Mirach 26

Notes: This is an Italian combat surveillance drone that is also used for extended observation of enemy rear areas. It has a handicap in that its engine is very loud, but as a camera platform is rock-solid. Like many UAVs, it has no landing gear, being launched from a truck-mounted rail with a RATO assist, and recovered by parachute. It is rather large, but this means that it can carry a large amount of added sensors and equipment.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Ground Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

$14,400

G, AvG

50 kg

200 kg

3

3

FLIR, Image Intensification

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Mnvr/Acc Agl/Turn

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Ceiling

135

225 (95)

NA 110 6/3 60/30

41.7

7

3500

Guidance/Control

Sensors/Equipment

Takeoff/Landing

GPS, Autonomic Function, Autopilot, Manual Control (Radio Link, 50 km)

Day/Night Video Camera, Day/Night Still Camera, Real-Time Video/Still Link, Secure Radios

Takeoff: Rail w/RATO booster; Landing: Parachute

Mirach 150

Notes: This Italian multipurpose drone is derived from a target drone, the Mirach 100. The Mirach 150 can carry a reconnaissance package or an EW package; if the EW package is carried, the drone jams all enemy radio and radar signals within 25 km, making their use 2 levels harder. As the Italians mostly use Western equipment, the EW package may be programmed to jam only certain frequencies, before launch.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The quality of the reconnaissance package is excellent, and because of this, several Mirach 150s were delivered to Russia, Greece, and Poland after Italy came over to the Warsaw Pact side.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Ground Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

$24,800

AvG

50 kg

345 kg

3

5

FLIR, Image Intensification, Radar

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Mnvr/Acc Agl/Turn

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Ceiling

525

875 (250)

NA 425 5/2 50/20

65

50

9150

Guidance/Control

Sensors/Equipment

Takoff/Landing

GPS, Autonomic Function, Autopilot, Manual Control (Radio Link, 250 km)

(Recon Package) 2xDay/Night Video Cameras, 2xDay/Night Still Cameras, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Real-Time Camera Link, Secure Radios; (EW Package) Radar/Radio Jammers, Radio Direction Finder, Radar Detector, SIGINT Gear, Secure Radios

Takeoff: Rail with RATO booster; Landing: Parachute