Overview:
Rotem L is an Expendable Quad-copter Loitering Munition Unmanned Air System by Israel Aerospace Industries which was released in 2017. This system has been ‘uniquely built for operation in urban warfare, offering combatants effective, indirect observation and engagement of targets from an elevated position.’[1]{{Israel Aerospace Industries, ‘ROTEM- Loitering munition based on light multi-rotor platform’, https://www.iai.co.il/p/rotem; Defence Update, ‘IAI’s ROTEM – Tactical Multirotor Killer … Continue reading
It is also equipped with multiple sensors including day and night infrared cameras and acoustic transducers which are used for piloting and obstacle avoidance.[2]Defense Update, ‘IAI’s ROTEM – Tactical Multirotor Killer Drone’, https://defense-update.com/20160216_rotem.html
Autonomy:
Autonomous launch from ‘any platform.’ [3]Israel Aerospace Industries, ‘ROTEM L’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZA9jz38zE IAI also advertises features of autonomy including ‘Emergency Return Home, Nav-to-Route, Observation, Attack, Abort and ATOL (Auto Takeoff & Landing).’
Type: UAV - loitering munition
Developer:
Israel Aerospace Industries
Country: Israel
Year: 2017
Use:
Combat, Reconnaissance. Designed ‘for deployment by an individual soldier at the infantry or small unit/special forces level’.[4]Defence-blog, ‘Israel’s IAI wins killer drones orders from NATO countries’, https://defence-blog.com/israels-iai-wins-killer-drones-orders-from-nato-countries/
Size: 6 Kgs.
Speed: 92 km/h
Range:
10km
Endurance:
30 minutes with 1.2 Kg warhead capsule; 45 minutes with ISR capsule; Up to 180 minutes for soldier borne backpack system.
Payload: 1.2kg warhead; 13x continuous optical/digital zoom (EO @ 720p) capability, 'combined with a 2x 640x480 IR, it can clearly identify, track and engage a potential threat on the move while undetected.’
References
| ↑1 | {{Israel Aerospace Industries, ‘ROTEM- Loitering munition based on light multi-rotor platform’, https://www.iai.co.il/p/rotem; Defence Update, ‘IAI’s ROTEM – Tactical Multirotor Killer Drone’, https://defense-update.com/20160216_rotem.html; OE Data Integration Network (ODIN) Worldwide Equipment Guide, ‘ROTEM L Israeli Expendable Quad-copter Loitering Munition Unmanned Air System (UAS)’, https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/ROTEM_L_Israeli_Expendable_Quad-copter_Loitering_Munition_Unmanned_Air_System_(UAS) |
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| ↑2 | Defense Update, ‘IAI’s ROTEM – Tactical Multirotor Killer Drone’, https://defense-update.com/20160216_rotem.html |
| ↑3 | Israel Aerospace Industries, ‘ROTEM L’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZA9jz38zE |
| ↑4 | Defence-blog, ‘Israel’s IAI wins killer drones orders from NATO countries’, https://defence-blog.com/israels-iai-wins-killer-drones-orders-from-nato-countries/ |