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Shadow 200T
development: Complete
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 280 lbs
mission: Tractor Version
operation: Limited
ceiling: 5791.2 ft
payload weight: 40 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 27 mi
wingspan: 14 ft
Accurate Automation
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Manta B
development: Under Way
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 52 lbs
mission: Tactical Recon.
ceiling: 4876.8 ft
payload weight: 15 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Reverse Rotation Tractor Propeller
range: LOS mi
wingspan: 8.75 ft
Silver Fox
development: R & D
endurance: 10 hrs
gross weight: 27 lbs
mission: Expendable Surveillance
ceiling: 3657.6 ft
payload weight: 5 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Tractor Propeller
wingspan: 7.8 ft
Aerocam
23 F
development: Complete
endurance: 0.5 hrs
gross weight: 20 lbs
mission: Helicopter
operation: Limited
ceiling: 2286 ft
payload weight: 6 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Piston
range: 1 mi
wingspan: 5.1 ft
60F
development: Complete
endurance: 0.3 hrs
gross weight: 40 lbs
mission: Helicopter
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operation: Limited
ceiling: 2286 ft
payload weight: 20 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 2 mi
wingspan: 7.7 ft
Aerosonde
development: Complete
endurance: 50 hrs
gross weight: 31 lbs
mission: Coastal Surveillance
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 6400.8 ft
payload weight: 11 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Electronic Fuel-Injected
range: 1800 mi
wingspan: 9.6 ft
AeNA/Lockheed Martin
AeroVironment
Hawkeye
development: Under Way
endurance: 0.5 hrs
gross weight: 75 lbs
mission: Critical Payload Delivery
payload weight: 55 lbs
propulsion: Air-Launched Glider
range: 48 mi
wingspan: 7.2 ft
Pointer (FQM-151A)
development: Complete
endurance: 1.5 hrs
gross weight: 8 lbs
mission: Surveil/Chemical Sensor
operation: Deployed USMC
ceiling: 304.8 ft
payload weight: 2 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Battery
range: 6 mi
wingspan: 9 ft
Pathfinder
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development: Complete
endurance: 14 hrs
gross weight: 480 lbs
operation: Complete
ceiling: 21336 ft
payload weight: 25 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Solar/Propeller
range: 108 mi
wingspan: 100 ft
Pathfinder Plus
development: Complete
endurance: 16 hrs
gross weight: 700 lbs
mission: High-alt., long duration
operation: Complete
ceiling: 24384 ft
production: Complete
propulsion: Solar/Propeller
wingspan: 121 ft
Black Widow/WASP
development: Under Way
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 0.4 lbs
mission: Advance Recon
ceiling: 304.8 ft
propulsion: D.C. Micro-Prop
range: 1 mi
wingspan: 1 ft
Centelios
development: Under Way
endurance: 96 hrs
ceiling: 60000 ft
production: Under Way
wingspan: 250 ft
Centurion
development: Under Way
endurance: 14 hrs
gross weight: 1300 lbs
mission: High Altitude
ceiling: 30480 ft
payload weight: 100 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Solar
range: 200 mi
wingspan: 206 ft
Dragon Eye
development: Complete
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 5.7 lbs
mission: Tactical R/S
ceiling: 304.8 ft
production: Under Way
propulsion: Battery
range: 3 mi
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wingspan: 3.9 ft
Global Observer
development: Under Way
endurance: 168 hrs
gross weight: 10000 lbs
mission: HALE Comm Relay/Remote Sensing
ceiling: 19812 ft
payload weight: 1000 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Liquid Hydrogen
wingspan: 50 ft
GLUAV
development: Under Way
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 1.5 lbs
mission: ISR/ESM/ECM
ceiling: 304.8 ft
production: Under Way
propulsion: Gun Launched
range: 40 mi
wingspan: 1.9 ft
Hiline
development: Under Way
endurance: 48 hrs
gross weight: 770 lbs
mission: High alt., long-duration
operation: Demo
production: Under Way
propulsion: 1 x Akkerman reciprocating
wingspan: 50 ft
Helios
development: Complete
endurance: 240 hrs
gross weight: 1800 lbs
mission: With Fuel Cells
operation: Complete
ceiling: 29523.84 ft
payload weight: 220 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Solar/Propeller
range: 120 mi
wingspan: 250 ft
