Pegaz

Pegaz 011
Pegaz of the Serbian Air Force in 2023
Role	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
National origin	Serbia
Manufacturer	Military Technical Institute Utva Aviation Industry
First flight	2011
Introduction	2025 (planned)
Status	In serial production, awaiting service
Primary user	Serbian Air Force
Produced	2011–present
Number built	12+

The BPL Pegaz 011 is a Serbian tactical unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Military Technical Institute in Belgrade, which premiered at the Partner 2011 arms fair.

Specifications

Data from MTI Pegaz project page ^[1]

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: 6-10+ hours
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)

Armament

• Rockets: 2x 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

Operators

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

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• High Speed Target Drone
• IAI Scout
• AAI RQ-2 Pioneer
• AAI RQ-7 Shadow
• IAI Searcher
• Tadiran Mastiff
• Bayraktar PT1
• 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