ZALA 421-08
Encyclopedia
ZALA 421-08 is a micro unmanned aerial vehicle
developed and produced by the Izhevsk
-based ZALA Aero
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.
Payload:
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...
developed and produced by the Izhevsk
Izhevsk
Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...
-based ZALA Aero
ZALA Aero
ZALA Aero is a company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, including the Ministry of Defence, and has also won contracts to supply UAVs to foreign countries.- History...
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.
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 TVLTelevision linesTelevision lines is a specification of an analog camera's or monitors's horizontal resolution power. It is alternatively known as Lines of Horizontal...
) - Infrared camera
- Photo camera (10 megapixels)