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ADrones & UAVs
Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.2 m[source]
Skydio X10 with VT300-L · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Selex ES Falco | Skydio X10 |
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| Type | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] | Camera drone[source]X10 |
| National origin | Italy[source] | United States[source]X10 |
| Manufacturer | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)[source] | Skydio AeroArc[source]X10 |
| Designer | Galileo Avionica[source] |
2 ft 1.6 in (0.650 m)[source]
Skydio X10 with VT300-L · Width
Single source2 ft 7.1 in (0.790 m)[source]
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source650 kg[source]
Skydio X10 with VT300-L · wireless range
Single source7.5 mi (12 km, 6.5 nmi) (wireless range)[source]
Skydio X10 with VT300-L · 1,200 ft/min (
Single source1,200 ft/min (6 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | September 2023[source]X10 |
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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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| Primary users | — | United States Army Spanish Army[source]X10 |
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| Manufactured | — | 2023–present[source]X10 |
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| Battery capacity | — | 18.55V 8419 mAh (156.17Wh)[source] |
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| Maximum wind resistance | — | 28 mph (46.1 km/h)[source] |
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| Operating temperature | — | -4°F (-20°C) to 113°F (45°C)[source] |
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| Cameras | — | 50.3MP 1" CMOS wide-angle camera 64MP 1/1.7" CMOS narrow-angle camera 640×512 Teledyne FLIR Boson+ thermal camera[source] |
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| GNSS compatibility | — | GPS , Galileo , GLONASS , BeiDou[source] |
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| Processors | — | Nvidia Jetson Orin Qualcomm QRB5165[source] |
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| Encryption | — | AES-256[source] |
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