
美國陸軍採購3套PERCH 2.0無人機發射器原型,計畫由第1騎兵師在德州胡德堡進行測試,使M1A2戰車能發射彈簧刀300攻擊型無人機,提升偵察與打擊視線外目標的能力,目前仍處於測試階段,未決定量產。
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烏俄戰爭中,俄羅斯使用無人機對烏克蘭裝甲部隊造成威脅,凸顯傳統坦克在反無人機作戰中的不足,美國陸軍因此著手為M1A2戰車增添無人機偵察與反擊能力。
美國陸軍M1A2戰車未來可裝設PERCH 2.0無人機發射器,增加攻擊手段。(美聯社檔案照)
〔記者涂鉅旻/綜合報導〕烏俄戰爭凸顯無人機對裝甲部隊的威脅,美國陸軍正替M1A2「艾布蘭」主力戰車增添無人機偵察、反擊手段。綜合外國軍聞網站報導,美軍已採購3套新型PERCH 2.0無人機發射器原型,讓戰車能從車上發射「彈簧刀300」(Switchblade 300)攻擊無人機,乘員不必開啟艙蓋,就能偵察、打擊視線外的敵軍陣地,大幅擴展戰車作戰能力。
綜合外國軍聞網站《Army Recognition》、《Breaking Defense》報導,PERCH 2.0由美國通用動力陸地系統公司(GDLS)研發,預計10月底前交付4套原型系統,由駐德州胡德堡的美軍第1騎兵師第1旅進行實兵測試。值得注意的是,目前已確認採購3套,第4套來源尚未公開,整體計畫仍處於測試階段,尚未決定量產。
美軍已採購3套新型PERCH 2.0無人機發射器原型,讓戰車能從車上發射「彈簧刀300」攻擊型無人機,圖為裝設在皮卡上的PERCH發射器。(取自通用動力陸地系統公司網站)
傳統M1A2戰車主要依靠120公厘滑膛砲打擊敵軍,但面對藏身建築物、山丘後方的反戰車飛彈部隊,容易受到視線限制。PERCH 2.0可發射具備偵察能力的彈簧刀300無人機,讓戰車先從空中搜尋敵軍位置,再以自殺式攻擊摧毀目標,無須冒險駛入敵軍火力範圍。
報導陳述,PERCH系統曾於去年完成發射測試,初期版本可搭載彈簧刀300及反裝甲能力較強的彈簧刀600無人機;新版則聚焦體積較小的彈簧刀300,增加備彈數量,並改善裝填程序。發射器可利用戰車既有固定位置安裝,不必大幅修改砲塔結構。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
PERCH 2.0系統將在10月底前完成4套原型交付並進入實兵測試階段
Likely · Within weeks
若測試成功,美國陸軍可能考慮量產PERCH 2.0系統以增強M1A2戰車反無人機能力
Possible · Within months

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