Talos Pelekan

The Pelekan is as Austrasian-made & {{{{wpl|loitering munition}} in service with the Austrasien Armed Forces designed for {{wpl|interdiction}},{{wpl|offensive counter air}} and {{wpl|close air support}}. The Pelekan is a compact subsonic cruise missile with a dual purpose shaped charge/blast-fragmentation warhead that is capable of destroying hard and soft targets. The Pelekan has two primary operating modes: Direct Attack in which the missile uses its GNS and {{wpl|TERPROM}} navigation systems to proceed on a planned route to a target or target area where it locates the target with its IIR/EO seeker; and Loitering which allows the missile to fly to a programmed position and begin a holding pattern until a forward controller assumes control of the missile and directs it to strike a target. Survivability of the missile is achieved by a combination of low altitude, evasive routing and salvo firing. A relatively low-cost weapon, the Pelekan is intended to be fired en-masse.