I-MQ-1 Predator Vehicle Aerial Unmanned ingenye yezingcezu ezisetshenziswa kabanzi kakhulu zemishini yempi enkonzweni namuhla.
Izindima zokuqashelwa nokulwa
Kuthuthukiswe yi-General Atomics yaseSan Diego, eCalifornia, i-MQ-1 Predator imoto engasenakunyulwa yomsakazo (UAV), okusho ukuthi iyindiza eqhutshwa ngaphandle komshayeli. Ngenxa yokuthi indiza ayinayo umshayeli, ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi "drone" amasosha nezombangazwe.
Ekhulunywe yizempi yase - US njengendlela "uhlelo," i-Predator empeleni iqukethe izimoto ezine zezindiza ezinezinzwa, ukuxhumana nge-satellite, nesiteshi sokulawula umhlaba esetshenziselwa ukusiza ukuqhuba izimoto ezingenalutho ezingenalutho.
Ekuqaleni yenzelwe ukuhanjelwa kokuhlonishwa, i-Predator nayo ihlomile imicibisholo yesiGreki futhi ingasebenza indima yokulwa. Kusukela ekufikeni inkonzo ngo-1995, i-Predator UAVs isetshenziselwe izingxabano eziningana ezivela eBosnia nasePakistan kuya e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan.
Ukusetshenziswa Komsebenzi Nokuphumelela
Izindlela ze-MQ-1 ze-Predator ze-UAV ziyabiza ngezindleko ezingaba ngu-R5 million ngamunye. Noma kunjalo, indiza iboniswe ukuthi iyasiza emisebenzini yamanje yempi. Amakhosi aseMpi adumisa ama-Predators ngokukhuthazela nokukwazi ukusebenza isikhathi eside.
Ngokuvamile, indiza ye-Predator ingakwazi ukuhamba ngamakhilomitha angama-400 e-nautical ukusuka ekamu layo eliphansi bese ihlala emoyeni endaweni ekhethiwe amahora angaba ngu-10 ngaphambi kokubuya.
Lokhu kuye kwenza ukuthi i-Predator ihleleke ekuhambweni kokuhlonishwa nokuqoqwa kobuhlakani. Indiza eqondile kunazo zonke elandelwa yizindiza ze-Predator yayingu-40 amahora.
Izimoto ezihamba phambili ezingenakunyulwa nazo zigcina abagibeli bezindiza bephuma endleleni yokulimaza. Noma kunjalo, indiza iye yaba nezinkinga ezimweni zesimo sezulu esibi. Izinguqulo eziningana zokuqala zamaPredators zaphahlazeka ngenxa yezimo ezibandayo - ukudweba ukugxeka kwabanye osombusazwe.
Lezi zinkinga ziye zalungiswa ngesistimu ye-de-icing.
Ithuthukiswe ngokufaka kusuka ku-CIA
Nakuba ikakhulukazi esetshenziswa yizempi yase-US, i- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) inentshisekelo enkulu kuMQ-1 Predator UAV kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo. I-CIA ibilokhu ithuthukisa ama-drones angama-air for ukuhlonishwa nokuqoqwa kobuhlakani kusukela ngawo-1980.
I-CIA yakusiza ukuqondisa ezinye izindiza zokuhlola zokuqala kanye nokuqeqesha okubandakanya uhlelo lwe-Predator, futhi i-ejensi isebenzise ngenkuthalo indiza yezinye imisebenzi zayo zangaphandle - ikakhulukazi eBalkans. Amanye amazwe nawo abonise isithakazelo ekusebenziseni uhlelo lwe-Predator lwemisebenzi yezempi, kuhlanganise neCanada.