Falco
Owned By
| Operator: | Saudi Arabia |
| Status: | In Service |
| Number: | ~12 |
| Cost: | |
| Acquired: | 2011 |
| General Specs | |
| Country of origin: | Italy |
| Role: | Unarmed reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer: | Selex ES |
| Introduced: | 2003 |
| Take-Off: | Automatic conventional Short Take Off or Catapult launch |
| Landing: | Automatic landing, Tactical Short Landing or parachute recovery |
| Power plant: | 65 hp Gasoline engine |
| Thrust: | |
| Wingspan: | 23.6 ft (7.2 m) |
| Length: | 17.22 ft (5.25 m) |
| Height: | 5.9 ft (1.8 m) |
| Weight: | |
| Maximum takeoff weight: | 925.94 lb (420 kg) [max payload: 154.32lbs (70kg)] |
| Fuel Capacity: | |
| Speed: | 134.22 mph (212.9 km/h) |
| Ceiling: | 16404.2 ft (5000 m) |
| Endurance: | 8-14 hours |
| Range: | Data Link range of 124.27 miles (200 km) |
| Operators: | Autonomous navigation and control system |
| Armament: | None |
| Radar/Sensors: | AESA radar |
| EO/IR | |
| Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) | |
| Maritime Surveillance Radar | |
| Electronic Support Measures (ESM) | |
| Hyperspectral sensors | |
| Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) sensors | |
| Countermeasures/Defenses: | Chaff/Flares dispenser |
| Misc Systems: | NATO-compliant Ground Control Station |
| Laser designator |
Sources:
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- “Falco Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Pakistan.” Air Force Technology. Net Resources International, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2014.
- “SELEX ES AWARDED A CONTRACT OF OVER €40M FOR FALCO SYSTEM IN A MIDDLE EAST COUNTRY.” Selex ES. Finmeccanica, 10 Sept. 2013. Web. 15 Jan. 2014.
- Wastnage, Justin. “Falco Prepared for System Tests.” Flight Global. N.p., 2 Nov. 2004. Web. 15 Jan. 2014.
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