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EMT ALADIN

Close-Area Imaging Reconnaissance Drone [ 2005 ]

The German EMT Aladin is a compact, transportable UAV system offering frontline troops readily-accessible aerial imaging capabilities.

Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 07/19/2022 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site.

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The German Army makes use of the compact EMT "Aladin" lightweight, reusable reconnaissance drone. The aircraft is primarily controlled remotely by ground personnel and adds an "eye in the sky" capability once lacking for infantry-level operations. The Aladin series has already seen combat use in the skies over Afghanistan with German and Dutch forces and the product has also been installed in German Army reconnaissance vehicles to further broaden tactical capabilities for its mechanized forces.

The Aladin showcases a length of 1.5 meters, a wingspan of 1.4 meters and a height of 0.35 meters. It weighs 3.2 kilograms and is powered by a DC electric motor fueled by a lithium ion polymer battery pack. Achievable speeds reach 90 kmh and range is out to 15 kilometers. The aircraft holds a mission endurance window of about one hour maximum and can travel up to 300 meters. The Ground Control Unit (GCU) weighs 17 kilograms and is portable by infantry. Two cases make up the Aladin kit and tool-less setup can have the bird ready in five minutes or less. Up-link is through a UHF band channel and down-linking is via C-band channel.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Externally, the Aladin is arranged as a conventional aircraft with the fuselage positioned at center making up most of its mass. A slim tail stem holds a "T-style" tail unit at rear. The twin-bladed propeller unit is fitted to the nose of the drone and the optics set (video-relay day/night capable) is at the belly position. Over the fuselage is the wing mainplane.

While control is typically manual via remote, the Aladin series can also be set up to follow pre-determined GPS coordinates for a hands-off approach. Launching is by way of catapult or simply by hand and recovery is accomplished by landing the drone on relatively soft terrain.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2005

Origin

Germany

Status

ACTIVE
In Active Service.

Crew

2

Production

30
UNITS

EMT Penzberg - Germany

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Germany; Netherlands

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

✓ Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR), Scout
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.

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

Length

5.0 ft
(1.53 m)

Width/Span

4.8 ft
(1.45 m)

Height

1.1 ft
(0.35 m)

Empty Wgt

7 lb
(3 kg)

MTOW

7 lb
(3 kg)

Wgt Diff

+0 lb
(+0 kg)

(Showcased structural values pertain to the EMT Aladin (Abbildende Luftgestutzte AufklarungsDrohne Im Nachstbereich) production variant)

Installed: 1 x Electric Motor generating 12 volts driving a two-bladed propeller unit at the nose.

Max Speed

50 mph
(80 kph | 43 kts)

Ceiling

14,764 ft
(4,500 m | 3 mi)

Range

10 mi
(16 km | 30 nm)

♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

♦

(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the EMT Aladin (Abbildende Luftgestutzte AufklarungsDrohne Im Nachstbereich) 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 equipment consists of day-night video relay cameras.

Supported Types

(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)

Aladin - Base Series Name

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