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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

AAROK

French privately developed MALE UAV programme aimed at reconnaissance, maritime surveillance and multirole missions.

Country / region
France
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Turgis Gaillard
Origin / production countries
France
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Development aircraft; naval or mission-specific derivatives require separate confirmation
Operators / programme customers
No operational military acceptance verified

Evidence & current status

Performance values are advertised programme figures. A piloted test flight is not proof of uncrewed military service.

Role & capabilities

  • Multirole aircraft

Specifications in context

Airframe
MALE fixed-wing aircraft

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Launch / recovery
Automatic take-off and landing advertised

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Propulsion
1,200 hp turboprop, programme specification

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Dimensions
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Mass
5.5 tonnes maximum take-off mass

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Endurance
24-hour class, advertised

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Range
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Speed
250 knots cruise, advertised

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Altitude
FL300 cruise, advertised

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Payload
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Sensors
EO/IR, multimode radar and electronic-intelligence options

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Communications / navigation
Satellite link offered

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

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