Aviation / Aerospace

SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) [ 2001 ]

Many SAGEM Sperwer operators have moved on to more modern UAV systems, leaving the French as primary operators of the type.

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The modern wars of Afghanistan and Iraq pushed the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to the forefront of military operations. This resulted in a myriad of companies throwing their hats into the ring to compete for potentially lucrative military- and civilian-minded contracts - such products as the French-originated SAGEM Sperwer ("Sparrowhawk") appearing in 2002. The aerial system was developed exclusively as a reconnaissance platform with remote piloting, going on to stock the inventories of several nations of the world - Canada (as the CU-161), Denmark, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden (as the UAV01 "Owl"), and the United States (Air National Guard). Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden have all retired their stock of Sperwers.

The Sperwer lacks the sleek look of other modern UAVs but its single-minded mission requires only the basics out of the design. The fuselage is rectangular in shape with slap sides, a rounded nose section, and a squared aft section. Outward-canted vertical fins are situated over the tail. The mainplanes are low-mounted along the aft fuselage sides with forward canards set just aft of the nose assembly. The powerplant is held in a compartment at the rear of the fuselage driving a four-bladed propeller in a "pusher" arrangement. Launching is by way of a launch rail. Applicable mission equipment and optics are held in the fuselage.

The French Army continues support of the Sperwer for its various operations through a limited stock of aircraft.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2001

Origin

France

Status

ACTIVE
In Active Service.

Crew

0
UNMANNED

Production

40
UNITS

SAGEM - France

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Canada; Denmark; France; Greece; Netherlands; Sweden; United States

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR), Scout
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.

✓ Unmanned Capability
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.

Installed: 1 x Conventional engine driving a four-blade propeller unit in a pusher arrangement at the rear of the fuselage.

(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk) production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)

None. Mission equipment includes optics and sensors.

Supported Types

(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)

Sperwer ("Sparrowhawk") - Base Series Designation

CU-161 - Canadian Designation

UAV01 Ugglan (Owl) - Swedish Designation

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