ZALA 421-08 is a
micro air vehicle developed and produced by the
Izhevsk
Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city i ...
-based
ZALA Aero
ZALA Aero Group (also called A-Level Aerosystems) is a Russian company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, includi ...
company. It is a small, portable and reliable UAV platform. Weighing only 9 kg it includes 2 aerial vehicles, compact ground control station, 2 spare power supply kits and backpack container used for transportation. ZALA 421-08 is designed for front-line reconnaissance, overground and oversea surveillance.
It takes 3 minutes to prepare ZALA for launching. The UAV is operated in the autonomous or semi-autonomous mode.
Variants
421-08M
: Improved variant with a longer range radio link
Specifications
Physical:
*Wingspan: 0.8 m
*Length: 0.41 m
*Weight: 1.7 kg
*Flight altitude: 3600 m max above sea level
*Radio link: 15 km
*Maximum flight duration: 90 min – with electric engine
*Speed range: 65–150 km/h
*Launch: autonomously from hands
*Landing: parachute
*Navigation: Glonass/GPS
*Overall size (2 UAVs and GCS): 8 kg
Payload:
* Color Video camera (550
TVL)
* Infrared camera
* Photo camera (10 megapixels)
References
External links
Official site.
Unmanned aerial vehicles of Russia
421-08
Unmanned military aircraft of Russia
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