Akhgar (missile) vs Selex ES Falco: Specs Compared

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ADrones & UAVs

Akhgar (missile)

Air-to-ground missile (UAV missile)

Selex ES Falco — licensed reference photograph

BDrones & UAVs

Selex ES Falco

Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle

Credit

Georges Seguin ( Okki ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Akhgar (missile)Length

1.7 m

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Selex ES FalcoLength

6.2 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Akhgar (missile)larger figure on 1 of 2

Speed+178%

Selex ES Falcolarger figure on 1 of 2

Length+265%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

4 of 37 rows sourced on both sides

1.7m

6.2m

Length+265%

All recorded figures & sources

1.7 m

Length

Single source

1.7 m^[source]

6.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Akhgar (missile) and Selex ES Falco configuration
Specification	Akhgar (missile)	Selex ES Falco
Type	Air-to-ground missile (UAV missile)^[source]	Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Iran^[source]	—
Unit cost	Not Mentioned^[source]	—
Produced	2018^[source]	—
Guidance system	Optical guidance^[source]

Source measurement	Akhgar missile ( Persian : موشک اخگر ) is an Iranian drone-launched air-to-ground missile operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force . This Unmanned aerial vehicle weapon, which is among the newest missiles of Iranian drones, has a range of 30 km, its weight is twenty seven kg and its maximum speed is 600 kilometers per hour.^[source]Akhgar (missile) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Akhgar weighs 27 kilograms and is armed with a 7kg warhead, its length is 1.7 m and it has a diameter of 13 cm. The unmanned aerial vehicle missile is of the television-guidance type and its engine is made from the type of "micro-jet engine". This missile can be installed on the Kaman-12 (UAV) , which is capable of carrying/firing from a distance of 30 kilometers by the UAV to various targets. The unveiling of this UAV-missile took place on 30 January 2019 in the "Iqtedar 40" exhibition, corresponding to the defense achievements of the Iranian Armed Forces.^[source]Akhgar (missile) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

Akhgar missile ( Persian : موشک اخگر ) is an Iranian drone-launched air-to-ground missile operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force . This Unmanned aerial vehicle weapon, which is among the newest missiles of Iranian drones, has a range of 30 km, its weight is twenty seven kg and its maximum speed is 600 kilometers per hour.^[source]Akhgar (missile) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Akhgar weighs 27 kilograms and is armed with a 7kg warhead, its length is 1.7 m and it has a diameter of 13 cm. The unmanned aerial vehicle missile is of the television-guidance type and its engine is made from the type of "micro-jet engine". This missile can be installed on the Kaman-12 (UAV) , which is capable of carrying/firing from a distance of 30 kilometers by the UAV to various targets. The unveiling of this UAV-missile took place on 30 January 2019 in the "Iqtedar 40" exhibition, corresponding to the defense achievements of the Iranian Armed Forces.^[source]Akhgar (missile) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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National origin	—	Italy^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)^[source]

Designer	—	Galileo Avionica^[source]

Primary user	—	Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force^[source]

Number built	—	~50 production aircraft^[source]

Introduction date	—	Falco : 2009^[source]

First flight	—	Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012^[source]

Capacity	—	100 kg (331 lb)^[source]

Powerplant	—	1 × Heavy fuel engine^[source]

Hardpoints	—	2 × under-wing hardpoints for total 2 Roketsan Cirit missiles (Astore)^[source]

Communications	—	Jamming-resistant data-link, real time data transmission, range >200 km^[source]

Falco EVO	—	6,000 m^[source]

Astore	—	>7,000 m^[source]

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]

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]