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BDrones & UAVs
Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle
At a glance
Airbus Helicopters VSR700larger figure on 2 of 5
Selex ES Falcolarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus Helicopters VSR700 | Selex ES Falco |
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| Type | unmanned reconnaissance helicopter[source] | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Italy[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Helicopters[source] | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)[source] |
| First flight | 8 November 2019[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.2 m[source]
Main rotor diameter
Single source7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)[source]
1 × Thielert Centurion 2.0 diesel engine
Single source1 × Thielert Centurion 2.0 diesel engine, 116 kW (155 hp)[source]
Endurance
Single source100nm (185 km, 115 miles) from the boat
Single sourceor >
Single source10 hours or >8 hours 100nm (185 km, 115 miles) from the boat.[source]
Endurance: 10 hours[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications · Endurance: 10 hours or >8 hours 100nm (185 km, 115 miles) from the boat.
Endurance
Single sourceAstore: >
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012[source] |
| Developed from | Guimbal Cabri G2[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 100 kg (220 lb) mission payload[source] | 100 kg (331 lb)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 185 L (41 imp gal; 49 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Role | unmanned reconnaissance helicopter being[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Developed by Airbus, the VSR700 is based on the Cabri G2 light helicopter, developed and produced by Hélicoptères Guimbal . Airbus was awarded a contract by the French Navy toward the end of 2017. With a maximum take-off weight around 700 kg (1,500 lb), it is a larger aircraft than the Austrian Camcopter S-100 which the French Navy has been operating since 2012.[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Capacity: 100 kg (220 lb) mission payload[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Width: 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Height: 2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Powerplant: 1 × Thielert Centurion 2.0 diesel engine, 116 kW (155 hp)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor diameter: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Endurance: 10 hours or >8 hours 100nm (185 km, 115 miles) from the boat.[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)[source]Airbus Helicopters VSR700 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 4, cell 2; revision 1374114200; retrieved 2026-10-02 | — |
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| Designer | — | Galileo Avionica[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | ~50 production aircraft[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | Falco : 2009[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Heavy fuel engine[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 2 × under-wing hardpoints for total 2 Roketsan Cirit missiles (Astore)[source] |
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| Communications | — | Jamming-resistant data-link, real time data transmission, range >200 km[source] |
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| Falco EVO | — | 6,000 m[source] |
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| Astore | — | >7,000 m[source] |
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| Avionics | — | Communications: Jamming-resistant data-link, real time data transmission, range >200 km Mission payloads: High resolution cameras: thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO Radars: Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar Targeting: Laser designator Others: Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)[source] |
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| Mission payloads | — | High resolution cameras: thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO Radars: Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar Targeting: Laser designator Others: Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)[source] |
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| High resolution cameras | — | thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO[source] |
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| Radars | — | Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar[source] |
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| Targeting | — | Laser designator[source] |
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| Others | — | Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)[source] |
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Falco EVO: > to >
Falco EVO: >20 hr to >24 hr Astore: >16 hr[source]