REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

www.mod.gov.rs

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

www.vti.mod.gov.rs

Integration of tactical - medium range UAV
and catapult launch system

ZORAN NOVAKOVIĆ

Military Technical Institute, Belgrade, novakoviczoca@gmail.com

ZORAN VASIĆ

Military Technical Institute, Belgrade, vti@vti.vs.rs

Ivana Ilić

Military Technical Institute, Belgrade, ivilic76@yahoo.com

Nikola Medar

Military Technical Institute, Belgrade, nmedar9@gmail.com

DRAGAN STEVANOVIĆ

Military Technical Institute, Belgrade, stevanovic.dragan.daca@gmail.com

Abstract: In this paper the selection of appropriate UAV catapult launch system from the supply on the world market for existing tactical - medium range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the Serbian Army is analyzed. A special emphasis was placed on UAV structure strenght at longitudinal acceleration direction which are exposed onto the launch ramp of the catapult. In addition, UAV accommodation to the catapult launch carriage is analyzed. The ultimate goal of this analysis is to define the necessary changes to the structure of the existing UAV in order to successfully integrate it with the selected catapult launch system.

Keywords: UAV, launching ,launching device, catapult, UAV integration redesign.