The space between traditional artillery and the use of drones for the launch of grenades and other explosive loads It is shrinking with an innovation that comes from China. According to images disseminated in social media, which is collected Able to transform standard artillery projectiles, 155 mm and 152 mm, in precision planning pumps.
It would not be the only one. According to the Ukrainian medium, it is part of a broader effort of China to Create high precision navigation kits to use them with standard aviation ammunition and artillery projectilesand from which other companies participate.
The images show modified projectiles with kits UPMKmanufactured by the Chinese company Big Goosewhich include folding wings, tail stabilizers and a guiding module mounted on the nose. This system allows launch conventional ammunitionfrom unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters or airplanes, as precision weapons with remote attack capacity.
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What is a precision planning pump and how an artillery projectile is transformed into it
A guided precision planning pump is an ammunition launched from the air designed to achieve objectives with great accuracy at long distances. Unlike traditional bombs that follow a ballistic trajectory, Planning pumps take advantage of the support generated by added wings to expand their scope.
Once launched from an altitudes aircraft between 5,000 and 6,000 meters, these modified artillery projectiles can travel up to 50 km, adjusting its trajectory through a combination of inertial navigation systems (INS) and satellite positioning such as GPS or the China Beidou system. This makes them especially useful to attack objectives keeping the launch platform safe.
The transformation into a planning pump requires several important modifications:
- In the projectile nose a Guided module which integrates Navigation Electronics and flight control software.
- The atwhich are automatically displayed, are mounted on the middle or rear body of the projectile.
- The cola section incorporates Control surfaces connected toMicroactuators. These components work together to provide aerodynamic stability and precise guidance during the pump descent.
Once launched, modified projectiles They can navigate autonomously towards their target and detonate when impacting.
This system, in the images used with artillery projectiles DLB-P of 152 and 155 mmallows to modernize the weapons, expanding the scope and effectiveness of obsolete ammunition, without assuming the cost of developing and manufacturing new ones. The low cost makes it easier to deploy large amounts quickly and Its compatibility with inherited calibers such as 152 mm, used by armies with Soviet inheritance, will facilitate its export to countries that already have similar inventories.