Appears to have five hardpoints (two per wing and one centerline) but no permanent weapons; wing hardpoints supposedly can carry 80 (outer) and 150 (inner) kg; centerline can supposedly carry up to 400 kg. (I'm assuming this means loading less fuel if the total weight goes over the 220 kg. payload listed as normal)
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
No response
Hypothetical
No
Name
Milkor 380
Country
South Africa
Service
Air Force
In Commission
2024-
Number in Service
5
Length (m)
9 m
Wingspan (m)
18.6 m
Height (m)
no information, looks like about 4.5 m to the top of the vertical stabilizer
Empty Weight (kg)
765 (estimate based on other information)
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)
1300
Payload Weight (kg)
220
Crew
0
Propulsion
1 x four-stroke, four-cylinder turbocharged Rotax 915 iS
Rate of Climb (ft/min)
???
Service Ceiling (ft)
30,000
Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)
135
Cruise Speed (kt)
70
Supercruise
No
Ferry Range (nm)
2150
Endurance (min)
1800 minutes (30 hours)
Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)
???
Fuel Capacity (kg)
315
Sensors
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) EO/IR Gimble
Mounts
Appears to have five hardpoints (two per wing and one centerline) but no permanent weapons; wing hardpoints supposedly can carry 80 (outer) and 150 (inner) kg; centerline can supposedly carry up to 400 kg. (I'm assuming this means loading less fuel if the total weight goes over the 220 kg. payload listed as normal)
Loadout Options
This was the only thing I could find... “We have flights nearly every week,” said Cassidy, adding that “we are busy” currently integrating Halcon’s Desert Sting 16 (DS-16) guided bombs and Thales FZ602 laser guided rockets, after recently signing Memorandum of Understanding agreements with the two weapon suppliers. Halcon is a subsidiary of the sprawling Emirati defense conglomerate EDGE Group. --https://breakingdefense.com/2024/02/south-africas-milkor-ready-to-locally-produce-380-ucav-for-saudi-arabia-pending-procurement-talks/
Comms/Datalinks
Line of Sight Communications (LOSCom) Satellite Communications (SatCom)
Aircraft Codes
No response
Comments
One of the articles says they are also planning to build some of these for Saudi Arabia, but I don't think the deal has been signed yet.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkor_380 https://milkor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MIS-Digital-Catalogue-2022_compressed.pdf https://milkor.com/air-system/ https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2024/10/milkor-380-uas-makes-adas-debut/ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/milkor-380-uav-ushers-in-a-new-era-for-south-african-aerospace-and-defence-capabilities/#https://servedby.revive-adserver.net/cl.php?zoneid=21449 https://breakingdefense.com/2024/02/south-africas-milkor-ready-to-locally-produce-380-ucav-for-saudi-arabia-pending-procurement-talks/