page_title: EMT Luna X-2000
hierarchical_section_title: EMT Luna X-2000
context_page_description: Luna X 2000 is a German unmanned aerial vehicle in service with the Bundeswehr and produced by EMT Penzberg of Germany.
  It is intended for close reconnaissance, transmitting live video data or taking higher resolution still images, but it can also perform other tasks such as particle sampling, ESM/Electronic countermeasures, depending on its payload.
  The UAV is launched with a simple bungee catapult and then follows a preprogrammed course, that can be altered in flight if necessary. After its mission it automatically lands with the help of a parachute and impact dampers.
  Luna X UAVs are in use by German KFOR forces since 2000 and are also used by German troops in Afghanistan.
  In mid-2009 the German Army ordered another 4 systems with a total of 40 UAVs.
  The Pakistan Navy signed a contract on the 27 June 2012 with EMT for purchase of LUNA UAV Systems. Houthi fighters reportedly shot down a Luna drone in Yemen around February 12, 2019.
  In 2019 the German Army began the replacement of Luna and Rheinmetall KZO with the new Luna NG, which has much increased capabilities.
context_section_description: Luna X 2000 is a German unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in service with the Bundeswehr (German Army) and produced by EMT Penzberg of Germany.
  It is intended for close reconnaissance (over the hill, up to 65 kilometres (40 mi) away), transmitting live video data (visual or infrared) or taking higher resolution still images, but it can also perform other tasks such as particle sampling, ESM/Electronic countermeasures (radio/radar jamming), depending on its payload.
  The UAV is launched with a simple bungee catapult and then follows a preprogrammed course, that can be altered in flight if necessary. After its mission it automatically lands with the help of a parachute and impact dampers.
  Luna X UAVs are in use by German KFOR forces since 2000 and are also used by German troops in Afghanistan.
  In mid-2009 the German Army ordered another 4 systems with a total of 40 UAVs.
  The Pakistan Navy signed a contract on the 27 June 2012 with EMT for purchase of LUNA UAV Systems. Houthi fighters reportedly shot down a Luna drone in Yemen around February 12, 2019.
  In 2019 the German Army began the replacement of Luna and Rheinmetall KZO with the new Luna NG, which has much increased capabilities.
caption: The camera of Luna
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