Falco Xplorer drone armed MBDA rocket and turned into a battle drone (video)

Leonardo representative reported that the drone will be able to carry four missiles. Leonardo (Italy) first showed its Falco Xplorer drone, equipped with a MBDA Brimstone rocket. The presentation took place at the Paris Air Force, writes defensenews. com. In the past, the company stated that it creates UAVs primarily for civilian operations, as well as for intelligence and observation.

However, today, when the Russo-Ukrainian War demonstrated how important drones on the battlefield are, the company changed its position. Thus, the Paris Air Force presented a Medical Long Falco Xplorer, equipped with a light MBDA Brimstone light rocket. Leonardo representative reported Defense News that the drone will be equipped with four missiles. By 2025, it is planned to refine and test such a model of the drone in order to put on the market.

The company emphasized that they received a request for UAV ammunition from the Italian Air Force. The maximum useful load Falco Xplorer is 350 kg. In the sky UAV can spend 24 hours. With regard to potential sales, the Brimstone customers are likely to have drone. In addition to the United Kingdom, this manufacturer's missiles were previously bought by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Germany, Ukraine (for use as a land base as a system).