The name of the VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) armored wheeled vehicle is very closely related in Indonesia, because the VAB debut became the forerunner to the birth of the Anoa ranpur produced by PT Pindad.
And from the Eurosatory 2022 event in Paris, France (13 – 17 June 2022), the latest generation of VAB, namely the VAB MK3 is again on display, but not just any appearance, the VAB MK3 at Eurosatory is designed by integrating a reconnaissance drone.
Quoted from armyrecognition.com, the integration of drones in the MK3 VAB is unique, because the drone is connected to the vehicle when in the air using a cable. It is said that the wired drone concept is intended so that drones can take off and land faster with an automated take-off and landing procedure mechanism.
This system allows the power source (electricity) from the vehicle to supply power to the drone's propeller, as a result the endurance of this micro drone is 'unlimited'.
The concept of the integrated wired drone on the VAB MK3 was introduced by Arastelle and Arquus. The cabled drone deployment model allows the drone to remain in flight for the desired time up to an altitude of 100 meters, strengthening its surveillance and surveillance capacity day and night. Arastelle said that the concept offered could be a relevant solution for surveillance of base areas or reconnaissance missions for a long time.
The type of micro drone integrated into the VAB MK3 is Anafi USA. This drone produced by Parrot has been trusted as a standard drone by the French military. The Anafi USA weighs only 500 grams and is capable of flying for 32 minutes in day and night conditions (battery flight mode).
An inherent feature of Anafi USA is a secure triple camera with up to 32x continuous zoom with a 21 megapixel resolution camera. The camera can detect human-sized targets with a detail accuracy of 13 cm at a distance of 2 km. Anafi USA is also equipped with FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) in a temperature range of -40 to 150 degrees Celsius with a photo resolution of 320×256 pixels and 1280×720 video recording at 9 frames per second.
While the VAB MK3 with 6×6 drive, is supported by a 370 HP MD7 diesel engine with an automatic transmission, consisting of 6 forward gears and 1 reverse gear.
VAB MK3 is already loaded with advanced electronic devices, for example there is BATTLENET SELECT, in the form of a 12-inch tablet console for ranpur commanders, 4 parimeter cameras, 1 video encoder, 1 ethernet gateway and 1 GPS antenna. With the solution above, VAB MK3 is ready in the Battlefield Management System scheme.
The VAB MK3 has a length of 6.7 meters, a width of 2.5 meters and a height of 2.2 meters. With full fuel, at a speed of 60 km per hour this ranpur can explore up to 800 km.
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