Role & capabilities
- Multi-sensor surveillance
- Land and maritime observation
- Satellite-link configurations
- Contractor-operated ISR services
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Leonardo
- Origin / production countries
- Italy
- Other names
- Falco EVO
- Variants / configurations
- Falco EVO; Earlier Falco and larger Falco Xplorer are separate airframes
- Operators / programme customers
- No complete operator list disclosed in the reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Status and performance are attributed to the supplier. They do not establish an independently audited fleet size or effectiveness rate.
Role & programme
A surveillance aircraft family offered through both equipment sales and a managed intelligence service. Falco EVO and the larger Falco Xplorer address different requirements and should be treated as distinct platforms.
Falco EVO has documented delivery and contractor-operated surveillance history. The Falco family spans multiple sizes, including the separate Xplorer. Figures must be tied to the EVO brochure and installed sensor configuration, rather than imported from another Falco aircraft.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Launch / recovery | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source |
| Propulsion | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source |
| Dimensions | 6.2 m length; 12.5 m span; 2.5 m height | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Mass | 650 kg maximum take-off mass | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Endurance | More than 20 h in stated standard-atmosphere conditions | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Range | More than 200 km datalink; optional satellite extension | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Speed | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source |
| Altitude | 6,000 m ceiling | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Payload | More than 100 kg | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Sensors | EO/IR, radar and maritime surveillance options | Dated EVO brochure baseline; later customer or growth configurations may differ. Source |
| Communications / navigation | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source |
Publication history
- — Expanded catalogue profile with sourced specifications, variant distinctions, programme evidence and explicit public data gaps.
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- Leonardo current Falco family and service brochure (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source
- Leonardo first Falco EVO delivery, November 2017 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source
- Falco EVO Frontex deployment announcement, December 2018 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source
- Leonardo Falco EVO technical brochure (2023-hosted baseline) (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source