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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.

Source
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Propulsion
Twin diesel engines

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Dimensions
13.5 m span; 8.56 m length

XP-labelled manufacturer brochure.

Source
Mass
1,900 kg maximum take-off

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Endurance
More than 20 hours

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Speed
120 knots TAS maximum listed

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Payload
Up to 373 kg

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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

Current supplier configuration; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source