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Azerbaijan could produce Isreali-developed Orbiter 3 UAV.
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Azerbaijan could produce Isreali-developed UAV Orbiter 3 |
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According
to Flightglobal, Azerbaijan-based unmanned air vehicle firm Azad Systems
may soon begin manufacturing the Israeli-developed Orbiter 3. Azad was
established in 2011 with assistance from Aeronautics Defense Systems,
one of Israel's leading unmanned air system manufacturers. It is considered
a joint venture with the Azerbaijani government, and Aeronautics has an
option to acquire 50% of shares. |
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 Israeli-developed Orbiter 3 Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System |
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Dany Eshchar, Aeronautics' deputy chief executive for marketing and sales, says Azad's plant is already manufacturing the Orbiter 2. "The Azeris want the bigger, more capable version – the Orbiter 3 – and we talk with them about it," he adds. The Orbiter 3 Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (STUAS) is a compact and lightweight system for military and homeland security missions. The system is designed for field deployment, launched from a catapult and recovered vertically by opening a parachute & an airbag. The Orbiter 3 can perform any ISTAR mission, including target designation. The systems’ enhanced performance makes it equally capable of performing missions of much larger and heavier UAS. The Orbiter 3 has a wingspan of 4.4m (14.4ft), a maximum take-off weight of 30kg (66lb) and an endurance of 7h while carrying an electro-optical/infrared sensor.. |
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