Aeronautics Defense Dominator
| Dominator | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Reconnaissance UAV |
| National origin | Israel |
| Manufacturer | Aeronautics Defense Systems |
| Developed from | Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
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.
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
Mexico — 2 Dominator XPs [5][6]
Thailand - Ordered in August 2018 [7]
Turkey - 1 Dominator 2, being used to monitor borders.[8]
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)
See also
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.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Aeronautics planned second manned/unmanned conversion. Flightglobal. (13 October 2010)
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