Federal Service

for Military-Technical Cooperation

ASF Armament and Equipment
Orion-ELong Endurance Unmanned Air Vehicle Air Reconnaissance System

 

PURPOSE AND MAIN TASKS

The system is designed for reconnaissance with changeable payloads at any day time and information support of the units of armed forces, inclusive of:
  • imagery intelligence;
  • radar intelligence;
  • electromagnetic intelligence.
 
The system is based upon the modular-design with the open architecture and the UAV equipment and target instrumentation composition, the ground component composition may vary with due account for usage conditions.
 

MAIN PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS

UAV system deployment time, h

4

Runway length, m

900

Combat crew size, inclusive of:

  information control and processing station, persons

  takeoff and landing control module, persons

  ground technical support station, persons

  operating personnel, persons

25

8 (2 shifts x 4 persons)

2 (2 shifts x 1 person)

10

5

Wing span, m

16

Height, m

3

Length, m

8

Maximum takeoff weight, kg

1 000

Fuel weight, kg

350

Standard payload weight, kg

maximum, kg

60

200

Horizontal flight speed, km/h

120200

Takeoff speed, km/h

120

Landing speed, km/h

110

Flight time (maximum under standard payload), h

24

Maximum flight altitude, m

7 500

Line of sight radius, km

250

UAV-relay radius, km

300

Power unit (reciprocating internal combustion engine), HP

115