ADrones & UAVs
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ADrones & UAVs

BDrones & UAVs
Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle
At a glance
EMT Aladinlarger figure on 0 of 3
Selex ES Falcolarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.53 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | EMT Aladin | Selex ES Falco |
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| Propulsion | brushless DC electric motor , 12 V[source] | — |
| Country of origin | Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 31, row 5, cell 3; revision 1376486574; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
| Type | — | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | — | Italy[source] |
| Manufacturer | — | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016) |
6.2 m[source]
more than
Single sourcemore than 15 km[source]
Falco EVO Astore : >
Single sourceService ceiling
Single sourceFalco EVO: 6,000 m Astore : >7,000 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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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| First flight | — | Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 100 kg (331 lb)[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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