LUNA (original system)
Original German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, distinct from the later LUNA NG / HUSAR family.
- 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
- Original LUNA; LUNA NG / HUSAR is separate
- Operators / programme customers
- German Army
Evidence & current status
Supplier information is attributed; performance and operational acceptance require configuration-specific evidence.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Reusable fixed-wing aircraft
Original LUNA, not LUNA NG.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Catapult / parachute or net
Public equipment description.
Source - Propulsion
- Two-cylinder piston engine
Bundeswehr baseline.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- 40 kg
Operator-listed aircraft mass.
Source - Endurance
- Up to 6 hours
Historical operator baseline.
Source - Range
- 80 km
System operating-range figure, not ferry distance.
Source - Speed
- Up to 130 km/h
Operator table.
Source - Altitude
- 4,000 m
Operator-listed maximum flight altitude.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Day and infrared imaging
Original system payload family.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source