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ADrones & UAVs
Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Selex ES Falco | Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System |
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| Type | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] | Unmanned aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | Australia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)[source] | Sypaq Systems[source] |
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Wingspan
Single source12.5 m[source]
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source650 kg[source]
weighs
Single sourceweighs 2.4 kg (5.3 lb)[source]Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System · Lead · The Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System ( PPDS ) is a small aerial drone originally intended for logistics, weighs 2.4 kg (5.3 lb) empty, and delivers payloads of up to 3 kg (6.6 lb).
Falco EVO Astore : >
Single sourceService ceiling
Single sourceFalco EVO: 6,000 m Astore : >7,000 m[source]
Astore: >
Single sourceEndurance
Single sourceFalco EVO: > to >
Single sourceFalco 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.
Galileo Avionica[source] |
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| Primary user | Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force[source] | Ukrainian Ground Forces[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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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System ( PPDS ) is a small aerial drone originally intended for logistics, weighs 2.4 kg (5.3 lb) empty, and delivers payloads of up to 3 kg (6.6 lb).[source]Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The airframe is made of waxed foamcore (foamboard) and the drone is supplied as a self-assembly flatpack, complete with a tablet-PC control centre. It has a range of up to 120 km (75 mi). The PPDS can return and land for re-use, but its low cost means that it can also be treated as expendable.[source]Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The square-section fuselage houses a tractor propeller in the nose and a single vertical fin at the tail. An internal payload bay allows for payloads of up to 3 kg (6.6 lb).[source]Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The propeller is electric powered, with the onboard lithium-ion battery allowing enough endurance to fly up to 120 km (75 mi) in total.[source]Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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