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Orbiter 4

Israel's Aeronautics Orbiter 4 is a Group 3 tactical UAS that packs 12 kg dual-payload ISR capability — EO/IR, SAR, SIGINT — into a 50 kg airframe with a 24-hour endurance and field-switchable VTOL option, already combat-proven in Gaza as the IAF's Nitzoz.

Orbiter 4
FIG.01 · Israel Image - An Aeronautics Orbiter unmanned aircraft. Photo by original author Pibwl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A Group 3 tactical UAS from Israel's Aeronautics Ltd. that packs Group 4 ISR sensor capability — dual-station 12 kg payload, VTOL option, 24-hour endurance — into a man-portable footprint; in Israeli service as the Nitzoz and exported to Singapore, Greece and undisclosed customers.

Overview

The Aeronautics Orbiter 4, designated Nitzoz ("Spark") in Israeli Air Force service, is a fixed-wing, runway-independent tactical unmanned aircraft system that bridges the payload and persistence of a Group 4 MALE UAS with the logistical footprint of a Group 2 platform. A single three-person crew can launch, operate, and recover the 50 kg airframe from land or ship, field-switchable between pneumatic catapult and a VTOL configuration without returning to depot. Its dual-station payload bay accommodates electro-optical/infrared designators, synthetic-aperture radar, maritime patrol radar, and SIGINT packages simultaneously, making the system a multi-mission ISR node for ground, naval, and special-operations forces.

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