The SWAN III is a type of
unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controlle ...
designed by ''ELI Military Simulations'' of
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
in cooperation with
STC Delta.
The system is intended for use in border policing,
aerial reconnaissance
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,
signals intelligence
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, disaster monitoring and other roles.
Technical details
The aircraft is powered by a built-in combustion engine. It lands on a parachute and unfolds
airbag
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s for protection. It is controlled remotely from a ground unit.
*Flight time: 8 hours
*Altitude: 100–3000 meters
*Speed: 60–160 km/h
*Payload: Dual camera, photographic camera, thermal camera,
infrared camera
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Image of the Unmanned Aerial System
Military equipment of Georgia (country)
Unmanned military aircraft of Georgia
Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s
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