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Falco UAV Flies With New Radar as Program Gathers Pace
Galileo has developed the long-span Falco EVO version to answer demands for longer endurance and more payload.
Galileo has developed the long-span Falco EVO version to answer demands for longer endurance and more payload.

In the last few days Selex Galileo has flight-tested its Falco UAV for the first time with the company’s Gabbiano T20N radar installed. Typically the Falco carries the Selex Galileo PicoSAR multi-mode AESA radar in the nose, but the Gabbiano provides an option giving enhanced maritime capability. The installation of the Gabbiano has entailed a redesign and enlargement of the nose profile, aerodynamically tested previously, but only recently has the sensor been installed for flight. The company notes that it has also integrated government-furnished equipment from other sensor manufacturers with the Falco to meet individual customer requirements.

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