Hornet
development: Under Way
endurance: 0.1 hrs
gross weight: 0.3 lbs
mission: Micro Demonstrater
operation: Development
propulsion: 1 x 10W d.c. electric
range: 0.2 mi
wingspan: 1.3 ft
Microbat
development: Under Way
mission: MAV Demonstrator
operation: Development
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propulsion: Electric
Puma
development: Under Way
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 10 lbs
mission: R/S
ceiling: 500 ft
propulsion: 1 x 600W d.c. electric
range: 6 mi
wingspan: 9 ft
Raven
development: Under Way
endurance: 1.5 hrs
gross weight: 4.2 lbs
mission: R/S
ceiling: 500 ft
payload weight: 0.4 lbs
propulsion: 1 x 200W d.c. electric
range: 6.2 mi
wingspan: 4.5 ft
Swift
endurance: 1.33 hrs
gross weight: 6.1 lbs
mission: R/S
propulsion: Electric
range: 6 mi
wingspan: 3.6 ft
SkyTote
development: R & D
endurance: 1.3 hrs
gross weight: 250 lbs
mission: VTOL payload delivery
ceiling: 3048 ft
propulsion: 1 x IC engine
range: 235 mi
wingspan: 8 ft
Swift GU-11
endurance: 0.8 hrs
gross weight: 5.8 lbs
mission: R/S
ceiling: 304.8 ft
production: Production units in service with US Forces
propulsion: 2 x 200W d.c. electric
range: 3 mi
wingspan: 4 ft
Wasp
development: In Development
endurance: 1.8 hrs
gross weight: 0.4 lbs
mission: Micro demonstrator
ceiling: 91.44 ft
propulsion: 1 x 10W d.c. electric
range: 0.2 mi
wingspan: 1.2 ft
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Alliant Tech/Mi-Tex
Outrider
development: Complete
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 500 lbs
operation: Limited
ceiling: 4572 ft
payload weight: 60 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Piston
range: 108 mi
wingspan: 13 ft
GoldenEye-OAV
development: Under Way
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 150 lbs
mission: One of Three Organic Air Vehicle-II Procurement Competitors
ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 20 lbs
propulsion: Ducted Fan VTOL
wingspan: 9 ft
Hunter II
development: Under Way
endurance: 29 hrs
gross weight: 2700 lbs
mission: Multipurpose
ceiling: 7620 ft
payload weight: 1000 lbs
propulsion: Turbojet
range: 620 mi
wingspan: 54 ft
Perseus B
development: Under Way
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 2500 lbs
mission: Research
ceiling: 19812 ft
payload weight: 110 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 200 mi
wingspan: 65 ft
SkyWatch
development: Under Way
endurance: 32 hrs
gross weight: 7900 lbs
ceiling: 18897.6 ft
payload weight: 900 lbs
propulsion: Turboprop
range: 250 mi
wingspan: 114 ft
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Chiron
endurance: 10 hrs
gross weight: 5000 lbs
mission: Marine/ atmospheric science
ceiling: 6096 ft
propulsion: 2 x Continental I0360
wingspan: 38 ft
Golden Eye 100
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 150 lbs
mission: Multipurpose
ceiling: 3048 ft
propulsion: 1 x UAV Engines Ltd. AR 741 rotary
wingspan: 10 ft
Mars Flyer
development: Flight Test
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 238 lbs
mission: Mars ARES program
ceiling: 36576 ft
propulsion: No-engine glider
wingspan: 20.5 ft
Theseus
development: In Development
endurance: 24 hrs
gross weight: 7800 lbs
mission: Multipurpose
ceiling: 19812 ft
propulsion: 1 x ASE TPE331
range: 6000 mi
wingspan: 71.5 ft
UCAV (1/4 Scale)
development: Flight Test
endurance: 0.17 hrs
gross weight: 142 lbs
mission: Tech. demonstrator
ceiling: 152.4 ft
wingspan: 7 ft
Autonmonus UAV
Boomerang
development: Under Way
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 20 lbs
mission: Low Cost, Expendable Payload Development UAV
ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 5 lbs
propulsion: One-Cylider Pusher-Prop
range: 85 mi
wingspan: 7.25 ft
BAE Systems
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VTOL MAV
development: Concept
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 17 lbs
mission: MM/MR
ceiling: 1219.2 ft
payload weight: 1.5 lbs
propulsion: Ducted Fan VTOL
wingspan: 3.5 ft
VTOL OAV
development: Concept
endurance: 1.5 hrs
gross weight: 140 lbs
mission: MM/MR
ceiling: 3352.8 ft
payload weight: 22 lbs
propulsion: Ducted Fan VTOL
wingspan: 5.8 ft
VTOL TAC
development: Concept
endurance: 1.5 hrs
gross weight: 320 lbs
mission: MM/MR
ceiling: 3657.6 ft
payload weight: 65 lbs
propulsion: Ducted Fan VTOL
wingspan: 12.5 ft
BAI Aerosystems
Evolution
