Caçador (UAV)
| Caçador | |
|---|---|
| Role | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Avionics Services |
| First flight | February 2016[1] |
| Unit cost |
US$10 million[2] |
| Developed from | IAI Heron |
Caçador is a Brazilian multi-role MALE unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed from the Israeli IAI Heron with transfer of technology.[3]
The Caçador was developed by Avionics Services with support from a local IAI subsidiary that supplied know-how and technology. IAI Brasil acquired forty percent of the company, keeping Avionics Services under the benefit of the national law on "Strategic Defense Company" that requires two thirds of non-foreign ownership.[4]
Specifications
Data from [3]
General characteristics
- Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 16.60 m (54 ft 5 in)
- Height: ()
- Max. takeoff weight: 1,270 kg[2] (2,800 lb)
- Powerplant: × 1, () each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 207 km/h (113 knots, 130 mph)
- Range: 350 km (189 nm, 217 mi)
- Service ceiling: 9,100 m (30,000 ft)
- Endurance: 40 hours
- Payload: 250 kg (550 lb)
References
- ↑ "VANT CAÇADOR - Realiza o primeiro voo no espaço aéreo brasileiro". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Vant nacional pode servir aos setores de defesa e agronegócio". 30 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Cacador MALE Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Brazil". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Avionics faz o primeiro voo do VANT "MALE", veículo aéreo não tripulado em Botucatu". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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