Region:  Africa    Country:  South Africa    Category:  UAV    Company:  Denel   

Use(s): real-time reconnaissance, target location and acquisition, artillery fire correction, ELINT missions Manufacturer: Denel Aerospace Systems Powerplant: 1x 50hp piston engine Dimensions: length: 4.43m, height: 1.30m, wingspan: 7m Weight: empty: 165kg, MTOW: 275kg, max payload: 50kg Performance: speed: 120kt, ceiling: 6,000m Payload: daylight three CCD colour camera with 36x zoom, thermal imaging camera, electronic surveillance frequency range is 0.5-18GHz, air traffic radio Data Link: C-band radio command link with UHF backup, real-time imagery/ data downlink Guidance/Tracking: remote control and/ or pre-programmed, autonomous 'return-to-base' provision, radar tracking/INS/differential GPS navigation Launch: wheeled take-off standard Recovery: wheeled landing and arrester wire GCS: internal: 3x workstations, 2x screens, trackball, keyboard and joystick, instrumentation, electronic map and video window, external: (mobile) MCU 2,470x2,350x4,450mm, conditions: -15/+50°C, weight: 3,500kg Status: in production