Aeronautics Defense Dominator
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| Role | Reconnaissance UAV |
| National origin | Israel |
| Manufacturer | Aeronautics Defense Systems |
| Variants | Dominator XP |
The Aeronautics Defense Dominator Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is manufactured by the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd.[1] It is based on the Austrian Diamond DA42 passenger aircraft. Dominator UAV executes intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISP) operations.
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]
Users
Mexico — 2 Dominator XP drone systems on order.[5]-
Turkey - One Dominator 2, being used to monitor borders.[6]
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)
- Service ceiling: 9,100 m (30,000 ft)
See also
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
- Joint Direct Attack Munition
- List of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
References
- ↑ Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd.
- ↑ "Dominator II - an Unmanned DA-42 Performs First Flight". Defense Update. 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. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ 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)
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