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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 | Yolka (drone interceptor) |
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| Type | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] | Kinetic interceptor drone[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Type |
| National origin | Italy[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)[source] | — |
| Designer | Galileo Avionica[source] | — |
| Primary user | Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force |
Wingspan
Single source12.5 m[source]
Operational; Yolka (Ёлка) · Operational range · Operational range
Single source3 km (1.9 mi)[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Operational range
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.
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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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| Place of origin | — | Russia[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Place of origin |
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| In service | — | 2025–present[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · In service |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian war[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Wars |
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| Unit cost | — | $500 (2026)[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Unit cost |
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| Warhead | — | none (kinetic interceptor)[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Warhead |
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| Guidance system | — | Fire-and-forget ; EO+AI[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Guidance system |
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| Launch platform | — | Handheld, man-portable[source]Yolka (Ёлка) · Launch platform |
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