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 7.5 lbs
mission: Back-Packable Surveillance
ceiling: 91.44 ft
production: In Production
propulsion: Electric
range: 6 mi
wingspan: 4 ft
Isis
endurance: 12 hrs
gross weight: 351 lbs
mission: Long-Range Multimission
ceiling: 4572 ft
payload weight: 75 lbs
production: Production-Ready
propulsion: Rotary
range: 2000 mi
wingspan: 24 ft
Javelin
development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 15 lbs
mission: R/S
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operation: Limited
ceiling: 304.8 ft
payload weight: 0 lbs
production: Limited
propulsion: Piston
range: 1 mi
wingspan: 8 ft
Porter
development: Complete
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 200 lbs
operation: Limited
ceiling: 1524 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Piston
range: 27 mi
wingspan: 12 ft
Tern
development: Complete
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 125 lbs
mission: ISR
operation: Limited
ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 25 lbs
production: Limited
propulsion: Piston
range: 200 mi
wingspan: 11.7 ft
Pusher Tern
endurance: 10 hrs
gross weight: 180 lbs
mission: Multipurpose/Recon
ceiling: 3048 ft
production: In Production
propulsion: 1 x 240 cc, 2-stroke, 18 hp.
range: 700 mi
wingspan: 13.5 ft
Bell
Eagle Eye
development: Complete
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 2250 lbs
mission: Tilt Rotor
ceiling: 6096 ft
payload weight: 200 lbs
propulsion: Turbojet
range: 800 mi
wingspan: 24.2 ft
Boeing
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Canard Rotor/Wing
development: Under Way
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 1800 lbs
mission: Stopped Rotor
ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 200 lbs
propulsion: Turboshaft
range: 500 mi
wingspan: 12 ft
ScanEagle A-15
development: Complete
endurance: 15 hrs
gross weight: 40 lbs
mission: ISR
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 4876.8 ft
production: Under Way
wingspan: 10 ft
X-45A Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS)
gross weight: 10700 lbs
mission: Mulitpurpose
ceiling: 10668 ft
payload weight: 1500 lbs
propulsion: 1 x Honeywell F124-GA-100
wingspan: 33.8 ft
X-50A Dragonfly
development: Prototype
gross weight: 1460 lbs
propulsion: 1 x WI F112, 1 x reaction drive rotor system
wingspan: 12 ft
Bostan
ARCQ
development: Under Way
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 300 lbs
mission: Rotating Lifting Surface
ceiling: 304.8 ft
payload weight: 15 lbs
propulsion: Turbojet
range: 30 mi
wingspan: 5 ft
SLURS
development: Under Way
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 10 lbs
ceiling: 152.4 ft
payload weight: 2 lbs
propulsion: Battery
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range: 5 mi
wingspan: 5 ft
Daedalus
Dakota/Truck
development: Complete
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 133 lbs
operation: Limited
ceiling: 4572 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Piston
range: 120 mi
wingspan: 12.7 ft
STF-9A
development: Complete
endurance: 5 hrs
gross weight: 220 lbs
mission: Tilt Wing
ceiling: 6096 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
propulsion: Rotary
range: 250 mi
wingspan: 12.7 ft
Dara-Aviation
D-1A
development: Complete
gross weight: 75 lbs
mission: Endurance
payload weight: 12 lbs
Dragonfly
DP4
development: Complete
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 140 lbs
mission: Helicopter
operation: Limited
ceiling: 2133.6 ft
payload weight: 30 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 1 mi
wingspan: 8.5 ft
Sentry HP
development: Under Way
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endurance: 5 hrs
gross weight: 325 lbs
ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 75 lbs
propulsion: Piston
wingspan: 12.8 ft
Neptune
development: Under Way
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 130 lbs
mission: Recon./ surv./ target
ceiling: 2438.4 ft
payload weight: 20 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 40 mi
wingspan: 7 ft
D-Star
D'Humbug
development: Under Way
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 150 lbs
mission: Rotor-In-Wing
ceiling: 5486.4 ft
payload weight: 25 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 27 mi
wingspan: 6.5 ft
ERV Group
Reaper
mission: Rotary
payload weight: 110.2 lbs
