Aeronautics Defense Dominator
The Aeronautics Defense Dominator is an Israeli Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured by Aeronautics Defense Systems.[1] It is based on the Austrian Diamond DA42 Twin Star passenger aircraft. Dominator UAV executes intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
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Role | Reconnaissance UAV |
National origin | Israel |
Manufacturer | Aeronautics Defense Systems |
Developed from | Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
Operational history
The aircraft made its first test flight in July 2009.[2] The unmanned aircraft has an endurance of 28 hours with a 900 lb (410 kg) payload and flies at 75-190 knots (140–350 km/h) to a maximum altitude of 30,000 ft (9,100 m).[3][4]
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: None
- Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 13.42 m (44 ft 0 in)
- Gross weight: 1,200 kg (2,640 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Thielert diesel engines , 101 kW (135 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 354 km/h (219 mph, 190 kn)
- Service ceiling: 9,100 m (30,000 ft)
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See also
- Joint Direct Attack Munition
- List of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Unmanned combat air vehicle
Related development
References
- Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd. Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "Dominator II - an Unmanned DA-42 Performs First Flight". Defense Update. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- Niles, Russ (August 2009). "DA42-Based UAV Tested". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- "Aeronautics Defense Systems successfully tested unmanned Diamond DA42". Defense Professionals. July 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- Unmanned Dominator XP makes Mexican debut. 30 September 2015.
- Egozi, Arie (26 February 2014). "Mexico signs for unmanned Dominators". Flightglobal. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- Aeronautics planned second manned/unmanned conversion. Flightglobal. (13 October 2010)
External links
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