Reading. Uncrewed vehicles.

Uncrewed vehicles.

Vocabulary

uncrewed (unmanned )vehicle       безпілотний транспортний засіб

unmanned aerial vehicle                безпілотний літальний апарат

remote guided                                дистанційне керування

on their own                                   самостійно

capable of                                               здатний

high-precision                                високоточний

target                                              мішень

long-range                                      далекобійний

warhead                                          бойова головка

impact                                                      удар

at the expense of                            за рахунок

surveillance                                    спостереження

fuel pump                                       паливний насос

  An uncrewed vehicle or unmanned vehicle is a vehicle without a person on board. Uncrewed vehicles can either be remote controlled or remote guided vehicles, or they can be autonomous vehicles which are capable of sensing their environment and navigating on their own.

The Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle                                                                                                                                               (Gladiator TUGV)

  There are different types of uncrewed vehicles such as remote control vehicle (RC), unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), such as the autonomous cars, or unmanned combat vehicles (UCGV), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned aircraft commonly known as "drone".

   Shahed-136 is the most high-precision weapon that flies and hits a target by the given coordinates. It is used as a long-range weapon. It’s a silent-moving drone, seen by radars and heard at a distance of up to 10 km. The warhead in Shahed weights about 40 kg.

   Shahed-136 provides data reception from four satellite navigation systems – GLONASS (Russia), Beidou (China), Galileo (European Union), GPS (USA). So Shahed-136 receives data from several satellites and adjusts the route and point of impact at the expense of several navigators. The drone does not have a video surveillance channel, so it cannot attack the manoeuvring targets. This is a weapon for hitting static objects.

   Despite no markings, experts believe the drone uses a computer processor manufactured by the American company Altera, RF modules by Analog Devices and LDO chips by Microchip Technology.

  Inspection of captured drones used by Russia during 2022 year Ukraine invasion revealed that the Shahed-136 electronics were manufactured from American- and EU-made components, such as a TMS320 processor and a Polish made fuel pump on behalf of UK-based company TI Fluid Systems.

1.  Mark the statements as true (T) or false (F).

1. Uncrewed vehicles are created for military purposes.
2. A drone is an unmanned aircraft.
3. The drone can attack the manoeuvring targets.
4. Shahed-136 adjusts the route and point of impact at the expense of a few navigators.

II. Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (A-G).

1. high-precision
2. target
3. long-range
4. unmanned
5. on their own                                                                          

A able to be used or be effective over long distances

B not having or needing a crew or staff.

C accuracy

D an object shot at during shooting practice

E alone

Keys FTFT

          1C2D3A5B6E