Another expendable "loitering munition" Unmanned Air System (UAS) to come out of Israel is the Green Dragon. The Green Dragon is described as a tactical-level, low-cost loitering munition system available to infantrymen and special operations operatives. It is portable enough to be carried in a sealed canister and deployed within minutes. A tablet is used by the controller and the air system relays information from its Electro-Optical / InfraRed (EO/IR) High-Definition (HD) camera fit in real time. The camera is fully-equipped to operate in both day and night settings out to a range of 40 kilometers (endurance is up to 1.5 hours). An electric motor supplies the unit with power and is of a run silent design giving the Green Dragon an advantage against unsuspecting enemy targets.
The 16 kiilogram Green Dragon is a true hunter-killer, able to loiter over a given target area and be used by the ground operator to assess enemy positions before initiating attack. Once the targets are verified, the UAV can dive upon them and be expended as a lethal munition with a kill precision area of one meter. The air system can operate out of line-of-site to provide ground commanders with even more tactical information and better situational awareness prior to attacking. Should the attack be cancelled, the Green Dragon is completely recoverable for use in another attempt.
The vehicle is capable of speeds of up to 110 knots and has a mission endurance window of about 75 minutes.
As the Green Dragon is highly-portable by design, a special multi-canister launcher can be fitted to an existing flatbed military vehicle. The launcher is trainable and can house/launch upwards of a dozen of these drones - the aircraft initially powered by an expendable rocket motor which is jettisoned shortly after launch. The electric motor then takes over the flight duties.
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(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓Ground Attack (Bombing, Strafing)
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.
✓Close-Air Support (CAS)
Developed to operate in close proximity to active ground elements by way of a broad array of air-to-ground ordnance and munitions options.
✓Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR), Scout
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
✓Special Forces
Serving Special Forces / Special Operations elements and missions.
✓Unmanned Capability
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.
ALL-ELECTRIC
Design utilizes an all-electric powerplant for drive power.
Empty Wgt
35 lb (16 kg)
MTOW
35 lb (16 kg)
Wgt Diff
+0 lb (+0 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the base IAI Green Dragon production variant)
monoplane / high-mounted / straight
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represent the most popular mainplane arrangement.
High-Mounted
Mainplanes are mounted at the upper-most position allowable along the dorsal line of the fuselage.
Straight
The planform involves use of basic, straight mainplane members.
(Structural descriptors pertain to the base IAI Green Dragon production variant)
Installed:
1 x Electric motor driving a two-bladed propeller in "pusher" configuration at rear of fuselage.
(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base IAI Green Dragon 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)
3 kilogram warhead.
Supported Types
(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Green Dragon - Base Product Name.
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