Ranger UAV

The Ranger Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System was designed for day and night battlefield reconnaissance and surveillance. The Ranger has been optimized for use in the difficult weather and geographical conditions that can be encountered in both Switzerland and Finland.
The aerial vehicle was developed and manufactured by the Swiss Aircraft & Systems Enterprise Corp. Special attention was given to weatherproofing, airworthiness and adjusting the aerial vehicle to the European environment. The UAV's body is constructed of composite materials with high-aspect-ratio wings mounted low on the fuselage, twin-boom tail and a single rudder and is equipped with an emergency parachute
The Ranger is launched automatically from a truck-mounted hydraulic catapult and has skids for automatic landing on a short grass strip or unprepared snow/ice surface. The Ranger system includes 6 Air Vehicles, a Launcher, an advanced Ground Control Stations (GCS), Remote Communications Terminals (RCT) and Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
The Ranger's primary sensors is an IAI/Tamam's MOSP (a dual TV camera and IR sensor mounted in a rotating retractable turret). The Ranger can also carry customer furnished equipment packages for other roles.