Small octocopter RAF drone now fires missiles

[FourWheelDrift]

RAF's Jackal drone first firing Martlet Missiles.

https://www.forces.net/technology/watch-jackal-dro...

[Evanivitch]

That's interesting indeed. I'm surprised by the trials engineer half standing behind a wall at 90 degrees to the launch platform though

I thought BAE and Malloy had MOD all sewn up it's good to see the competition still exists.

[DavieBNL]

Looks as if it has real promise, but given the likely concept of operations of this it feels like it would be more suited to Army usage than RAF? A mini Apache.

[GliderRider]

DavieBNL said:

Looks as if it has real promise, but given the likely concept of operations of this it feels like it would be more suited to Army usage than RAF? A mini Apache.

Maybe for RAF Regiment airfield perimeter defence?

[FourWheelDrift]

GliderRider said:

Maybe for RAF Regiment airfield perimeter defence?

Get them plane spotters.

[andy97]

DavieBNL said:

Looks as if it has real promise, but given the likely concept of operations of this it feels like it would be more suited to Army usage than RAF? A mini Apache.

Martlet is already in spice with the RN, I think, on Wildcats. Would make sense to be able to deploy the Jackal to sea to help with protection from fast attack craft, or for recce, and to support the RM in the littoral strike role.

[Ayahuasca]

I see it is chained down, presumable to prevent a Robocop style incident.