Specifications
Year: 2008
Status: Active, In-Service
Manufacturer(s): Utva Aviation Industry - Serbia
Production: 55
Capabilities: Unmanned;
Status: Active, In-Service
Manufacturer(s): Utva Aviation Industry - Serbia
Production: 55
Capabilities: Unmanned;
Crew: 0
Width: 9.19 ft (2.8 m)
Weight (Empty): 11 lb (5 kg)
Weight (MTOW): 15 lb (7 kg)
Width: 9.19 ft (2.8 m)
Weight (Empty): 11 lb (5 kg)
Weight (MTOW): 15 lb (7 kg)
Power: 1 x Conventional motor at the nose developing 350 horsepower.
Speed: 53 mph (85 kph; 46 kts)
Ceiling: 1,312 feet (400 m; 0.25 miles)
Range: 6 miles (10 km; 5 nm)
Ceiling: 1,312 feet (400 m; 0.25 miles)
Range: 6 miles (10 km; 5 nm)
Operators: Serbia
As a mini UVA, the Vrabac is allowed certain benefits such as not requiring an expensive launching or recovery process. The system is simply hand-launched when needed and recovered via an internal-release parachute system and cushioned to the ground via a deployed airbag. The Vrabac can operate in both full-light and low-light settings and utilizes modern optics to suit the role through a 1.5 kilogram payload limit. Additionally, the mini UAV is wholly portable as it weighs in at 5.3 kilograms. Construction involves lightweight composites while power is served through a 350 horsepower motor driving a two-bladed propeller assembly at the nose. Optics are held under the fuselage and viewed through a transparent housing. Wings are conventionally set high along the fuselage and feature a slight upwards crank after the wingroot. The empennage is a thin, tapered stem holding a single vertical tail gin and high-mounted horizontal tail plane. There is no integral undercarriage due to the unique take-off and landing actions of the system.
In addition to its military value, the Vrabac can be utilized by security forces for all manner of civilian reconnaissance and surveillance including humanitarian initiatives.
Armament
None. Optics and sensor payload of up to 1.5 kilograms.
Variants / Models
• Vrabac - Base Series Designation
