EMT Aladin (German: Abbildende Luftgestützte Aufklärungsdrohne im Nächstbereich, airborne reconnaissance drone for close area imaging) is a small, man-portable light reconnaissance miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) employed by the Bundeswehr (German Army).
The UAV can be radio-controlled via a portable control station, or fly according to previously set GPS coordinates. It features a day and night camera and video-relay. It can be transported in two suitcases, which contain the disassembled drone, and a backpack with the control station. The aircraft can be assembled and disassembled without tools in the field within five minutes.[1]
The aircraft can be launched by hand or with a bungee catapult.[1]
This UAV is used by the German Army in the northern part of Afghanistan. In May 2006, The Netherlands bought 10 Aladins for use in southern Afghanistan (Uruzgan),[2] though in 2008 the Dutch program procured 24 systems of the AeroVironment Raven B.[citation needed]
Also Fennek reconnaissance vehicles of the German Army are equipped with Aladin UAVs.[3]
Specifications
Air vehicle
Sources:[4][5][6]
- Wingspan: 1.46 m
- Length: 1.53 m
- Height: 0.36 m (including antenna)
- Mass: 3.20 kg
- Allowed windspeeds: 8 m/s for launch and landing, 10 m/s in flight
- Propulsion: brushless DC electric motor, 12 V
- Battery: lithium ion polymer battery, 14 V, 9 A·h
- Speed: 45–90 km/h
- Range: more than 15 km
- Endurance: 30-60 min
- Altitude: Minimum 30 m above ground, typical 100 – 300 m, ceiling 4.500 m density altitude (ISA)
Ground control station
Source:[5]
- Weight: 17 kg
- Uplink: UHF Band
- Downlink: C Band
Gallery
-
Tactical Data of UAV ALADIN (Germany) on TechDemo'08, 2008
-
UAV ALADIN (Germany) on TechDemo'08, 2008
References
- ^ a b "EMT Aladin Unmanned Aerial Vehicle". Army Technology. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "The British Army Review Number 148" (PDF).
- ^ "Fennek 4x4 Lightly Armored Wheeled Vehicle". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "EMT ALADIN UAV - War Wings Daily". 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ a b "Drohne ALADIN (Bw)". www.panzerbaer.de. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "Wissenschaftliche Dienste - Unbemannte Drohnen und Beobachtungssatelliten Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten der technologischen Leistungsprofile in der zivilen und militärischen Anwendung" (PDF).
 | This German military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
