ENICS Eleron-10
Russian medium-range reconnaissance UAV for round-the-clock surveillance.
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The ENICS Eleron-10 is a medium-range reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Russian company ENICS for 24/7 surveillance. It is notable for its use in border control, coast guard, road and railway monitoring, and search and rescue operations.
Quick Facts
- First prototype developed
- 8 January 2011
- Public debut
- 2011 at the Integrated Security trade fair
- Military procurement
- 2012 by Russian armed forces
- Models
- Eleron-10SV
- Eleron-10D
- Valdai
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Background
The Eleron-10 was designed by ENICS as a successor to the smaller Eleron-3. The first prototype was developed and manufactured on 8 January 2011, and it was shown publicly for the first time later that year at the international trade fair 'Integrated Security'. The Russian word 'eleron' means aileron.
The Eleron-10 was procured by the Russian armed forces in 2012, alongside the Eleron-3. The Eleron-10SV model was used by the Russian Interior Ministry to survey an arsenal fire in the village of Urman, in Bashkortostan near Ufa. The 'Valdai' model has been used by the Russian FSB. An Eleron-10D model has been produced, which has longer distance observation capabilities.
The Eleron-10 has several flight modes: autonomous (the drone flies the route independently and carries out preplanned functions), automatic (the drone flies the route independently), maintenance (the drone hovers or flies around a fixed point), and manual.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: ENICS Eleron-10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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