RUAG Ranger
Encyclopedia
RANGER is a tactical UAV
system (TUAV) by Swiss
aerospace enterprise RUAG Aerospace. Its design and some of its technology is based on the Scout UAV system by Israel Aerospace Industries.
The RANGER UAV uses a compact hydraulic launcher for takeoff. Due to a modular payload, the system can be adapted to a wide range of civilian and military missions. A skid
-based landing system enables the UAV to land nearly anywhere, on grass or on concrete runways, on snow or ice. According to the manufacturer, RANGER is the only tactical UAV system worldwide is certified to fly in civilian airspace as well as over populated areas.
under the designation ADS-95. From 1988 to 1999, an earlier variant called ADS-90 was in use. The Air Force's RANGERs are also used by Swiss police
for reconnaissance, search and rescue missions.
The RANGER is also in service with the Finnish Defence Forces
(FDF).
Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
system (TUAV) by Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
aerospace enterprise RUAG Aerospace. Its design and some of its technology is based on the Scout UAV system by Israel Aerospace Industries.
The RANGER UAV uses a compact hydraulic launcher for takeoff. Due to a modular payload, the system can be adapted to a wide range of civilian and military missions. A skid
Skid
Skid may refer to:* Skid, a pallet, a metal, wood or plastic platform for holding machinery or equipment* Skid , an outward side-slip in an aircraft turn* Skid steering, a method of steering in which wheels or tracks are skidded sideways...
-based landing system enables the UAV to land nearly anywhere, on grass or on concrete runways, on snow or ice. According to the manufacturer, RANGER is the only tactical UAV system worldwide is certified to fly in civilian airspace as well as over populated areas.
Operators
The RANGER system is in service with the Swiss Air ForceSwiss Air Force
The Swiss Air Force is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on July 31, 1914, as part of the Army and as of January 1966 an independent service.In peacetime, Dübendorf is the operational Air Force HQ...
under the designation ADS-95. From 1988 to 1999, an earlier variant called ADS-90 was in use. The Air Force's RANGERs are also used by Swiss police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
for reconnaissance, search and rescue missions.
The RANGER is also in service with the Finnish Defence Forces
Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces are responsible for the defence of Finland. It is a cadre army of 15,000, of which 8,900 are professional soldiers , extended with conscripts and reservists such that the standard readiness strength is 34,700 people in uniform...
(FDF).
Technical data
- Type: Tactical UAV
- Dimension
- Length: 4,61 m (15.13 ft)
- Height: 1,13 (3.71 ft)
- Wingspan: 5,71 m (18.73 ft)
- Weight
- Maximum take-off weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
- Payload: 45 kg (99lb)
- Propulsion
- Engine type: 2 cylinder 2 stroke
- performance: 31,5 kW
- Flight performance
- Speed: 240 km/h (130 kts) max.
- Service ceiling: up to 18'000 ft
- Range: up to 180 km (111.8 mi)
- Endurance: up to 9 hours