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
- 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.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Electric motor
Operator baseline.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- 3.55 kg take-off weight
Bundeswehr equipment table.
Source - Endurance
- About 60 minutes
Operator battery baseline.
Source - Range
- 5 km
Close-range operator system figure.
Source - Speed
- 60 km/h
Operator-listed speed; flight condition not further specified.
Source - Altitude
- 150 m
Operator-listed flight height, not a service ceiling.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Day/night optical reconnaissance
Payload configuration varies.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source