Mirach 150

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Mirach 150
Role	Unmanned reconnaissance aircraft Type of 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)[edit]

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[edit]

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

• Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets
• Mirach 100/5 on Leonardocompany.com

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