Formation the set of combat capabilities parameters of the strike unmanned flight apparatus based on a faceted classification system

Abstract

One of the main approaches to improving the strategy and tactics of the use of strike unmanned aircraft systems is the creation of a methodology for the formation of requirements for their combat capabilities in accordance with the place of the aircraft in the accepted classification system. Today, there are several classification systems for unmanned aircraft systems according to different principles. These classification systems complement each other, but none of them provides full coverage of the set of parameters that characterize an unmanned aircraft complex. There is an urgent need to combine various systems and principles of classification into a single organized system that covers all types and classes of unmanned aerial vehicles. types The facet system makes it possible to delineate the boundaries of the requirements for the combat capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles depending on their position in the classification system.
 The article provides a list and content of parameters of the combat capabilities of strike unmanned aerial systems and briefly considers the interrelationships between them. It is shown that the mass of the combat unit, which the aircraft is capable of carrying, is the basic criterion in the set of combat capabilities. This mass functionally depends on a number of factors, the main of which are the gross take-off weight, the passport duration of the flight and the cruising speed of the aircraft. The nature of this dependence was established on the basis of a statistical analysis of the combat and tactical-technical indicators of attack unmanned aerial vehicles weighing up to 250 kg, which are in service with a number of countries of the world.
 A method of forecasting the values of the parameters of the combat capabilities of strike unmanned aerial vehicles is proposed, depending on their place in the faceted classification system. The application of the method makes it possible to establish a relationship between the types of combat tasks and the types of aircraft suitable for solving them.