The unmanned aircraft Orbiter is simply a actual pioneer in the usage of drones in the Armed Forces of Poland. This strategy was the first 1 utilized by JW GROM soldiers. The newer version of the Orbiter is utilized to this day, among others, in the 15th Giant Mechanized Brigade.
– We are in the process of tactical exercises utilizing an unmanned aircraft Orbiter-2B. We cooperate with soldiers of the 9th Braniewski Armoured Cavalry Brigade to exchange experience from various units, which in the future will translate into even more operational capabilities of service, says operator service commander Unmanned aircraft au 15 The Giant Mechanized Brigade.
The corporal commanded a section that performed reconnaissance tasks in the Orish camp in June. The hangers have had Orbiter-2B kits since 2023. During this time, the Israeli unmanned individual was used, among others, during his service on the Polish-Belarusian border. As the operator commander assures, even though this is not the latest technology, the Orbiter-2B performed very well in action.
Orbiter is simply a BSP household developed and manufactured by the Israeli company Aeronautics defence Systems. With a wingspan of 297 cm and a maximum take-off mass of 13 kg Orbiter-2B is the smallest (mini class) kind of reconnaissance drone of this series. For comparison, the largest and heaviest Orbiter 5 features wings with a span of 640 cm and a maximum starting mass of 75 kg. On the basis of Orbiter 2, a drone version of circulating ammunition (Orbiter 1K) was besides developed.
The past of the usage of Israeli drones by the Polish military is 20 years old. The Israelis presented the first version of the Orbiter at the manufacture fair in Paris in 2005 and shortly it won a tender for an unmanned reconnaissance ship for JW GROM. Polish specialists received their first cameras in December 2005. Details of missions in which the Orbiter was utilized by Poles are covered with mystery. It is only known that in 2009, specified a drone served in Afghanistan. Currently, the Orbiter in various variants is utilized by the armed forces of about 20 countries, including Israel, Poland, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, Peru, Vietnam.
Orbiter-2B is the average payment of a close diagnosis. Its operational scope is about 35 km, with it can be increased by utilizing a telescopic antenna. The drone can be in the air for about 3.5 hours. However, everything depends on atmospheric conditions. The battery-powered electrical motor (pushing without a rotor) works little at lower temperatures. At the same time, the BSP shuts down the engine automatically, thus saving energy erstwhile the warm air allows it to glide freely in the designated direction.
The elliptical-2B has a “flying wing” design, consisting of six elements (wings, winglets, hull, head) and launches from a peculiar air launcher. Landing is done utilizing a parachute. The drone utilized to conduct the image designation may be equipped with a regular or day-night head which, outside the tv camera, besides uses infrared.
The first Israeli drone operators trained in the maker country. presently Polish soldiers learn how to operate in courses in Military Academy of Aviation In Dęblin. Operator training is three-stage. The first step is to gain general cognition of aviation law, meteorology, method data of various ships, etc. The second phase is simply a method strict training, where soldiers will learn about the construction and usage of all kinds of aircraft and electrical and combustion engines. It is only in the 3rd phase that students conduct applicable classes, serving and operating flights on a peculiar kind of BSP.
Brig. Gen. Mirosław Spurek, commander of the 15th Giżycka Mechanized Brigade, late said that apart from utilizing the Orbiter, his soldiers train from operating micro class drones. In the close future, the first BSPs of the kind of ammunition circulating are besides to be placed in the wrestlers.
