Hunter is a joint tactical unmanned aerial system in service with the US Army. In 1989, the US Army, Navy and Marines initiated a joint unmanned aerial vehicle programme. TRW and Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) Malat Division won a low rate initial production (LRIP) contract in 1993 to supply seven Hunter systems. The systems entered service in 1996. Hunter has also been sold to France and Belgium.
“獵人”(Hunter)是一種在美國(guó)陸軍服役的聯(lián)合戰(zhàn)術(shù)無(wú)人機(jī)系統(tǒng)。在1989年,美國(guó)陸軍、海軍和海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)開(kāi)始了一項(xiàng)聯(lián)合無(wú)人機(jī)(uav)計(jì)劃。TRW公司和以色列飛機(jī)工業(yè)公司(IAI)馬拉特(Malat)分部在1993年嬴得一份低速率初始化生產(chǎn)(LRIP)合同,供給七套“獵人”(Hunter)系統(tǒng)。系統(tǒng)在1996年進(jìn)入了服役。“獵人”(Hunter)也已經(jīng)出售到法國(guó)和比利時(shí)。
The Hunter system is capable of carrying out the following missions: real time imagery intelligence, artillery adjustment, battle damage assessment, reconnaissance and surveillance, target acquisition and battlefield observation.
“獵人”(Hunter)系統(tǒng)能夠執(zhí)行下列各項(xiàng)任務(wù):實(shí)時(shí)圖像情報(bào)、火炮校正、戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)損害評(píng)估、偵察和監(jiān)視、目標(biāo)捕獲和戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)觀測(cè)。
Since 1999, Hunters have been deployed in Macedonia, in support of NATO forces in Kosovo. In the first three months of Operation Allied Force, Hunters flew over 600 flight hours per 30 day period, providing imagery and real-time data. The Hunters operated in relay with two air vehicles airborne simultaneously for each mission.
自從1999年以后,北約軍隊(duì)在科索沃省的支援中,“獵人”(Hunter)已經(jīng)在馬其頓部署。在最初三個(gè)月的聯(lián)盟力量軍事行動(dòng)中,“獵人”(Hunter)每30天周期飛行超過(guò)了600個(gè)飛行小時(shí),提供圖像和實(shí)時(shí)數(shù)據(jù)。“獵人”(Hunter)中繼操作使用二架無(wú)人機(jī)同時(shí)地用于各自任務(wù)。