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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
Selex ES Falcolarger figure on 3 of 3
STC Orlan-10larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Selex ES Falco | STC Orlan-10 |
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| Type | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] | Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)[source] | Special Technology Center (STC)[source] |
| Designer | Galileo Avionica[source] |
Ferry; Ferry range
Single source600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)[source]
Combat range
Single source110 km (68 mi, 59 nmi)[source]
1 × Saito Manufacturing FA-62B single-cylinder four-stroke glow fuel piston engine
Single source1 × Saito Manufacturing FA-62B single-cylinder four-stroke glow fuel piston engine , 0.71 kW (0.95 hp)[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] | — |
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| First flight | Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 100 kg (331 lb)[source] | 6 kg (13 lb) payload[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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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Russian Ground Forces Ministry of Emergency Situations[source] |
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| Launch method | — | folding catapult platform[source] |
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| Landing method | — | parachute recovery[source] |
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| Max. wind speed at launch | — | 10 m/s[source] |
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| Operational temperature range | — | −30 to +40 °C[source] |
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| Optical imaging | — | Canon EOS 750D / EOS 800D digital SLR camera with EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens[source] |
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| Thermal imaging | — | TM2005016-F19 Lynred PICO640gen2 infrared camera[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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