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I don't know if you still remember the movie "The Fall of Angels", in which US President Morgan Freeman was caught in a drone terrorist attack while fishing. The accompanying security personnel were completely wiped out in a drone suicide attack, and only one bodyguard survived the attack. In the video, after being released, the drone swarm flew skyward over the target, followed by a suicide attack. Trained and well-equipped security personnel were unable to parry during the attack, quickly annihilating the entire army in a series of explosions, and the drone swarm battle scene left a deep impression on the audience.




Many military fans should have been shocked by this scene, and their minds may also be frantic about how to defend against such attacks, or whether such attacks will occur in reality. Two years later, in 2021, the Israeli military officially acknowledged the use of a large number of AI assisted drones in the air and missile attacks on Gaza in May of that year. This military attack should be considered the first actual combat of drone swarms in public information. Drone swarm attack has many advantages, such as large attack area, difficulty in defense, and economic benefits. At the Zhuhai Air Show in China, a swarm launch vehicle was also displayed, launching 200 drones at a time, forming a huge swarm, with multiple mission capabilities such as precise formation, changing formation, ground observation, and precise strike, which greatly enhances the strike effect.



From a technical point of view, the drone technology of Bee Swarm is not the most advanced. It mainly refers to a large number of mediocre and inexpensive drones. A war group that forms a whole and enforces orders and prohibitions. This allows the drone to perform a function of 1+1 greater than 2. Even if it is discovered, the target is too powerful to be attacked. Buzzers engaged in combat can also directly disperse and retreat, preserving their combat power for the next battle. In popular terms, it is decentralized and can be dynamically aggregated. It has greatly improved the survival rate of the drone fleet in the battlefield, as well as the penetration ability. This will also ensure the achievement of operational objectives.




To achieve such an effect, there must be strict restrictions on the size of drones. A cruise missile such as a spring knife is 2.5 kilograms in size, while a drone with a swarm of bees needs to be made smaller and cheaper to implement the swarm strategy. The miniaturization of drones requires miniaturization of the photoelectric pod, otherwise it cannot be matched at all, and in order to facilitate all-weather strikes, After the miniaturization of the photoelectric pod, there can be no compromise in terms of technical parameters. TOPOTEK's KHP290G609/207 series photoelectric pod meets all the requirements mentioned above. Firstly, its weight is very light, only 0.2 kg, and it is equipped with dual optical lenses, high-definition visible light, and 640 thermal imaging. It also has tracking functions. In order to clearly observe the target, it provides intimate support for 9 times digital zoom. Subsequent products can also carry laser ranging according to customer requirements, becoming a three light photoelectric pod, but its weight will increase somewhat, But it will not exceed 0.23 kg. According to customer requirements, it can also be customized into a two axis photoelectric pod, which is more robust.


At present, TOPOTEK is also actively expanding the market for small photoelectric pods. Currently, TOPOTEK has begun to develop dual optical pods of around 0.1 kg, which are functionally equivalent to the 0.2 kg photoelectric pods currently being put into mass production. In addition, the entire series of products are equipped with visible light high-definition cameras, thermal imaging, and tracking recognition functions as standard.


The current conflict between Russia-Ukraine conflict has shown us the role of UAVs in the construction of national defense, so it has created a sharp increase in the scale of the global UAV market. As the eyes of drone bees, photoelectric pods directly affect the key to whether this type of equipment can play its value. With the in-depth application of new generation information technology, the market has higher requirements for photoelectric pods, promoting the development of the photoelectric pod industry towards intelligence, miniaturization, integration, and other directions. According to an analysis report published by the American Journal of Aeronautics and Space Technology, from 2015 to 2024, the global total expenditure on military unmanned aerial vehicles increased from 5.7 billion US dollars to 11.5 billion US dollars, with a compound growth rate of 6.33%. The total expenditure will reach 81 billion US dollars, and the total amount of photoelectric pods will accumulate to nearly 10 billion US dollars.


In fact, before the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China had been vigorously develo** various technologies of unmanned aerial vehicles. In 2019, the market size of the military photoelectric pod in China was close to 8.3 billion yuan, accounting for 55% of the total market size of the photoelectric pod. The aviation photoelectric pods are mainly military, civil, industrial and police grade. TOPOTEK is one of the various enterprises engaged in research and production of unmanned aerial vehicle photoelectric pods in China. TOPOTEK adheres to obtaining market trust with first-class quality and winning customers with high-quality service. Committed to providing customers with more advanced photoelectric pods and strive hard.