Aeronautics launches Orbiter 5 UAV at Paris Air Show touting MALE-like capabilities
Aeronautics' Orbiter 5 was displayed at Paris with a maritime search radar payload. (Photo: author)
At Paris Air Show, Israeli-drone maker Aeronautics launched its latest drone, the Orbiter 5, which blends a tactical platform with MALE-like capabilities.
The new Orbiter 5 system offers endurance of over 25 hours and the ability to carry a 25kg-plus payload and with this capacity, two payloads can be carried in tandem.
For redundancy, the Orbiter 5 sports a dual avionic system and dual ignition engine offering up to 600w of electrical power for onboard mission systems.
At the air show, the Orbiter 5 was featured on Aeronautics stand carrying a Bird Aerosystems maritime search radar.
Aeronautics CEO Dan Slasky said: 'The result of years of innovative technological and system development at the Aeronautics Group and in response to customer needs, Orbiter 5
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