WB Electronics Warmate explained

Warmate
Origin:Poland
Type:Loitering munition
Is Ranged:Yes
Is Explosive:Yes
Is Vehicle:Yes
Is Missile:Yes
Used By:NATO, Polish Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine, United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, Indian Armed Forces, Defence Forces of Georgia, Libyan National Army (from UAE), unspecified Middle-Eastern customer
Wars:Russian invasion of Ukraine
Manufacturer:WB Electronics
Production Date:2016 - current
Weight:Empty: 4kg (09lb)
MTOW

5.7kg (12.6lb) (Warmate), 30kg (70lb) (Warmate 2)

Length:1.1m (03.6feet)
Width:1.6m (05.2feet)
Filling:Warmate:
Training, HE-FRAG with 300g of TNT or HEAT (penetration 200–240mm of RHA)
Warmate 2:
Training, HE-FRAG, thermobaric FAE or HEAT (penetration 400mm of RHA)
Filling Weight:Warmate:
1.4kg (03.1lb)
Warmate 2:
5kg (11lb)
Engine:Electric motor
Vehicle Range:Warmate:
30km (20miles)
Warmate 2:
NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
Ceiling:9800feet AMSL
Altitude:Warmate:
NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) AGL
Warmate 2:
NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) AGL
Speed:Flight: 120km/h
Attack: 150km/h
Accuracy:1.5m (04.9feet) CEP

WB Electronics Warmate is a class of loitering munition UAVs developed by the Polish defence contractor WB Group. It can be equipped with several different payloads, including fragmentation, HEAT and thermobaric warheads and has a swarming capability.[1]

Warmate entered into the initial production in 2016.[2]

Variants

Warmate-R

Warmate-R is an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) version based on the same fuselage and ground segment. It integrates 3 cameras to provide multiple views: an 8mm lens facing forward, and an 8mm and 12mm optics providing smooth tilting capabilities from a downward position (0 deg) to one side (90 deg). It can be equipped with daylight or thermal cameras with remote pan and tilt, as well as a laser target designator. It has a "Target Lock" mode for tracking moving targets and enables accurate target location data.[3]

Warmate-TL

Warmate-TL (Tube Launch) is a variant that can be launched from man-portable or vehicle-mounted tubular launchers and can be integrated with multiple different platforms such as ground vehicles, helicopters, or warships.

"3.0" generation

The "3.0" generation of the Warmate system has been refined based on the inputs from customers and their combat experiences. The system is characterized by:

Warmate 2

Warmate 2 is a newer, larger, and heavier version of the original Warmate drone to be launched from elastomeric vehicle-mounted launchers.

This new model features an increased 30kg (70lb) maximum take-off weight[5] and heavier 5kg (11lb) high-explosive-fragmentation (HE-FRAG), fuel-air explosive (FAE) and HEAT warheads designed to destroy armored vehicles, command outposts and other hardened targets. The HEAT warhead is capable of penetration of 400mm of RHA. The manufacturer promotes this variant as a viable alternative to anti-tank guided missiles, allowing for engagements at standoff distances, while also simplifying target acquisition. The rest of the warheads has a 40m (130feet) fragmentation (HE) or implosion (FAE) effect.

The radio range of Warmate 2 has been extended to 180km (110miles) for a total operational range of NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles), which translates to a 2 hour flight endurance. The flight altitude was lowered to NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) for lower probability of intercept.

The flight control is fully automatic with waypoint navigation, and an automatic video tracker with EO and thermal IR cameras allowing for all-weather operations and night combat.

W2MPIR (Vampire) system

W2MPIR (Vampire; pol. Wielowarstwowy System Przełamania A2AD/Powietrzny Inteligentny Rój;) is a system designed to breach the enemy's anti-access/area denial (A2AD) defenses and provide a cost-effective strike/reconnaissance capability to fulfill the suppression of enemy air/missile defenses (SEAD) and electronic warfare (EW) missions.[6]

The system consists of assorted interoperable WB Electronics UAVs operating in a swarm, including the Warmate 3.0 and/or Warmate 2 loitering munitions, together with the FlyEye and FT-5 Łoś multi-role reconnaissance platforms capable of identification, location, and jamming of electronic sensors and radars.

Operators

Specifications

Warmate

Flight modes

Warmate R

References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-16 . WB Group's Smart Swarm: Against the A2/AD Systems . 2024-01-18 . defence24.com . pl.
  2. Web site: Glowacki . Bartosz . 28 April 2016 . Warmate expendable UAV in production for two customers . 16 February 2023 . flightglobal.com . DVV Media Group.
  3. Web site: WARMATE R Loitering Reconnaissance System . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627200735/https://www.wbgroup.pl/en/produkt/warmate-r/ . 2022-06-27 . live.
  4. Web site: 2022-09-21 . Lithuania to hand over Warmate kamikaze drones to Ukraine in October-November . 2024-01-18 . Militarnyi . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2018-09-03 . Loitering Munitions System / WARMATE 2 . 2024-01-18 . . 2–3 .
  6. Web site: SWARM System . 2024-01-18 . WB GROUP . en-US.
  7. http://www.milmag.pl/news/view?news_id=397
  8. Web site: 2023-05-16 . Polacy kupili bojowe drony dla Ukrainy . The Polish had bought combat drones for Ukraine . 2024-01-18 . defence24.pl . Defence24 . pl.
  9. Web site: 20 June 2022 . Polska amunicja krążąca "zdobywa" Indie .
  10. https://mod.gov.ge/en/news/read/9320/defense-forces-of-georgia-received-uavs-produced-in-georgia-and-american-radars
  11. Web site: WB GROUP unmanned systems for Georgia . 18 May 2022 .
  12. Web site: Mitzer . Stijn . Oliemans . Joost . 23 March 2021 . Tracking Arms Transfers By The UAE, Russia, Jordan And Egypt To The Libyan National Army Since 2014 . Oryx Blog.
  13. https://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=30353
  14. Web site: WARMATE loitering munitions . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720203905/https://www.wbgroup.pl/en/produkt/warmate-loitering-munnitions/ . 2022-07-20 . live.
  15. Web site: WARMATE Loitering Munitions System . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720204151/https://www.wbgroup.pl/app/uploads/2017/06/warmate_eng_large_22q2.pdf . 2022-07-20 . live.
  16. Web site: Warmate TL . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720203935/https://www.wbgroup.pl/en/produkt/warmate-tl-loitering-munitions-system/ . 2022-07-20 . live.

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