Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Ranger

Origin
Israel

Contractor/s
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI)

Description: IAI Ranger is a tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system developed to provide surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition to military forces. Its design and performance was optimized for the European theater of operations. Launch operation gets done using an hydraulic catapults and for landing can use an emergency parachute or trying a short landing on snow or grass. Its payload include TV and Infrared sensors. The Ranger is manufactured in partnership between IAI, RUAG Aerospace and Oerlikon-Contraves.

Specifications
Accommodation: Unmanned

Dimensions: Length 4.6 m, Wingspan 5.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 275 kg (606 lb), Payload 45 kg (99 lb)

Performance: Ceiling 4,572 m (15,000 ft), Endurance 5 hours, Max Range 150 km (81 nm)

Power: Power 38 shp

Other: Number of Engines 1

News
Finland Orders FDF Ranger 2 UAV

Operators

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Finland

Israel

Switzerland

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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