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Al-Aqab 1 & 2

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The aircraft family's first appearance was at the 14th China-Asia Expo in 2017 in China

Tengoen Technology, the company that developed and released to the public the first 4 new UAV models


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Two planes fixed wing

"TA001" Striking Hawk
"TB001" Twin Tailed Scorpion

Two drone helicopters

"HA001" Featherless Arrow
“HB002” Xiao Li Guang


In 2018, within the EDEX exhibition, the head of the Saudi Science Company announced several new projects with foreign partners
- Armored vehicles with a foreign company
- An air defense project with South Korea
- And drones with a Chinese company

The last successful test by Tengeon of the TB001 three-engine aircraft was on January 16, 2020. In which engineers in less than 6 months of development were able to raise the capabilities of the plane with 3 engines from the maximum take-off up by 14% from 2.8 tons to 3.2 tons and the ceiling height, up by 18.75% from 8 km to 9.5 km from the two-engine model.. The company also says that the plane will be ready in 2021

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The plane, along with its sister, will be localised and made in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the name of Al-Aqab 1 & 2
The aircraft is multirole and will be multiversions, which makes it a unique aircraft in its class


General characteristics available for Al-Aqab 1 & 2 - TB001

It is an armed MALE plane
Medium Altitude Long Endurance
Has 2 or 3 engines (their type is unknown)

The length of the wings: 20 meters
Height: 11 meters
Take-off weight: 3200 kg (Al-Aqab 1)
The maximum take-off weight: 2800 kg (Al-Aqab 2)
Ceiling height: 9.5 km (Al-Aqab 1)
Ceiling height: 8 km (Al-Aqab 2)
Range: 7,500 km
Speed: 300 km / h

The plane can fly for 35 hours straight
It can also be controlled within 3000 km with satellite control links


The aircraft will be available in several versions

An armed version appeared until now with the next weapon

FT - 7 Guided Bomb
A guided bomb weighing 130 kg

FT - 9 Guided Bomb
Guided bomb weighing 50 kg

FT- 10 A / G Missile
25 kg missile

FT - 8D A / G Missile
Anti-armor missile
Range: 5 km

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Marine version
Equipped with marine radar

ISR version
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

Search and Rescue version
It can also search and monitor
Also emergency delivery supplies

Parachutable delivery pod
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I have a question, why so many MALE aqusations when Saudi already has Winglong and Rainbow series.
 
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eon of the TB001 three-engine aircraft was on January 16, 2020. In which engineers in less than 6 months of developm
The most probable reason is if Saudi invested on it, there will be not 480kg playload restriction on it.
 
The most probable reason is if Saudi invested on it, there will be not 480kg playload restriction on it.
Yes it will be made locally with TOT..so no restrictions in payload..
 

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