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Dornier DAR

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The Dornier Drohne Anti-Radar, usually shortened to DAR, was a German unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Dornier GmbH to find and destroy enemy radar sites, especially those of air defence systems, inside a chosen target area. It was meant to double as a decoy that drew fire away from crewed aircraft. The delta-winged drone was built of composite materials and was launched from a tube by a booster rocket, after which a two-stroke boxer engine drove a pusher propeller. A passive broadband seeker was to cover every radar in the target catalogue, but a workable seeker head could not be developed. That failure, together with the end of the Cold War, ended the project in 1994 and the system never entered service. Examples are held by the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung in Koblenz.

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Engine Class
Piston 1
Status
Cancelled 1
Power (kW)
20.5 1
Top Speed (km/h)
250 1
Comparison
Body Style
Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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The Dornier Drohne Anti-Radar (DAR) was an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Dornier GmbH

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On the German side, Dornier, and later its successor company DASA, was working on the project for the German Air Force.
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1. Dornier DAR (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, body style
    The Dornier Drohne Anti-Radar (DAR) was an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Dornier GmbH to detect and destroy enemy radar installations, especially those used for air defense, within a defined target area.
  • Specifications, powerplant
    Fichtel & Sachs SF2-360 two-cylinder, two-stroke boxer engine with two-stage carburetor, 20.5 kW (27.5 hp)
  • Specifications, engine power
    Fichtel & Sachs SF2-360 two-cylinder, two-stroke boxer engine with two-stage carburetor, 20.5 kW (27.5 hp)
  • Specifications, performance
    Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
  • Lead, outcome
    The development project was terminated in 1994 and the system never entered service.
  • Lead, manufacturer
    The Dornier Drohne Anti-Radar (DAR) was an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Dornier GmbH
  • Design and development, country of origin
    On the German side, Dornier, and later its successor company DASA, was working on the project for the German Air Force.
  • Of Make: Dornier, Lead, make
    The Dornier Drohne Anti-Radar (DAR) was an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Dornier GmbH to detect and destroy enemy radar installations, especially those used for air defense, within a defined target area.
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, mode
    The Dornier Drohne Anti-Radar (DAR) was an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Dornier GmbH to detect and destroy enemy radar installations, especially those used for air defense, within a defined target area.
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