Freewing/Scaled Composites
35
development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 75 lbs
mission: Tilt Wing
ceiling: 1524 ft
payload weight: 20 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 108 mi
wingspan: 9.8 ft
100-50 (Scorpion)
development: Complete
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 383 lbs
mission: Tilt Wing
ceiling: 4572 ft
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payload weight: 57 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 108 mi
wingspan: 16.1 ft
Frontier Systems
Arrow
development: Under Way
endurance: 36 hrs
gross weight: 14000 lbs
ceiling: 21336 ft
payload weight: 500 lbs
propulsion: Turbofan
range: 120 mi
wingspan: 115.3 ft
Hummingbird A160
development: Under Way
endurance: 48 hrs
gross weight: 4000 lbs
mission: Multirole
ceiling: 30000 ft
payload weight: 1000 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 2500 mi
wingspan: 36 ft
Shadow
development: Under Way
endurance: 12 hrs
gross weight: 3500 lbs
ceiling: 15240 ft
payload weight: 200 lbs
propulsion: Turbofan
wingspan: 65 ft
Altair
development: Under Way
endurance: 30 hrs
gross weight: 7200 lbs
mission: HALE/Scientific Research
ceiling: 15849.6 ft
payload weight: 660 lbs
propulsion: Turboprop
wingspan: 86 ft
Altus-2 DT
development: Under Way
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 1600 lbs
mission: High-Altitude Scientific Research
operation: Limited
ceiling: 19812 ft
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payload weight: 300 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 300 mi
wingspan: 55.3 ft
Altus-1 ST
development: Complete
endurance: 30 hrs
gross weight: 1600 lbs
mission: Research
operation: Limited
ceiling: 13716 ft
payload weight: 300 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Piston
range: 250 mi
wingspan: 55.3 ft
Gnat
development: Complete
endurance: 40 hrs
gross weight: 1125 lbs
mission: R/S
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 6096 ft
payload weight: 140 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Piston
range: 250 mi
wingspan: 35.3 ft
Prowler I
development: Complete
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 200 lbs
ceiling: 6400.8 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
propulsion: Rotary
range: 140 mi
wingspan: 18 ft
Geneva Aerospace
Dakota
development: Complete
endurance: 4.5 hrs
gross weight: 208 lbs
mission: Surveillance/Sensor Test
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 3657.6 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 170 mi
wingspan: 15.6 ft
Insitu Group
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SeaScan
development: Complete
endurance: 15 hrs
gross weight: 39.7 lbs
mission: ISR/Communications
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 23000 ft
payload weight: 1.3 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Pneumatic Catapult Piston Pusher-Prop
range: 900 mi
wingspan: 9.8 ft
GeoRanger
development: Complete
endurance: 15 hrs
gross weight: 41.9 lbs
mission: Long-dur./ remote sensing
ceiling: 16400 ft
payload weight: 15.4 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: 1 x Modellmotoren 3W-24i, gasoline
wingspan: 10.2 ft
ScanEagle
development: Complete
endurance: 15 hrs
gross weight: 39.7 lbs
mission: Long dur./ ISR
ceiling: 16400 ft
payload weight: 13.2 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: 1 x Modellmotoren 3W-24i, gasoline
wingspan: 10.2 ft
Kaman Aviation
K-MAX Burro
development: Complete
endurance: 10 hrs
gross weight: 2948 lbs
mission: Broad-Area Unmanned Rapid Resupply
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 8839.2 ft
production: Under Way
propulsion: Single Engine Twin Rotor
range: 300 mi
wingspan: 14.73 ft
Lew Aerospace
Inventus-e
development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 6 lbs
mission: Flying Wing-R/S
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ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 12 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Electric
range: 90 mi
wingspan: 63 ft
Inventus-S1
development: Under Way
endurance: 30 hrs
gross weight: 25 lbs
mission: Flying Wing R/S
ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 75 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 2000 mi
wingspan: 12 ft
Lockheed-Martin
Desert Hawk
development: Complete
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 7 lbs
