ASN-209
The ASN-209 Silver Eagle is the PLA's brigade-level tactical ISR drone: twin-boom pusher configuration derived from the IAI Searcher layout, 10 hours endurance, used for reconnaissance, artillery targeting and communications relay at battle group level.
ASN-209
The ASN-209 Silver Eagle is the PLA's brigade-level tactical ISR drone: twin-boom pusher configuration derived from the IAI Searcher layout, 10 hours endurance, used for reconnaissance, artillery targeting and communications relay at battle group level.
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- ASN-209
- Alias
- Silver Eagle
- Manufacturer
- ASN Technology Group (Xi'an)
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2011
- Category
- ISR (Reconnaissance)
- Class
- Tactical (< 600 kg)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 200 km
- Endurance
- 10 h
- Top speed
- 180 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 5,000 m
- Propulsion
- Pistone a benzina, ~50 hp (pusher)
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 320 kg
- Payload
- 50 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- EO/IR torretta, illuminatore laser, data relay
- Datalink / control
- LOS C-band, range operativo 200 km
- Launch
- Decollo da pista breve o catapulta
- Recovery
- Atterraggio su pista o paracadute
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History
Unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow 2006, it entered PLA service in 2011. Built by ASN Technology of Xi'an, the same company behind most Chinese tactical UAVs of the 2000s.
Deployed along the Indian border and in naval exercises in the South China Sea. Exported to Egypt (licence-built variant as ASN-209E) for Sinai patrol missions.