Milkor launches UAE-designed UCAV

[Philip the Arab]

South African company Milkor was joined by HE Mohammad Ahmad Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs, for the launch of their latest unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), and to mark the opening of their UAE office, at IDEX 2021 in Abu Dhabi.

The aircraft, which is designed and developed by Milkor UAE, was on prominent display on the Milkor stand, complete with six guided weapons on the wings. Milkor’s unpowered munitions series features an inertial navigation system and GNSS for navigation with an optional semi-active laser seeker.
The new UCAV is a medium altitude long endurance UAV with 30,000ft altitude and 35+ hours endurance. It has an 18.6 metre wingspan and can carry out line of sight operations up to a range of 350km and beyond, with line of sight operations to a range in excess of 1,000 km via a satellite link.

Maximum takeoff weight is 1,300 kg and payload 210 kg. Top speed is 250 km/h and cruise speed 110-150 km/h. It has five hardpoints for various payloads and can carry SAR/ISAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar/Inverted Synthetic Aperture Radar), Communications Intelligence (COMINT), AIS (Automatic Identification System), communications relay, communications jammer and other systems including ‘swarm pods’.

@The SC @Gomig-21 @Titanium100
It carries desert sting missiles made by Halcon, this could be a good solution for the UAEAF and other air forces in the region.

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• Fully autonomous flight.
• Modular design layout.
• Dual redundant Communication systems.
• Dual redundant Flight control surfaces.
• Direct Line-of-Sight Communications.
• Radio-Line-of-Sight Communications.
• Satcom capable on enquiry.
• Optronic payload (diameter up to 500mm).
• Optional Laser Designator and/or Laser Illuminator
• Optional integration of custom Intelligence Payloads
• Countermeasure capable
• Ground Support suite
• Fully containerized for deployment
• ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) Free






Maximum Range 1 000+ km
Maximum Endurance 35 h
Maximum Altitude 30 000 ft
Cruise Altitude 20 000 ft
Wingspan 18 m MTOW (Max Take-off weight) 1300 kg
Max Payload 210 kg
Fuel Capacity 300 kg
Maximum Speed 250 km/h
Cruise Speed 110 - 150 km/h
Fuel Type 110LL Avgas/ 93 UL Mogas

 

[Titanium100]

1000km range plus good payload. It looks good. I can't wait to see it in action

 

[Philip the Arab]

1000km range plus good payload. It looks good. I can't wait to see it in action

Probably needs a few years of work to get into the UAEAF but it should be ahead of the Chinese systems in service.

 

[Mohamed Bin Tughlaq]

It looks good. The 30k ft is also good

 

[Philip the Arab]

It looks good. The 30k ft is also good

It is also ITAR free and can be sold to anybody that wants it without US Approval.

 

[Mohamed Bin Tughlaq]

It is also ITAR free and can be sold to anybody that wants it without US Approval.

That sounds good.. I don't understand the obsession with IFAR free it is not like the US block parts except for countries they have under sanction

 

[Philip the Arab]

That sounds good.. I don't understand the obsession with IFAR free it is not like the US block parts except for countries they have under sanction

USA has sanctioned the Scalp missiles from Egypt until French replaced American parts, and can sanction anything with parts that it has in the system. i would rather be safe than sorry and avoid ITAR in vital systems.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

It gives Turkey's TB2 a good run of its money in Libya.

 

[Philip the Arab]

It gives Turkey's TB2 a good run of its money in Libya.

This is almost double the size of the TB2, and it can carry more armaments.

 

[Philip the Arab]

Milkor UAE manufacturing facility near completion from 2 months ago.