The Aisheng ASN-209 was a joint-development of a MAME UAV system between China and Egypt.

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The Chinese military-industrial complex continues to evolve at a quickening pace as its growing collection of active, and in-development, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) shows. This is embodied by such products as the Aisheng ASN-209 Medium Altitude, Medium Endurance (MAME) tactical UAV in service with the People's Liberation Army as well as the Egyptian Army. The type serves in the information-gathering role and is of a largely conventional design and arrangement. Development on the type began in 2011 under the ASN Technology Group brand label as a joint partnership with the Egypt government.

The Chinese Army uses the ASN-209 under the "Silver Eagle" name.

The ASN-209 features a central fuselage nacelle housing the avionics kit, mission package payload, powerplant, and fuel stores. The engine is fitted at the rear of the nacelle and drives a two-bladed propeller arranged in a "pusher" configuration. The main wing appendages are straight planes fitted over the nacelle with thin tailbooms extending aft and each boom holding a vertical tail fin. A horizontal plane is attached between the fins to act as the stabilizer. The aircraft is launched via catapult from the rear of a modified 6x6 wheeled transport truck. Rocket assistance aids in getting the USV airborne during launch. It is assumed that a net arrangement is used to reclaim the UAV upon its return to ground control forces.

With its MAME classification, this UAV can fulfill a variety of roles at up to medium altitude levels including target designation, ELectronic INTelligence (ELINT), target tracking, Electronic Warfare (EW), or serve in the communications relay role for accompanying ground or aerial forces. As far as is known, the ASN-209 is not an armed hunter-killer UAV. It is featured with a Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 700lbs, can reach speeds of 115 miles per hour, cruise at 90 miles per hour and range out 125 miles. Its mission endurance window is rated at 10 hours with an operational service ceiling of 16,400 feet.


https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1285

Egypt starts the production of ASN-209 UAVs


June 06, 2012

http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2012/06/egypt-starts-production-of-asn-209-uavs.html

 

[Gomig-21]

As far as is known, the ASN-209 is not an armed hunter-killer UAV. It is featured with a Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 700lbs, can reach speeds of 115 miles per hour, cruise at 90 miles per hour and range out 125 miles. Its mission endurance window is rated at 10 hours with an operational service ceiling of 16,400 feet.

That is quite the range and endurance for a relatively small UAV. Interestingly enough, the EAF has been operating this model for a few years now before deciding on this local production venture with China and if you look at any of the website for any information on the quantities of available UAVs or UACVs or even the little crap-kicking Schiebel UAV helicopter, you won't find any listings of how many the EAF operates of all the different models, including the UAE's Yabhon United. They're definitely keeping the lid on any info regarding the quantities of any types in service for some reason as some numbers claim between the Wing Loong and the CH-5 Rainbow are over 100 of them and maybe more. Not sure if it's believable but it wouldn't surprise me.

And I hope this joint venture and whatever ToT is gained from this that it transfers into a locally designed and built unit. Wouldn't that be something.

The way those things land in a net must be a pretty hectic operation, though. And I bet a few of them get quite damaged in that process which is very strange if you ask me. Great post, my friend!

 

[The SC]

That is quite the range and endurance for a relatively small UAV. Interestingly enough, the EAF has been operating this model for a few years now before deciding on this local production venture with China and if you look at any of the website for any information on the quantities of available UAVs or UACVs or even the little crap-kicking Schiebel UAV helicopter, you won't find any listings of how many the EAF operates of all the different models, including the UAE's Yabhon United. They're definitely keeping the lid on any info regarding the quantities of any types in service for some reason as some numbers claim between the Wing Loong and the CH-5 Rainbow are over 100 of them and maybe more. Not sure if it's believable but it wouldn't surprise me.

And I hope this joint venture and whatever ToT is gained from this that it transfers into a locally designed and built unit. Wouldn't that be something.

The way those things land in a net must be a pretty hectic operation, though. And I bet a few of them get quite damaged in that process which is very strange if you ask me. Great post, my friend!

Yes quite a nice ELINT Drone.. And I guess the net landing is pretty much mastered now..
I heard the same numbers of the CH-4 at least and it is a special Egyptian edition as well as the Wing Loong II attack-reconnaissance UAVs.. and there is much more in the EAF and most likely more to come..apart from the ones with TOT in JVs already.. Very nice to have specialized UAVs like that to cover all the needs of the Egyptian armed forces..

 

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Yes quite a nice ELINT Drone.. And I guess the net landing is pretty much mastered now..
I heard the same numbers of the CH-4 at least and it is a special Egyptian edition as well as the Wing Loong II attack-reconnaissance UAVs.. and there is much more in the EAF and mot likely more to come..apart from the ones with TOT in JVs already.. Very nice to have specialized UAVs like that to cover all the needs of the Egyptian armed forces..

I never knew it was an ELINT-capable platform until I read that first post. That makes it very useful way beyond your typical UAV duties ma goodness. Tie it in with the EAF's new RISC2 network they developed and at the same time it relays and communicates/transfers data to and between it and the Rezonance-NE and the Protivnik-GE radars as well as the other radars we haven't discussed just yet but will in due time. It's nice to be able to understand the intricacies of what the EAF and the Navy has developed for all their surveillance and ADS needs.

We'll have to see if and when they set up the Bastion coastal defensive system and how it will also work along the especially newly acquired Maritime Domain Awareness System. Networking all these incredible systems is quite the tangle of information systems I tell ya. If they keep these guys flying under the Navy and they'll have their own network which manages itself under just the maritime network and then possibly include some data exchange with the ADS and its network. Then what happens if the do go with the Bastion we're not actually sure if that's still on the table and if they do, will they integrate everything under one network or will the Navy be separated from the ADS?

Speaking of the Maritime Domain System, too bad they didn't design the ASN-209 to land vertically like the Maritime's drone. That would be much more ideal than the net.

 

[The SC]

I never knew it was an ELINT-capable platform until I read that first post. That makes it very useful way beyond your typical UAV duties ma goodness. Tie it in with the EAF's new RISC2 network they developed and at the same time it relays and communicates/transfers data to and between it and the Rezonance-NE and the Protivnik-GE radars as well as the other radars we haven't discussed just yet but will in due time. It's nice to be able to understand the intricacies of what the EAF and the Navy has developed for all their surveillance and ADS needs.

We'll have to see if and when they set up the Bastion coastal defensive system and how it will also work along the especially newly acquired Maritime Domain Awareness System. Networking all these incredible systems is quite the tangle of information systems I tell ya. If they keep these guys flying under the Navy and they'll have their own network which manages itself under just the maritime network and then possibly include some data exchange with the ADS and its network. Then what happens if the do go with the Bastion we're not actually sure if that's still on the table and if they do, will they integrate everything under one network or will the Navy be separated from the ADS?

Speaking of the Maritime Domain System, too bad they didn't design the ASN-209 to land vertically like the Maritime's drone. That would be much more ideal than the net.

Since it is all about a modern armed forces..you can be sure the MDA will be part of the C4ISR or C5i now including the RISC2..