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Mirach 150

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Mirach 150
Role Unmanned reconnaissance aircraft
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Selex ES
Finmeccanica (since 2016)
Leonardo(since 2017)
Designer Meteor CAE, Galileo Avionica

The Mirach 150 is a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed in Italy in the 1990s. A turbojet-powered machine, it is apparently a derivative of the Mirach 100 series of targets, being of the same general size and also powered by a Microturbo TRS-18-1 turbojet.

Meteor is now promoting a new derivative of the Meteor 150, named the Nibbio, for tactical reconnaissance and other missions. It has an operational radius of 380 kilometers (240 mi) and can carry a 60 kilogram (122 pound) payload, including Electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) imagers, Signals intelligence (SIGINT) payloads, or Electronic countermeasure (ECM) payloads. It can be ground or air-launched, and is recovered by parachute.

Specifications (Mirach 150)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: None
  • Length: 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
  • Gross weight: 345 kg (760 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Microturbo TRS-18-1 , 1.5 kN (330 lbf) thrust

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 855 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn)
  • Endurance: 1 hours
  • Service ceiling: 9,200 m (30,000 ft)

References

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This article contains material that originally came from the web article Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.