Thai Navy Uses Orbiter 3B UAV to Search for Illegal Fishing

29 Mei 2020

Orbiter 3B UAV of the Royal Thai Navy (all photos : RTN)

Royal Thai Naval Air Division, Royal Thai Fleet, Royal Thai Navy's Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems Orbiter 3 Small Tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) are used for Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing search operations in the Andaman Sea.

Center Preserve the interests of the nation by sea Region 3 (Chorn Buri) adds new abilities with added unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the Orbiter 3B, enhancing the efficiency of IUU fishing in the Andaman Sea.

Capability of the UAV with ORBITER 3B :
- operating distance of 50 nautical miles 
- operating time of 4 hours 
- able to operate day and night 
- accuracy in identifying surface targets by searching for targets at the specified coordinates

- able to identify fishing boats with visibility ship's mark or boat's name or boat's characteristics such as boat shade, fishing equipment on board clearly 

Increasing of Orbiter 3B UAV make tackling illegal fishing in the Andaman Sea is even more effective.

Earlier in early November In 2019, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Orbiter 3B, was posted in the Royal Thai Navy. The MECC (Maritime Enforcement Command Center) Chon Buri, Region 3, responsible for the Andaman Sea area, has been used to search for illegal fishing.

Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is an important problem for marine resources around the world. In Thailand, which is part of the global community, it has to be responsible for correcting according to international standards that international acceptance

of the UAV to enhance the efficiency of the Thai Navy is part of the ongoing effort of the Thai Armed Forces and Thai government agencies. Until causing Thailand to cancel the yellow card status from the European Union (EU: European Union) in the end.

Orbiter 3 is a small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) developed by Aeronautics Defense Systems Israel and received back by spreading the parachute to the groun. From the set, you can see the control stations installed with IVECO trucks, Italy, which earlier that year 2014 (Aeronautics Defense Systems Israel) has brought many UAV systems to demonstrate to the Thai Navy.

The Orbiter 3B UAV unmanned aircraft was put into service at 104 Squadron, Wing 1, Naval Aviation Division. Battle Squadron (104 Air Squadron, Wing 1, Royal Thai Naval Air Division, Royal Thai Fleet).

The original squadron 104 the Royal Thai Air Force had served with 18 attack aircraft, the A-7E Corsair II, which served in the US Navy during the year 1996-2009. Currently, the squadron 104 was converted into an unmanned aircraft squadron.

The UAV unmanned aircraft system from Aeronautics Israel has been commissioned into the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). Previously, many types have been used to tackle illegal fishing. IUU Fishing too, such as the Aerostar tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, the Orbiter II small unmanned aircraft and the Dominator mid-range unmanned aircraft that is stationed at 404 Squadron 4 Takhli.

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