The ENICS Eleron-10 (ЭНИКС Элерон-10 in
Russian) is a medium-range
reconnaissance UAV
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...
for 24/7 surveillance, developed by the
Russian company
ENICS
Enics is an Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider that specializes in industrial electronics.
Enics is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland and employs over 3,000 people in 8 manufacturing plants in Europe and Asia.
Enics provides ...
.
History
The Russian word eleron (Элерон) means
aileron
An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons are used in pairs to control the aircraft in roll (or movement around ...
.
The Eleron-10 was designed by ENICS to perform 24/7 surveillance, and in particular
border control
Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...
,
coast guards,
road and
railway monitoring, and
search and rescue
Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...
operations.
The first prototype of the drone was developed and manufactured by ENICS on 8 January 2011 as a successor to the smaller
Eleron-3
The ENICS Eleron-3 (ЭНИКС Элерон-3 in Russian language, Russian) is a reconnaissance UAV made by the Russian manufacturer ENICS.
History
The Russian word eleron (Элерон) means aileron.
The Eleron-3 was originally aimed at ...
.
It was shown publicly for the first time in 2011 during the international trade fair "Integrated Security".
The Eleron-10 was procured by the
Russian armed forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...
in 2012, alongside the Eleron-3.
The Eleron-10SV model was used by the
Russian Interior Ministry
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia.
The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...
to survey an
arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...
fire in the village of
Urman, in
Bashkortostan near
Ufa. The "Valdai" model has been used by the
Russian FSB
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) RF; rus, Федеральная служба безопасности Российской Федерации (ФСБ России), Federal'naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Feder ...
.
An Eleron-10D has been produced, which has longer distance observation capabilities.
Characteristics
The Eleron-10 has several flight modes:
* Autonomous: The drone flies the route independently and carries out preplanned functions.
* Automatic: The drone flies the route independently.
* Maintenance: The drone hovers or flies around a fixed point.
* Manual
References
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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