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)是一種在美國陸軍服役的聯(lián)合戰(zhàn)術(shù)無人機系統(tǒng)。在1989年,美國陸軍、海軍和海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊開始了一項聯(lián)合無人機(uav)計劃。TRW公司和以色列飛機工業(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年進入了服役。“獵人”(Hunter)也已經(jīng)出售到法國和比利時。
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)行下列各項任務(wù):實時圖像情報、火炮校正、戰(zhàn)爭損害評估、偵察和監(jiān)視、目標捕獲和戰(zhàn)場觀測。
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。在最初三個月的聯(lián)盟力量軍事行動中,“獵人”(Hunter)每30天周期飛行超過了600個飛行小時,提供圖像和實時數(shù)據(jù)。“獵人”(Hunter)中繼操作使用二架無人機同時地用于各自任務(wù)。