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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Dominator / Dominator XP

Twin-engine surveillance conversion based on the Diamond DA42 civil-aircraft platform.

Country / region
Israel / Austria
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Aeronautics
Origin / production countries
Israel / Austria
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Dominator / XP manufacturer nomenclature
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Supplier information is attributed; performance and operational acceptance require configuration-specific evidence.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
DA42-derived fixed wing

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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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
Twin diesel engines

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Dimensions
13.5 m span; 8.56 m length

XP-labelled manufacturer brochure.

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Mass
1,900 kg maximum take-off

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Endurance
More than 20 hours

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Speed
120 knots TAS maximum listed

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Payload
Up to 373 kg

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Sensors
EO/IR, radar, AIS and electronic-intelligence options

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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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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