SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

France | 2001

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

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

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

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

0
(UNMANNED)
Crew

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) .

None. Mission equipment includes optics and sensors.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk) family line.

Sperwer ("Sparrowhawk") - Base Series Designation

CU-161 - Canadian Designation

UAV01 Ugglan (Owl) - Swedish Designation

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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.

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Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the SAGEM Sperwer (Sparrowhawk). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 40 Units
Contractor(s): SAGEM - France

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

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