Royal Thai Army reveals domestically developed UAS

The Royal Thai Army ( RTA) has published pictures and information of the first prototype of the D-eyes 04 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), locally developed by Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute ( DTI) and the RTA’s Research and Development Office (ARDO). The DTI/ARDO D-eyes 04 is a medium-sized UAS with a length of 6.5 meters, 13.4 meters wingspan, and 2.5 meters height. It has an operating radius of about 200 km with a 20 hours endurance, a 24,000 ft (about 7,300 meters) service ceiling, and a maximum speed of around 180 km/ hour. Equipped with a day/night and all-weather electro-optical/ IR system, it has a maximum take-off weight of 750 kg with a maximum payload weight of about 150 kg.