# EMT Aladin

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**EMT Aladin** ([German](/source/German_language): ***A**bbildende **L**uftgestützte **A**ufklärungs**d**rohne **i**m **N**ächstbereich*, airborne reconnaissance drone for close area imaging) is a small, man-portable light reconnaissance [miniature unmanned aerial vehicle](/source/Miniature_UAV) (UAV) employed by the [Bundeswehr](/source/Bundeswehr) ([German Army](/source/German_Army)).

The [UAV](/source/UAV) can be radio-controlled via a portable control station, or fly according to previously set [GPS](/source/GPS) coordinates. It features a day and night camera and video-relay. It can be transported in two suitcases, which contain the disassembled drone, and a backpack with the control station. The aircraft can be assembled and disassembled without tools in the field within five minutes.[1]

The aircraft can be launched by hand or with a [bungee](/source/Bungee_cord) [catapult](/source/Aircraft_catapult).[1]

This UAV is used by the German Army in the northern part of [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan). In May 2006, The Netherlands bought 10 Aladins for use in southern Afghanistan ([Uruzgan](/source/Uruzgan)),[2] though in 2008 the Dutch program procured 24 systems of the AeroVironment Raven B.[citation needed]

Also [Fennek](/source/Fennek) reconnaissance vehicles of the [German Army](/source/German_Army) are equipped with Aladin UAVs.[3]

## Specifications

### Air vehicle

Sources:[4][5][6]

- Wingspan: 1.46 m
- Length: 1.53 m
- Height: 0.36 m (including antenna)
- Mass: 3.20 kg
- Allowed windspeeds: 8 m/s for launch and landing, 10 m/s in flight
- Propulsion: [brushless DC electric motor](/source/Brushless_DC_electric_motor), 12 V
- Battery: [lithium ion polymer battery](/source/Lithium_ion_polymer_battery), 14 V, 9 A·h
- Speed: 45–90 km/h
- Range: more than 15 km
- Endurance: 30-60 min
- Altitude: Minimum 30 m above ground, typical 100 – 300 m, ceiling 4.500 m density altitude (ISA)

### Ground control station

Source:[5]

- Weight: 17 kg
- Uplink: UHF Band
- Downlink: C Band

## References

1. ["EMT Aladin Unmanned Aerial Vehicle"](https://www.army-technology.com/projects/emt-aladin-uav/). *Army Technology*. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

1. ["The British Army Review Number 148"](http://www.nick-lipscombe.net/Papers/Allied%20Victory%20French%20Failure.pdf)

1. ["Fennek 4x4 Lightly Armored Wheeled Vehicle"](https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/fennek.htm). *www.globalsecurity.org*. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

1. ["EMT ALADIN UAV - War Wings Daily"](https://warwingsdaily.com/drones-uavs-ucavs/emt-aladin-uav/). 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

1. ["Drohne ALADIN (Bw)"](https://www.panzerbaer.de/helper/iA/bw_drohne_aladin-a.htm). *www.panzerbaer.de*. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

1. ["Wissenschaftliche Dienste - Unbemannte Drohnen und Beobachtungssatelliten Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten der technologischen Leistungsprofile in der zivilen und militärischen Anwendung"](https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/405916/WD-8-007-14-pdf.pdf)

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