D4-300 Aerial target system

Aerial target system D4

D4 UAS - Purpose and classification

The unmanned aerial system (UAS) D4-300 serves as a loitering munition or target and decoy for training ground, sea and air systems for detection, targeting, and firing on enemy aircraft or missile. The unmanned aerial vehicle is optimized for flights up to 300km/h, altitude up to 4000m AMSL and endurance of up to 2 hours.


The D4-300 UAS is the official target UAS of the Bulgarian Air Force. FRAGA X LTD won a public tender in 2022/2023 and signed a 4 year exclusive contract with the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense on 20.04.2023. The Republic of Bulgaria is a member of both NATO (since 2004) and the European Union (since 2007). D4-300 UAS was successfully used by Bulgarian Air Force and Serbian Armed Forces at Shabla 2023 and Shabla 2024 Live Firing Exercises.

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The unmanned aerial system D4-300 consists of the following components:

  1. Unmanned aerial vehicle (fixed-wing drone) manufactured from composite materials
  2. Software for ground command and control
  3. Ground communication system
  4. Manual remote control transmitter
  5. Portable catapult launcher with 3 meter length
  6. Portable net recovery system for landing
  7. External micro-controlled battery charger for the all system batteries that can be used with 12V car battery output for field use
  8. Power supply for battery charger, 12V, 4A
    Documentation for operating and maintaining the system
  9. Optional payloads (on demand)