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ALADIN

German short-range reconnaissance aircraft with a public Bundeswehr technical baseline and documented military use.

Country / region
Germany
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
EMT / Rheinmetall programme lineage
Origin / production countries
Germany
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
German Army; German Federal Police GSG 9

Evidence & current status

Operator page supports documented use and legacy specifications; it does not establish a September 2026 fleet count.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Propulsion
Electric motor

Operator baseline.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
3.55 kg take-off weight

Bundeswehr equipment table.

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Endurance
About 60 minutes

Operator battery baseline.

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Range
5 km

Close-range operator system figure.

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Speed
60 km/h

Operator-listed speed; flight condition not further specified.

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Altitude
150 m

Operator-listed flight height, not a service ceiling.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Day/night optical reconnaissance

Payload configuration varies.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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