mission: ISR
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 152.4 ft
production: Under Way
propulsion: Electric
range: 6 mi
wingspan: 4.3 ft
Mi-Tex
Backpack
development: Complete
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 25 lbs
mission: R/S
ceiling: 1524 ft
payload weight: 4 lbs
propulsion: Piston
range: 5 mi
wingspan: 3 ft
Vixen
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 200 lbs
ceiling: 4572 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
propulsion: Rotary
range: 50 mi
wingspan: 9.2 ft
MLB
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BAT
development: Complete
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 15 lbs
mission: Surveillance
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 2743.2 ft
payload weight: 4 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 180 mi
wingspan: 5 ft
Nascent Technology
AHMMH-1
development: Complete
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 16 lbs
mission: Autonomous Highly Maneuverable Miniature Helicopter
ceiling: 1524 ft
payload weight: 2 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 3 mi
wingspan: 5 ft
AutoCopter
development: Complete
endurance: 0.5 hrs
mission: R/S
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 2133.6 ft
payload weight: 15 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Piston
wingspan: 6 ft
BQM-74C
development: Complete
endurance: 1 hrs
gross weight: 514 lbs
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 9144 ft
payload weight: 173 lbs
production: LRIP
propulsion: Turbojet
range: 200 mi
wingspan: 5.8 ft
RQ-8B Firescout
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development: Flight Test
endurance: 8 hrs
gross weight: 3150 lbs
mission: Tactical VTOL
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 6096 ft
production: LRIP
propulsion: Piston
range: 126 mi
wingspan: 27.5 ft
Global Hawk (RW-4A)
development: Under Way
endurance: 35 hrs
gross weight: 25600 lbs
mission: R/S
operation: Deployed
ceiling: 19812 ft
payload weight: 1900 lbs
propulsion: Turbofan
range: 12000 mi
wingspan: 116.2 ft
Global Hawk (RQ-4B)
development: Under Way
endurance: 36 hrs
gross weight: 25600 lbs
mission: R/S/SIGINT/ELINT
ceiling: 18288 ft
propulsion: Turbofan
range: 12000 mi
wingspan: 10.9 ft
Sea Ferret
development: Complete
gross weight: 150 lbs
ceiling: 6096 ft
payload weight: 30 lbs
propulsion: Turbojet
range: 160 mi
wingspan: 6 ft
Starbird
development: Complete
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 380 lbs
ceiling: 5181.6 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
propulsion: Rotary
range: 108 mi
wingspan: 17.3 ft
Scarab
development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 2370 lbs
ceiling: 13106.4 ft
payload weight: 290 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Turbojet
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range: 500 mi
wingspan: 11 ft
X-47B
development: Complete
endurance: 12 hrs
gross weight: 5500 lbs
mission: Multipurpose
ceiling: 30000 ft
payload weight: 4500 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: 1 x PWC JT15-D 5C
wingspan: 27.7 ft
Model 330
development: Under Way
endurance: 110 hrs
gross weight: 200 lbs
operation: Piston
payload weight: 27 lbs
propulsion: 1100
range: 20000 mi
wingspan: 5 ft
NRL
Flyrt
development: Complete
endurance: 5 hrs
gross weight: 72 lbs
operation: Limited
ceiling: 609.6 ft
payload weight: 25 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Battery
range: 4 mi
wingspan: 8 ft
Sender
development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 10 lbs
operation: Limited
ceiling: 1524 ft
payload weight: 3 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: Battery
range: 50 mi
wingspan: 4 ft
Swallow
development: Under Way
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 62 lbs
ceiling: 9144 ft
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payload weight: 10 lbs
propulsion: Battery
range: 60 mi
wingspan: 15 ft
Orion
Seabat
development: Under Way
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 200 lbs
mission: Tail-Sitter
ceiling: 3048 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
propulsion: Rotary
range: 108 mi
wingspan: 10 ft
SkyWatcher
development: Under Way
endurance: 30 hrs
gross weight: 3200 lbs
mission: MALE ISR
ceiling: 7315.2 ft
payload weight: 650 lbs
wingspan: 31 ft
RotoMotion Inc.
