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unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with stealth characteristics
Rheinmetall KZO is a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with stealth characteristics originating in Germany. It was built by Airbus Defence and Space.
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KZO ( Kleinflugzeug für Zielortung , German for small aircraft for target acquisition ) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with stealth characteristics manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions GmbH of Germany .
is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with stealth characteristics
of Germany
A KZO system consists of 10 UAVs and 2 ground units
launched with a booster rocket directly out of its container
Landing is done with a parachute
main objective is to locate mobile threats and provide target locations for artillery
KZO replaced the German Army 's other main UAV, Drohne CL 289
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Rheinmetall KZO equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Army exact named equipment holdings: KZO. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.