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ADrones & UAVs
Small unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
BDrones & UAVs
Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle
At a glance
Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEaglelarger figure on 0 of 4
Selex ES Falcolarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle | Selex ES Falco |
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| Crew | none on-board[source] | — |
| Type | Small unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Italy[source] |
| Manufacturer | Insitu[source] | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
ScanEagle Specifications · Length
Single sourceLength
Single source6.2 m[source]
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceEmpty; Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; ScanEagle Specifications · Max takeoff weight
Single source30.90–39.68 lb (14–18 kg)[source]
39.7 lb (18 kg)[source]
58 lb (26.5 kg)[source]
62 lb / 28 kg[source]ScanEagle Specifications
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source650 kg[source]
Cruise; Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; ScanEagle Specifications · Maximum speed
Manufacturer claim80 kn (92 mph, 148 km/h)[source]
60 kn (69 mph, 111 km/h)[source]
80 knots / 41.2 m/s[source]ScanEagle Specifications
Cruise; Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source1 × 3W International 2-stroke piston engine
Single source1 × 3W International 2-stroke piston engine , 1.5 hp (1.12 kW)[source]
ScanEagle Specifications · Maximum payload
Manufacturer claim17 lb / 8 kg[source]ScanEagle Specifications
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Australian Navy See Operators section for others[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2002–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2005 (U.S. Navy)[source] | Falco : 2009[source] |
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| First flight | 20 June 2002[source] | Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012[source] |
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| Developed from | Insitu SeaScan[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 11 lb (5 kg)[source] | 100 kg (331 lb)[source] |
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| Engine | Heavy fuel (JP-5 or JP 8) or C-10 gasoline engine[source]ScanEagle Specifications | — |
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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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| 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: 6,000 m Astore : >7,000 m[source]