Saudi ZD-90 kamikaze drone squadron
More details have emerged about ZD's Saudi family of Chinese origin, which is provided by Team4 Entreprise, a Saudi company founded in 2018.
Details show the electronic payload in the front.. Which may also include a GPS/INS navigation module..Followed by what appears to be the warhead, then the battery, and the flight controllers..The electric motor is at the back and directly drives the two-bladed propeller..With foldable blades and maximum payload of 2.5kg
The flight ceiling is 4,500 metres.
The size and maximum take-off weight have been confirmed
The data is provided by a receiver operating on the Chinese BeiDou satellite
As well as on western GPS signals.
According to available information, the declared accuracy is 1.5 metres
For ZD90 -A-.
According to the Saudi company, the ZD family can fly more than 50 kilometers,
The data link range is 10 km. The ground part is made up
From a data link terminal, an antenna and a ruggedized computer
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The company also says that there is a launcher unit containing 20 ZD suicide drones..They are installed on a vehicle, and other modules are added
If the platform can carry it.
The Saudi company says that the price of the drone is 23,810 US dollars if ordered
More than 500 units, and the company does not provide details about the type of warhead..But it states that its systems are more effective than competitor Coyote From Raytheon, which weighs 6 kg.
Raytheon Coyote
As for its range, it is very powerful. What is meant by this drone is an analogy to the
spike, as you use it on the front lines and not in pre-planned high-range attacks.
Imagine a Saudi infantry battalion supported by this drone discovers an armored platoon in front of them at a distance of 10 or even 40 kilometers so quickly they are able to operate this weapon and quickly wipe out huge forces without the need to request air support.
The range is excellent for infantry. This suicide weapon is small in size with an electric motor..Do not expect greater performance than that, but it is considered a very important weapon for infantry forces..
The optronic sensors installed at the front provide images both in the visible and IR spectrums
The drone can be adapted for different uses and installed on different platforms
Such as vehicles, helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and surface vehicles
Or underwater, while it obviously can be used From a single-tube launcher with a diameter of 140 mm
The company claims that it is the first of its kind system to be launched from the air and the surface
The launch system is very flexible, as the ZD90 can be launched using a rocket booster,
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According to the company, the ZD90 has completed more than 2,000 flight missions for more than 2,000 hours
That said, the ZD90 is very flexible..