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Dynauton Systems (India) has unveiled the latest CHEEL reconnaissance drone with a multi-engine architecture. Its serial engine can be easily replaced with a different type of power plant.
This is reported by the Indian portal IDRW.
CHEEL is an unmanned aerial vehicle with vertical flight and landing, equipped with a day camera with 30x optical zoom, an infrared radiation sensor and a laser rangefinder.
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Its main purpose is intelligence and surveillance. This latest drone has a long range of up to 100 kilometers and a high flight duration. The device is capable of rising to a height of up to five kilometers. The maximum take–off weight of the drone is 80 kilograms.
The length of the device is five meters, and the wingspan is 3.4 meters.
The drone has reduced radar and acoustic visibility. It is capable of countering electronic jamming devices. The vertical take-off and landing of the device allows it to be used in conditions of limited space, in particular, on ship decks, forest clearings or in urban areas.
The UAV is capable of continuously being in the air for up to six hours and remains operational at temperatures from minus 20 to plus 45 degrees.
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The serial two-stroke engine of the Australian-made Orbital 150 is capable of running on JP-8 aviation kerosene or diesel fuel. But the multi-engine architecture of the drone allows you to install other power plants of Indian, Australian or European production on it.
