12 DISC
To develop a Drone based/ innovative range scoring system for Air to Ground weapons.
To develop a drone based/ innovative range scoring system to provide air to ground weapon systems weapon firing accuracy results by using multiple drones/ systems equipped with sensors like camera/sound/light flash.
1. Air to Ground weapon firing is one of the most important aspect of Air Power. It is absolutely imperative to assess the Weapon impact in peace time so that it can be used for training and improvement in Pilots skill levels. The present scoring systems in IAF ranges are adequate. However, IA ranges like KNFFR(Kargil) and MFFR(Suratgarh). which are jointly utilised by IA and IAF do not have any standard infrastructure for scoring usage. In addition, the specific utilisation of IA, extreme weather conditions and Isolated terrain, creation of infrastructure is a long drawn process with huge costs.
2. Therefore, a Drone based Range Scoring System is found essential for training. Such a system should be able to assess the score, provide error, give an instantaneous display to the operators for transmission to the pilot.
3. Such a system should be light weight/ should be man portable. It should be operated by a maximum of two operators though a single console. It should be autonomous for tasks like fixing position of target, assessment of score, data calculation, pilot/aircraft callsign correlation/ data sorting etc based on IAF policies and SOPs.
4. The system should be All-weather and capable of operating from the Extremely high temperatures of MFFR(Suratgarh) to extremely cold temp of KNFF(Kargil).
5. It should be able to operate in Dust, Heat, light, High vibrations, snow, strong winds and high altitudes.
6. It should have Geolocation capability corrected for errors. It should have IN/GPS system based for correcting errors.
7. The payload should be suitable/interchangeable at high altitude upto a height of 6km from ground.
8. It should have inherent emergency protocols in cases of emergencies like network failure etc.
