"Drone?"

Saddam perked up and asked hurriedly: "Is it a drone like the US military's Predator?"

The "Predator" drone is famous in the Middle East.

It is an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft with attack capabilities developed by General Atomics Technologies for the U.S. Air Force.

This type of UAV has many uses. It can not only provide tactical reconnaissance for combat soldiers, but can also carry 8 AGM-114 "Hellfire" missiles or "Stinger missiles" to destroy ground armored targets or airborne targets.

versus fighting.

In addition, a high-definition camera lens is installed on the head of the "Predator" drone, which can transmit real-time video images back to the command post on the ground.

Since the beginning of the war between the two sides, the Iraqi army's communication hub has been repeatedly destroyed because of this kind of drone, which relays communications in the air and monitors their every move.

This resulted in all personnel movements of the Iraqi army being under the watchful eye of the US military.

The U.S. military only needs to send fighter jets to carry out precise strikes based on the images returned by the drones, and it can achieve great results.

The Iraqi soldiers had no power to fight back and could only hide in caves without even daring to come out.

Saddam also tried to have soldiers use weapons to shoot down U.S. drones, but after some attempts, he found that this was simply not realistic.

Because the shooting height of bullets is usually only more than one thousand meters, preferably two or three thousand meters, but the maximum flying height of the Predator drone can reach meters.

It belongs to an unattainable existence.

"Mr. Victor, I wonder how much one of your drones costs?" Majid, standing next to Saddam, asked this question that everyone was concerned about.

It is said that the cost of a US military Predator drone is as high as 15 million US dollars. However, although the price is high, if it can really work, the price is still very cost-effective.

As for the drones manufactured by Mauritius and Russia, they had never heard of them before, let alone their specific performance.

After all, no one wants to buy a test product.

Victor seemed to see their concerns, smiled and said: "Mr. President, we are giving you these two drones for free. As for the price, we can discuss it later."

He has not returned to China for nearly ten years, and he no longer knows much about the internal situation in Mauritius, but drones are not a very complex technology in his memory.

Even the United States can do it, and Mao and Russia must be no problem.

"Thank you! Thank you! Mr. Victor! As long as your drone can reach half the level of the Predator, we will purchase it vigorously!" Saddam shook his hand enthusiastically and promised on the spot.

All the core personnel of the Iraqi army were also smiling.

They were secretly glad that this time, Lao Maozi finally had some conscience and did not sell them untested defective products.

Otherwise, with their current relationship, they would eventually have to "take the initiative" to buy it.

Soon, Saddam sent people to transport all these wooden boxes back to the command post.

Several experts immediately assembled some of the parts.

By the evening, a "Peregrine 2" drone with a length of 6.8 meters, a wingspan of 12.46 meters, and a height of 2.1 meters was successfully assembled.

Several Iraqi soldiers pushed the drone and slid forward for a certain distance. As the tail accelerated and turned, a faint buzzing sound sounded, and the "Peregrine 2" successfully flew to an altitude of 300 meters.

, and continues to rise.

Victor, Saddam and other personnel were in a temporary electronic control room, watching the drone overlooking the earth from a first-person perspective.

During this process, the "technicians" brought by Victor were also patiently instructing the Iraqi soldiers on how to control the drone.

Its controller is actually something similar to a Sony game console.

In addition to eight buttons with different functions, there is also a small joystick on the left side. You can press this joystick with your thumb to make simple fine adjustments to the flight of the drone.

This design allows an ordinary person who has never been exposed to a drone to get started quickly.

In order to facilitate Saddam's viewing, technicians connected an external video cable and projected the image returned by the drone onto the wall directly in front of him.

Under the guidance of technical personnel, an Iraqi soldier controlled a drone and flew towards the town of Haji Omeran in Erbil Province in northern Iraq.

The appearance of "Peregrine 2" is covered with gray stealth coating material, which can minimize the possibility of being detected by radar.

The goal of their operation this time was to raid a US military stronghold.

Baghdad is about 600 kilometers away from the town of Omeran.

However, the "Peregrine 2" drone uses a fuel-electric hybrid and has a battery life of up to 60 hours. It can even hover in the air for a long time for reconnaissance when necessary.

And this only requires consuming very little kinetic energy.

This is due to its falcon-like wings, which can maintain a gliding state for a long time with the help of wind at high altitudes.

Researchers from the Optoelectronics Laboratory finally designed this drone after countless experiments and a combination of bionics and aerodynamics.

Its maximum activity radius can reach 4,000 kilometers, and its maximum flight speed is 389 kilometers per hour.

That is a speed of 108 meters per second.

Just like its name.

At this time in Iraq, it was not completely dark yet, all ground buildings were clearly visible, and occasionally some local Iraqi residents could be seen moving outside.

When the sky darkens completely, the technicians immediately turn on the infrared detection mode. All objects on the ground that can emit heat reflections will be scanned.

Along the way, the infrared thermal imaging camera also discovered some cheetahs, caracals, hyenas and other wild animals, all of which were automatically identified and marked by the system.

The "Peregrine Falcon 2" drone is like a pair of sharp eyes, looking down at the creatures on the earth.

Saddam and other personnel were already dumbfounded. When had they ever seen such a high-tech gadget?

No wonder the U.S. military can beat them to the punch.

The technology and information gap between the two sides is really huge!

At this moment, he has made up his mind that no matter how expensive the price is, he must buy a few of them. Even if they are only used for aerial reconnaissance, they are still worth the money!

soon.

In just over an hour, the "Peregrine 2" drone had arrived over the town of Omelan.

It can be said that there were no surprises along the way.

Saddam and others were also pleasantly surprised.

The US military's radar survey instrument did not even notice that their drone had stopped above their heads!

Eight twenty minutes at night.

Victor and Saddam conducted a brief analysis and exchange based on the images of the stronghold returned by the drone.

Finally, they selected a target reference object on the image.

Later.

Under the guidance of technical personnel, the Iraqi soldiers constantly adjusted the angle of the drone and locked a throwing point.

At the same time, a red button was pressed.

Boom~

Thousands of meters high in the sky, a "shooting star" shining with white light pierced the dark night sky and plummeted down.
Chapter completed!