Pegaz

Pegaz
Pegaz of the Serbian Air Force in 2024
General information
Type	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
National origin	Serbia
Manufacturer	Utva Aviation Industry
Designer	Military Technical Institute
Status	In service
Primary user	Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
Number built	12+
History
Manufactured	2011–present
Introduction date	2025
First flight	2011

The Pegaz is a Serbian-produced unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed by the Military Technical Institute and manufactured by the Utva Aviation Industry.

History

Pegaz premiered at the 2011 Partner (international weapons trade fair) and entered service in the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence in 2025.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Capacity: 50 kg (110 lb) payload
• Length: 5.395 m (17 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 7.025 m (23 ft 1 in)
• Height: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 4.24 m² (45.6 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 245 kg (540 lb)
• Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 160–180 km/h (99–112 mph, 86–97 kn)
• Cruise speed: 130–150 km/h (81–93 mph, 70–81 kn)
• Range: 250 km (160 mi, 130 nmi) exact maximum range is yet unknown
• Endurance: 6 to 10 hours
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)

Armament

• Rockets: 2 × FT-8D laser guided rocket

Avionics

• Automatic takeoff from prepared runway (optional: catapult)
• Automatic landing on prepared runway (emergency: parachute)
• Fully autonomous way points tracking, holding, camera guiding Emergency and return home mode Altitude and velocity autopilot

Source: ^[1]

Operators

• Serbia
  • Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
    • 353rd Reconnaissance Squadron ^[2]

See also

• High Speed Target Drone
• IAI Scout
• AAI RQ-2 Pioneer
• AAI RQ-7 Shadow
• IAI Searcher
• Tadiran Mastiff
• SELEX Galileo Falco
• Watchkeeper WK450
• SAGEM Sperwer

References

1. "MTI Pegaz project page". MTI.
2. "Vojska Srbije počela koristiti Pegaze, evo što sve znamo o borbenim dronovima nastalim u suradnji s Kinezima". tportal.hr. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links

• Military Technical Institute Pegaz page
• Serbian National TV raport on Pegaz maiden flight