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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
Turna/G · 1 × TEI-TP-1X turboprop
Single source1 × TEI-TP-1X 28 kW turboprop[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Selex ES Falco | TAI Turna |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | |
| Type | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] | Unmanned drone target drone[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)[source] | Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)[source] |
| Designer | Galileo Avionica[source] | — |
| Primary user | Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force[source] | Turkish Armed Forces[source] |
| Number built | ~50 production aircraft[source] | — |
| Introduction date | Falco : 2009[source] | 2001[source] |
| First flight | Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012[source] | September 1996[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] | — |
| Status | — | Not In Production[source] |
| Country of origin | — | Turkey[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. TAI Turna |