Maritime Executive. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "CSSC Launches World's First "Drone Carrier"". The Maritime Executive. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.