HESA Sofreh Mahi vs Selex ES Falco: Specs Compared

ADrones & UAVs

HESA Sofreh Mahi

Stealth Unmanned combat aerial vehicle

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

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

4 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

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6.2m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 m

Length

Single source

6.2 m^[source]

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12.5m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

12.5 m

Wingspan

Single source

12.5 m^[source]

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2.5m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Height

Single source

2.5 m^[source]

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650kgMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

650 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

650 kg^[source]

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216km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

160 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

215.652096 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

134 mph^[source]

160 km/h (99 mph, 90 kn)^[source]

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7,000m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

6,000 m

Falco EVO Astore : >

Single source

7,000 m

Service ceiling

Single source

Falco EVO: 6,000 m Astore : >7,000 m^[source]

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24hAstore: >

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

24 h

Astore: >

Single source

16 h

Endurance

Single source

20 h

Falco EVO: > to >

Single source

Falco EVO: >20 hr to >24 hr Astore: >16 hr^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

HESA Sofreh Mahi and Selex ES Falco configuration
Specification	HESA Sofreh Mahi	Selex ES Falco
Type	Stealth Unmanned combat aerial vehicle^[source]	Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle^[source]
Manufacturer	Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company^[source]	Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)^[source]
Status	Under Development^[source]	—
Primary user	Iran^[source]	Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force^[source]
Role	Iranian stealth UCAV^[source]	—
National origin	Iran^[source]	Italy^[source]
Source measurement	This Iranian bird is about 1.2 meters long and has a wingspan of over 2.22 meters, and uses a combustion engine with a plastic propeller in front of the body to fly; on the other hand, the prototype of the fish-stinging bird has a maximum flight range of about 2,000 meters, a range of about 15 kilometers, a flight duration of 60 minutes, and a speed of about 170 kilometers per hour.^[source]HESA Sofreh Mahi · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—
Designer	—	Galileo Avionica^[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]
High resolution cameras	—	thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO^[source]
Radars	—	Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar^[source]
Targeting	—	Laser designator^[source]
Others	—	Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)^[source]

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HESA Sofreh Mahi

Selex ES Falco

Type

Stealth Unmanned combat aerial vehicle^[source]

Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle^[source]

Manufacturer

Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company^[source]

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

Status

Under Development^[source]

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Primary user

Iran^[source]

Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force^[source]

Role

Iranian stealth UCAV^[source]

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National origin

Iran^[source]

Italy^[source]

Source measurement

This Iranian bird is about 1.2 meters long and has a wingspan of over 2.22 meters, and uses a combustion engine with a plastic propeller in front of the body to fly; on the other hand, the prototype of the fish-stinging bird has a maximum flight range of about 2,000 meters, a range of about 15 kilometers, a flight duration of 60 minutes, and a speed of about 170 kilometers per hour.^[source]HESA Sofreh Mahi · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Designer

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Galileo Avionica^[source]

Number built

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~50 production aircraft^[source]

Introduction date

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Falco : 2009^[source]

First flight

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Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012^[source]

Capacity

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100 kg (331 lb)^[source]

Powerplant

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1 × Heavy fuel engine^[source]

Hardpoints

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

Communications

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

Falco EVO

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6,000 m^[source]

Astore

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>7,000 m^[source]

Avionics

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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

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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]

High resolution cameras

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thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO^[source]

Radars

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Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar^[source]

Targeting

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Laser designator^[source]

Others

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Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)^[source]