ZALA 421-20

Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) [ 2015 ]

The ZALA 421-20 offers critical ISR functionality over the battlefield and is geared towards other global industries as well.

Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 12/22/2020 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site.

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Zala Aero Group manages a growing stable of Russian-engineered Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs). The ZALA 421-20 series is one such offering intended for tactical service use. The product is marketed as a long-loiter Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) platform and geared towards various industries including military, law enforcement, border protection, the oil sector, fire service and the like.

The 421-20 features a 50 kilogram payload capability, mounting various optics and sensor sets as needed. The platform can be used to laser-designate precision-guided munitions for accompanying attack aircraft, offer InfraRed (IR) high definition camera functionality and provide real-time over-battlefield data collection / transference to ground forces / commanders for further interpretation.

Available optics fits include a High Definition camcorder, thermal zoom and photo / video camera, all gyro-stabilized for maximum picture / video clarity.

Operational ranges reach out to 400 kilometers with a mission endurance window between six and eight hours. Maximum operating altitude is 5,000 meters with power provided from an internal combustion engine driving a bladed propeller unit in pusher configuration, giving the vehicle a speed up to 220 kilometers per hour. Onboard navigation is handled by an INS-corrected GPS / GLONASS system with electronic telemeter.

The overall design arrangement of the aircraft is of twin-boom allowing the central fuselage nacelle to house all pertinent mission equipment and the powerplant itself. The wing mainplanes are straight and shoulder-mounted to the fuselage. From the trailing edges the booms take shape and lead to vertical tail fins supporting a single horizontal plane. The fixed tricycle wheeled undercarriage arrangement allows for rough-field operations in both launching and retrieving the air vehicle.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2015

Origin

Russia

Status

ACTIVE
In Active Service.

Crew

0
UNMANNED

Production

50
UNITS

ZALA Aero Group - Russia

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Russia

(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.

Empty Wgt

265 lb
(120 kg)

MTOW

441 lb
(200 kg)

Wgt Diff

+176 lb
(+80 kg)

(Showcased structural values pertain to the base ZALA 421-20 production variant)

Installed: 1 x Internal combustion engine of unknown make, model and output; driving multi-bladed propeller unit arranged in pusher configuration.

Max Speed

137 mph
(220 kph | 119 kts)

Ceiling

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

Range

75 mi
(120 km | 222 nm)

♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

♦

(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base ZALA 421-20 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 consisting of various optics and sensor fits to meet mission requirements.

Supported Types

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

Model 421-20 - Base Series Designation.

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