Desert Wolf adding grenades to Skunk riot control UAV

[garyc]

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40961:desert-wolf-adding-grenades-to-skunk-riot-control-uav&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107

Local surveillance company Desert Wolf is adding grenades to its Skunk riot control unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is currently being manufactured with four paintball markers.

Hennie Kieser, Director of Desert Wolf, told defenceWeb that the non-lethal grenades are being supplied by a company in South America and will be available in a number of different formats, including smoke, flash-bang, tear gas etc. Up to 48 grenades can be carried by the upgraded Skunk GL UAV.

The grenades will be dropped over crowds and descend via parachute, minimising collateral damage on the ground and allowing the smoke to spread from above.

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Desert Wolf is currently manufacturing its Skunk UAV in Europe. This version is fitted with four paintball markers able to fire a variety of different rounds, from hard plastic to pepper spray. Manufacturing is underway for seven different customers, which have ordered some 400 airframes. Two batches of aircraft have already been shipped and pilots trained. These seven orders should be completed by year-end, Kieser said.

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The Skunk has evolved into the Skunk II. It features two high definition colour cameras, a thermal camera for night operations, spot/strobe lights, eye-safe pulsating lasers, speakers, police sirens and flashing blue lights and four paintball markers.

 

[ponder]

The Skunk has evolved into the Skunk II. It features two high definition colour cameras, a thermal camera for night operations, spot/strobe lights, eye-safe pulsating lasers, speakers, police sirens and flashing blue lights and four paintball markers.

That just sounds so naff. Now if it read "and four Miniguns" it would have been cool.

 

[Solarion]

They have literally just attached paintball guns to that thing

We need a few of these here in SA. Rain down hell from above when things get out of control.

 

[craiglotter]

They have literally just attached paintball guns to that thing

We need a few of these here in SA. Rain down hell from above when things get out of control.

Uhm. They are a local South African company. But to be fair, why in the world are they manufacturing overseas?

 

[konfab]

If I were running the show, I would have a fleet of these on automated patrol along the N2 at night.

 

[Budza]

Uhm. They are a local South African company. But to be fair, why in the world are they manufacturing overseas?

LOL.

Picture the strike at this factory in SA, where they have their own devices used against them