Saqr-1
Saudi long-endurance UAV development programme publicly described by KACST in 2017; current production and service status remain unresolved.
- Country / region
- Saudi Arabia
- Programme status
- Reported / unverified
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
- Origin / production countries
- Saudi Arabia
- Other names
- Saqr 1
- Variants / configurations
- Saqr-1A first generation; Saqr-1B second generation; Further generation planned in the 2017 announcement
- Operators / programme customers
- Not confirmed in the reviewed public sources
Evidence & current status
Historical government announcement, not evidence of current fleet size or ongoing production. The unverified label concerns present status and performance confirmation.
Role & capabilities
- Multirole aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Medium-altitude fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automatic take-off and landing; emergency parachute described
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Up to 24 hours, 2017 official claim
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Range
- More than 2,500 km cited with satellite communications
2017 announcement; not independently verified flight range or mission radius.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 20,000 ft stated operating altitude
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Day/night cameras; radar and electronic payload options proposed
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Satellite communications and ground control
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
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