Aeronautics Defense Dominator
| Dominator | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance UAV |
| National origin | Israel |
| Manufacturer | Aeronautics Defense Systems |
| History | |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]
Mexico — 2 Dominator XPs [5][6]
Thailand - Ordered in August 2018 [7]
Turkey - 1 Dominator 2, being used to monitor borders.[8]
Specifications
[edit]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
[edit]Related development
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "THAIDEFENSE-NEWS: Aeronautics Wins $27m Thailand UAV Deal". August 2018.
- ^ Aeronautics planned second manned/unmanned conversion. Flightglobal. (13 October 2010)