2005 or close-range reconnaissance, surveillance, military operations in urban terrain (MOUT), data relay, remote sensing and similar applications. Development began in 2004 in partnership with Microdrones GmbH of Kreutzel, on whose MD4-200 air vehicle it is based; first flight took place in late 2005. Public debut at ILA air show in Berlin in May 2006. By 2008 a developed version, MD4-1000, was becoming available, with increased payload and endurance. Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets, 2009 |