The Bateleur (named for the Bateleur eagle) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype designed and built by Denel Dynamics (formerly Kentron). It has been designed as a MALE (Medium-Altitude - Long Endurance) UAV, with its primary role being surveillance, with a secondary signals intelligence capability.Development began in 2003 as a totally in-house and private-venture project, being developed with internal company funds.