Aeronautics Defense Dominator

"Dominator UAV" redirects here. For the American Boeing UAV, see Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator.

Dominator
Role	Reconnaissance UAV
National origin	Israel
Manufacturer	Aeronautics Defense Systems

The Aeronautics Defense Dominator Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is manufactured by the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd.^[1] based on the Austrian Diamond DA42.

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).^[2][3]

The aircraft made its first test flight in July 2009.^[4]

Users

•  Turkey^[5]

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
  

References

1. ^ Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd.
2. ^ Niles, Russ (August 2009). "DA42-Based UAV Tested". http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/DA42_UAV_Tested_200979-1.html. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
3. ^ defence.professionals GmbH (July 2009). "Aeronautics Defense Systems successfully tested unmanned Diamond DA42". http://www.defpro.com/news/details/8886/. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
4. ^ "Dominator II - an Unmanned DA-42 Performs First Flight". Defense Update. http://www.defense-update.com/products/d/dominator2_290709.html. Retrieved 30 July 2009. 
5. ^ http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=472&ArticleID=120^{[dead link]}

External links

• Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd.
• Israeli Weapons