EMT Aladin (

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: ''Abbildende Luftgestützte Aufklärungsdrohne im Nächstbereich'', airborne reconnaissance drone for close area imaging) is a small, man-portable light reconnaissance miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) employed by the

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). The UAV can be radio-controlled via a portable control station, or fly according to previously set GPS coordinates. It features a day and night camera and video-relay. It can be transported in two suitcases, which contain the disassembled drone, and a backpack with the control station. The aircraft can be assembled and disassembled without tools in the field within five minutes. The aircraft can be launched by hand or with a bungee

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. This UAV is used by the German Army in the northern part of

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. In May 2006, The Netherlands bought 10 Aladins for use in southern Afghanistan (

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), though in 2008 the Dutch program procured 24 systems of the AeroVironment Raven B. Also Fennek reconnaissance vehicles of the

are equipped with Aladin UAVs.

Specifications

Air vehicle

* Wingspan: 1.46 m * Length: 1.53 m * Height: 0.36 m (including antenna) * Mass: 3.20 kg * Allowed windspeeds: 8 m/s for launch and landing, 10 m/s in flight * Propulsion: brushless DC electric motor, 12 V * Battery: lithium ion polymer battery, 14 V, 9 A·h * Speed: 45–90 km/h * Range: more than 15 km * Endurance: 30-60 min * Altitude: Minimum 30 m above ground, typical 100 – 300 m, ceiling 4.500 m density altitude (ISA)

Ground control station

* Weight: 17 kg * Uplink: UHF Band * Downlink: C Band

Gallery

Image:UAV ALADIN 1.jpg, Tactical Data of UAV ALADIN (Germany) on TechDemo'08, 2008 Image:UAV ALADIN 2.jpg, UAV ALADIN (Germany) on TechDemo'08, 2008

References

Aladin UAV System
@ EMT (manufacturer)

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