The electric engine ensures it can run quietly to perform covert missions. The lightweight and agile design allows the rapid deployment of the system in forward areas. The Orbiter mini UAV has a robust airframe, constructed using light composite materials. Design of the mini unmanned aerial vehicle It has an endurance of seven hours and can reach ranges of more than 100km. It is the largest variant of the Orbiter family with a wing span of 4.2m. The Orbiter III UAV was demonstrated for the first time at the Paris Airshow in June 2011. The maximum take-off weight of Orbiter II is 9.5kg. Orbiter II is the medium size version of the Orbiter UAS family. Orbiter I is the smallest member of the family with a wingspan of 2.2m. The Orbiter family of unmanned aerial vehicle systems includes the Orbiter I, Orbiter II and Orbiter III unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Finnish Army plans to acquire 55 Orbiter II UAVs. Orbiter II UAV was selected by the Finnish Army in May 2012. In July 2007, the Polish Army placed an order with Aeronautics Defence Systems for six Orbiter mini UAV systems. Orbiter UAVs are operated by the Irish Army, Azerbaijani Land Forces, Mexican Federal Police, Israeli Sea Corps and Serbian Army. In September 2008, Aeronautics and AAI Corporation signed a teaming agreement to market the Orbiter UAV in the US and other countries. The Orbiter mini UAV was used to provide target data and full battle damage assessment (BDA) during a live-fire artillery exercise in southern Israel in May 2008.

'The Orbiter family of unmanned aerial vehicle systems includes the Orbiter I, Orbiter II and Orbiter III UAVs.'

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