This UAV was designed by the Israeli firm Silver Arrow to compete with the Eye-View, but lost in that competition. Silver Arrow found customers in various other countries, including South America, South Africa, and Southeast Asia. Some were also sold to the US Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Agency, and Bureau of alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
The Sniper's configuration resembles that of a conventional private aircraft with fixed tricycle landing gear, driven by a nose-mounted propeller and a 28.5 kW (38 horsepower) piston engine. Its only unusual feature is an upright vee tail.
Sniper UAV is Surveillance & Reconnaissance Close Range UAV 140-170 kg take off weight, 25-35 kg of payload, more then 6 hrs endurance, up to 15,000 ft altitude and 150 km range. Field operation with point launch and recovery. Optional wheeled version. |