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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 0 of 6
Tengden TB-001larger figure on 6 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.2 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Selex ES Falco | Tengden TB-001 |
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| Crew | — | None[source] |
| Type | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] | Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)[source] | Sichuan Tengden[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
10 m (32 ft 10 in)[source]
Range
Single source6,000 km (3,700 mi, 3,200 nmi)[source]
Endurance
Single sourceAstore: >
Single sourceFalco EVO: > to >
Single sourceFalco EVO: >20 hr to >24 hr Astore: >16 hr[source]
Endurance
Single sourcewith 1,000 kg payload
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Galileo Avionica[source] | Koen Lee Choi[source] |
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| Primary user | Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force[source] | People's Liberation Army[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] | 1,200 kg (2,646 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] | 4 hardpoints[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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| Role | — | medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | TB-001A: Developed from the original TB-001. Upgraded with an additional engine on the tail. Maximum takeoff weight increased from 2,800 kilograms of the original TB-001 to 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb), payload from 1,200 kilograms to 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb), and flight ceiling from 8,000 metres to 9,500 metres (9,000 m sustained). Takeoff distance is shortened to 500 metres and has maximum rate of climb of over 10 metres per second. The maximum flight endurance is 35 hours, the same as TB-001.[source]Tengden TB-001 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Capacity: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) payload[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 6,000 km (3,700 mi, 3,200 nmi)[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Endurance: 35 hours with 1,000 kg payload[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 250 kg laser-guided bomb, FT -7 glide bomb, FT-9 guided bomb[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 280 km communication range with line of sight ground command post, 3,000 km communication range with satellite communication data links[source]Tengden TB-001 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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