Aisheng ASN-209 (Silver Eagle)

Medium Altitude, Medium Endurance (MAME) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) [ 2012 ]

The Aisheng ASN-209 was a joint-development of a MAME UAV system between China and Egypt.

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The Chinese military-industrial complex continues to evolve at a quickening pace as its growing collection of active, and in-development, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) shows. This is embodied by such products as the Aisheng ASN-209 Medium Altitude, Medium Endurance (MAME) tactical UAV in service with the People's Liberation Army as well as the Egyptian Army. The type serves in the information-gathering role and is of a largely conventional design and arrangement. Development on the type began in 2011 under the ASN Technology Group brand label as a joint partnership with the Egypt government.

The Chinese Army uses the ASN-209 under the "Silver Eagle" name.

The ASN-209 features a central fuselage nacelle housing the avionics kit, mission package payload, powerplant, and fuel stores. The engine is fitted at the rear of the nacelle and drives a two-bladed propeller arranged in a "pusher" configuration. The main wing appendages are straight planes fitted over the nacelle with thin tailbooms extending aft and each boom holding a vertical tail fin. A horizontal plane is attached between the fins to act as the stabilizer. The aircraft is launched via catapult from the rear of a modified 6x6 wheeled transport truck. Rocket assistance aids in getting the USV airborne during launch. It is assumed that a net arrangement is used to reclaim the UAV upon its return to ground control forces.

With its MAME classification, this UAV can fulfill a variety of roles at up to medium altitude levels including target designation, ELectronic INTelligence (ELINT), target tracking, Electronic Warfare (EW), or serve in the communications relay role for accompanying ground or aerial forces. As far as is known, the ASN-209 is not an armed hunter-killer UAV. It is featured with a Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 700lbs, can reach speeds of 115 miles per hour, cruise at 90 miles per hour and range out 125 miles. Its mission endurance window is rated at 10 hours with an operational service ceiling of 16,400 feet.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2012

Origin

China

Status

ACTIVE
In Limited Service.

Crew

0
UNMANNED

Production

50
UNITS

Xian Aisheng Technology Group Company Ltd -China

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China; Egypt

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Unmanned Capability
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.

Length

14.1 ft
(4.30 m)

Width/Span

24.6 ft
(7.50 m)

Height

4.9 ft
(1.50 m)

Empty Wgt

331 lb
(150 kg)

MTOW

705 lb
(320 kg)

Wgt Diff

+375 lb
(+170 kg)

(Showcased structural values pertain to the base Aisheng ASN-209 (Silver Eagle) production variant)

Installed: 1 x Conventional engine driving two-bladed propeller in pusher configuration.

Max Speed

112 mph
(180 kph | 97 kts)

Ceiling

16,404 ft
(5,000 m | 3 mi)

Range

124 mi
(200 km | 370 nm)

♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

♦

(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base Aisheng ASN-209 (Silver Eagle) production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)

None. Mission payload currently centers in information-gathering, target tracking, target designation, and communications relay services.

Supported Types

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ASN-209 - Base Product Designation

"Silver Eagle" - Chinese Army name

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