SAGEM Sperwer

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The SAGEM Sperwer (Pronounced Spehr-wuhr, Dutch for Sparrowhawk) is an unmanned
aerial vehicle manufactured by the French firm SAGEM. The aircraft is piloted
remotely and can cruise at altitudes of over 16,000 feet for as long as five
hours. It can send back images of targets up to 150 kilometers from its
operators on the ground.

Role
Reconnaissance aircraft/UAV

Manufacturer
SAGEM

Primary users
French Army
Canadian Forces (Retired)

The Sperwer is currently in service with the French Army (61e régiment
d'artillerie), the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Swedish Air Force, United States
Air National Guard, Hellenic Army (Greece) with the Netherlands in the process
of removing them from front line use.

Canadian Forces operated the Sperwer in Afghanistan between 2003 and its last
mission on 18 April 2009 when it was replaced with the Israeli built IAI Heron.

The Royal Danish Army also bought Sperwer, but a series of problems forced the
Ministry of Defence to cancel the programme and sell the remainder to Canada. As
well the Danish Army no longer operate any aircraft and there are no plans for
UAVs by the Royal Danish Air Force. Canada itself removed the Sperwers from
front-line use in 2009, while the Netherlands was planning to phase its Sperwer
drones out of front line use in March 2009 in favor of rented UAVs from Israel's
Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd.




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