Selex ES Falco

Falco UAV
Falco UAV from Selex ES
Role Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Selex ES
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008)[1]
Leonardo
Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016)
Designer Galileo Avionica
First flight December 2003[2]
Introduction 2009[3]
Primary user Pakistan Air Force

Royal Saudi Air Force

Number built ~50 production aircraft[4]

The Falco (English: hawk) is a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and produced by Selex ES (now Leonardo formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Finmeccanica, originally by Galileo Avionica of Italy). The UAV is designed to be a medium-altitude, medium-endurance surveillance platform capable of carrying a range of payloads, including several types of high-resolution sensors.[2] A larger variant, the Falco EVO,[5] is capable of carrying larger payloads is also available. Neither system is designed to carry weapons, The launch customer, Pakistan, reportedly wanted the Falco armed, a request that Italy rejected.[6]

  1. ^ "Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra - Aircraft Manufacturing Factory". Pac.org.pk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "News Channel - Homepage - flightglobal.com". Flightglobal.com.
  3. ^ "Global Air Forces - News and Defence Headlines - Jane's 360". janes.com.
  4. ^ "News Channel - Homepage - flightglobal.com". Flightglobal.com.
  5. ^ "Falco EVO - DETTAGLIO - Leonardo - Aerospace, Defence and Security". leonardocompany.com.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Air Chief Outlines Procurement Plans | AVIATION WEEK". Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2018.