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. It is based on the Austrian Diamond DA42 passenger aircraft. Dominator UAV executes intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
The aircraft made its first test flight in July 2009. 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).
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