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INTRODUCTION
A system and procedure for UAV refueling system. The system can be used to connect an umbilical from a second unmanned aerial vehicle to a first unmanned aerial vehicle while it is in flight. It also features a configuration for flying the first and second unmanned aerial vehicles close together within a predefined range.
A targeting system for electromagnetically detecting a fueling outlet on the first vehicle is part of the connecting arrangement in the illustrative embodiment.
The targeting system has a first coil positioned around the first vehicle’s fueling port. On the second vehicle, a seeker is situated at the first end of the umbilical. Three detector coils in the seeker are configured to pick up a magnetic signal from the first.
GLOBAL UAV REFUELING SYSTEM MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST
The Global UAV refueling system market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
MARKET DYNAMICS
The UAV refueling system, which evolved from the earlier Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program, produced the aerial refueling drone known as the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray. The MQ-25 made its debut. the US Navy started working on a UAV that could be used on aircraft carriers.
The initial UCLASS design was for a stealthy strike platform that could breach an adversary’s air defenses. In order to quickly construct an aircraft focused on information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) that could carry out low-intensity counter-terrorism missions, lethality and strike criteria were relaxed .
It was announced on that the UAV refueling system, a Super Hornet-sized carrier-based aerial refueling tanker, would be given significant priority, with strike capabilities being deferred to a later variant and “a little ISR” and some communications relay capabilities. This followed delays over whether the UCLASS would specialize in strike or ISR roles.
The Pentagon reportedly changed the program to expedite the procurement of the F-35C and purchase more F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in order to meet the Navy’s anticipated fighter shortage.
In the event that the future F/A-XX becomes an unmanned strike platform, having the CBARS as the first carrier-based UAV offers a less complicated bridge. Additionally, it covers the carriers’ planned requirement for an organic refueling aircraft.
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