美军发展MQ-25A舰载无人加油机的动因及启示

doi:10.7527/S1000-6893.2023.28797

Abstract

Abstract:

The US military is developing the MQ-25A carrier-based aerial-refueling UAS， which is about to open the era of unmanned aircraft carrier air wings. According to the time axis and the differentiation of projects， the history of the development of carrier-borne UAVS by the US military since 2000 is reviewed. Based on the analysis of public information of MQ-25A UAV， the typical mission capability of MQ-25A is quantitatively evaluated by engineering estimation. In this paper， the reasons for developing carrier-based aerial-refueling UAS are analyzed from the aspects of operational requirements， budget， competitive selection， progressive development and system efficiency. Based on the actual situation， this paper puts forward some inspirations from the aspects of development goals， development approaches and key points of concern， and provides references for the construction and development of similar equipment in China.

Key words: U.S.military, MQ-25A, carrier, carrier-based aerial-refueling UAS

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V271.4⁺94

Zhenshan ZHENG, Zhaoxiong HE, Chonglun LI, Jian ZHANG, Peng GAO. Motivation and inspiration for U.S.military developing MQ-25A carrier-based aerial-refueling UAS[J]. Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, 2023, 44(20): 628797-628797.

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受油机	1架F/A-18E/F伙伴加油机		1架MQ-25A无人机
受油机	加油量/t	作战半径增量/km	加油量/t	作战半径增量/km
2架F-35C	2.3	450	3.3	600
4架F-35C	1	210	1.5	300
6架F-35C	0.6	130	0.9	200

项目	侦察监视	精确打击	防空压制	电子攻击	空中受油	空中加油
UCAV-N	★
J-UCAS	★	★	★	★
UCAS-D	★	★	★		★
UCLASS （2011）	★	★			☆
UCLASS （2013）	★				☆
CBARS	★					★

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