Saqr-1
Owned By
| Operator: | Saudi Arabia |
| Status: | Under development |
| Number: | Unknown |
| Cost: | Unknown |
| Acquired: | 2017 |
| General Specs | |
| Country of origin: | Saudi Arabia |
| Role: | Medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) armed reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer: | King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) |
| Introduced: | 2017 |
| Launch and recovery: | Conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) |
| Power plant: | Rotax 914 |
| Thrust: | 95 hp |
| Wingspan: | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Length: | 30.2 ft (9.2 m) |
| Height: | Unknown |
| Weight: | Unknown |
| Maximum takeoff weight: | 3,086.5 lbs (1,400 kg) |
| Fuel Capacity: | Unknown |
| Speed: | Unknown |
| Ceiling: | 18,000-22,000 ft (5,486-6706 m) |
| Endurance: | 24 hours |
| Range: | 1,553 miles (2,500 km) |
| Operators: | Unknown |
| Armament: | 2 x hardpoints for 551.2 lbs (250 kg) of payload |
| Missiles: | AR-1 TV guided missile |
| Rockets: | None |
| Bombs: | FT-9 guided bomb |
| Radar/Sensors: | Electro-optical imagery |
| Infrared imagery | |
| Countermeasures/ Defenses: | None |
| Misc Systems: | Ka-band satellite communication |
| Parachute recovery system | |
| Saudi Arabia’s first domestically produced armed medium-range UAV |
Sources:
- Jeremy Binnie, “Saudi Arabia unveils armed drone,” IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, May 12, 2017.
- @MbKS15, “VIDEO:
@KACST ‘Saqr-1’ UAV Specs: Length: 9.2m, Wingspan: 18m, Max. t/o weight: 1400kg, Altitude: 18-22k ft, Load: 250kg, Range: 2500km,” Twitter, May 11, 2017.
Saudi Arabia Unveils Armed UAV
May 12, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) unveiled its Saqr 1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on 11 May. The KACST said the Saqr 1 UAV is equipped with a satellite communications system, has an automatic take-off and landing capability, and is made from lightweight carbon and glass fibre materials to reduce its […]