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UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES - UNCLASSIFIED PROJECTS, FRANCE

Date Posted: 21 July 2000

Jane's Air-Launched Weapons 36

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CT-20
The CT-20 was developed by Aerospatiale during the mid-1950s. It was produced from 1958 to 1982 as a medium-performance target, capable also of use as a tug for a towed target. In French service, it has been standard equipment for training military units in the use of air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles. Other variants included the CT-20 TBA (Très Bas Altitude) for very low-level use and the R-20, which was a reconnaissance version for the French Army. The Swedish Navy's RB08 anti-ship missile, licence-built by Saab, was developed from the CT-20. Although designed for surface launch, the CT-20 could be adapted for air launch from underwing pylons on a large fixed-wing aircraft. The target drone has mid- mounted swept-wings with wingtip spoilers for lateral control, a V tail with elevators and a ventral fin under the tailcone. The CT-20 is 5.45 m long, with a maximum body diameter of 660 mm, a wing span of 3.16 m and a weight of 660 kg at launch. Guidance is by command control operated either from the ground or from an aircraft. With a standard payload of 150 kg the target's turbojet propulsion system gives a maximum range of 250 km. The R-20 uses the same configuration but is 5.7 m long, has a maximum body diameter of 660 mm, a wing span of 3.72 m and weight of 850 kg at launch. With the same payload of 150 kg, the R-20's maximum range is reduced to 160 km. Over the longer distances the R-20 flight plan can be preprogrammed. About 1,500 CT-20 were built, including more than 300 for export. There was a total of 62 R-20s built for the French Army and production ended in 1976.

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