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AMilitary transport & logistics
Special operations, tactical ISR, Forward Air Control, counter-insurgency.
BMilitary transport & logistics
At a glance
Measured figures
U-28A · Wingspan
Single source16.23 meters[source]
U-28A · Pilots , 1 Combat Systems Officer (CSO), 1 Tactical Systems Operator (TSO)
Single source2 Pilots , 1 Combat Systems Officer (CSO), 1 Tactical Systems Operator (TSO)[source]
U-28A · Range
Single source1500 nautical miles[source]
U-28A · 1 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-67B turboprop producing
Single source1 Pratt-Whitney PT6A-67B turboprop producing 1200 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Pilatus U-28 Draco | Sisu SA-240 |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Special operations, tactical ISR, Forward Air Control, counter-insurgency.[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Pilatus Aircraft (base aircraft), Sierra Nevada Corporation (militarization)[source] | Oy Sisu-Auto Ab[source] |
| Issued by | United States Special Operations Command[source] | — |
| Service | Air Force Special Operations Command[source] | — |
| Number built | 30+, 28 in service as of January 2025[source] | — |
| Introduction date | 2006[source] | — |
| Developed from | Pilatus PC-12[source] | — |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Also called | — | Raskas Masi , "Rasi"[source] |
| Production | — | SA-240 : 1984–1990 SA-241 : 1990–1991[source] |
| Assembly | — | Hämeenlinna , Finland[source] |
| Class | — | heavy off-road lorry[source] |
| Body style | — | platform lorry[source] |
| Related | — | Sisu SA-150[source] |
| Engine | — | Cummins LTA 10 330T/T4 diesel[source] |
| Transmission | — | ZF 8F1R, torque converter[source] |
| Kerb weight | — | 10,000 kg[source] |
| Country of origin | — | Finland[source]Inventory Origin column; table 16, row 27, cell 2; revision 1377709660; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
| Reported operators |
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