SR-20
development: Complete
endurance: 0.4 hrs
gross weight: 16 lbs
mission: Mini-Helicopter Surveillance
operation: Deployed
payload weight: 5 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Electric
range: 0.5 mi
wingspan: 5.3 ft
SR-100
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development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 55 lbs
mission: Mini-Helicopter Surveillance
operation: Deployed
payload weight: 20 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Electric or Piston
range: 0.5 mi
wingspan: 6.25 ft
SR-200
development: Complete
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 105 lbs
mission: Small VTOL-Surveillance
operation: Deployed
payload weight: 50 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 5 mi
wingspan: 10 ft
SAIC/American Sportcopter
Vigilante 496
development: Complete
endurance: 5 hrs
gross weight: 1100 lbs
mission: M/UAV VTOL-RTA-A
ceiling: 3657.6 ft
payload weight: 300 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 120 mi
wingspan: 23 ft
Vigilante 502
development: Complete
endurance: 8 hrs
gross weight: 1100 lbs
mission: UAV-Only VTOL-RTA-A
ceiling: 3962.4 ft
payload weight: 150 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
wingspan: 23 ft
Scaled Composites
Raptor
development: Complete
gross weight: 1750 lbs
mission: VTOL-S/R/Comm. Relay
payload weight: 650 lbs
propulsion: Piston
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wingspan: 13.4 ft
Model 395
development: Under Way
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 15800 lbs
mission: Multipurpose
ceiling: 55000 ft
payload weight: 6500 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: 2 x WI FJ44-3A
wingspan: 78.6 ft
Model 396
development: Under Way
endurance: 34 hrs
gross weight: 15000 lbs
mission: Multipurpose
ceiling: 65000 ft
payload weight: 22900 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: 1 x PW545
wingspan: 88.6 ft
Proteus
development: Complete
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 12500 lbs
mission: Recon./ scientific
ceiling: 63245 ft
payload weight: 20000 lbs
production: Complete
propulsion: 2 x Williams-Rolls FJ44-2E turbofan
range: 3000 mi
wingspan: 78 ft
Sikorsky
Cypher II
development: Complete
endurance: 3 hrs
gross weight: 250 lbs
mission: Ducted Rotor-S/R
ceiling: 2438.4 ft
payload weight: 50 lbs
propulsion: Rotary
range: 36 mi
wingspan: 6.5 ft
Schweizer Aircraft
Argus 300
development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 1750 lbs
mission: VTOL-S/R/Comm. Relay
operation: Deployed
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payload weight: 650 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
wingspan: 13.4 ft
Theiss Aviation
Ferret
development: Complete
gross weight: 5 lbs
mission: S/R-A
ceiling: 2438.4 ft
payload weight: 1.5 lbs
production: Limited
propulsion: Electric
wingspan: 3.3 ft
Photo Link Access
development: Complete
gross weight: 5.2 lbs
mission: S/R
ceiling: 2438.4 ft
production: Limited
propulsion: Electric
range: 43 mi
wingspan: 1.75 ft
Non Combatent Super Ferret
development: Complete
production: Limited
propulsion: Electric
Tactical Information
development: Under Way
gross weight: 8 lbs
mission: S/R-A; MAV-S/R
ceiling: 7315.2 ft
payload weight: 4 lbs
propulsion: Electric
wingspan: 7.5 ft
Tarzan TD-1c
development: Complete
gross weight: 150 lbs
mission: S/R
ceiling: 4267.2 ft
payload weight: 105 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 215 mi
wingspan: 18 ft
Thorpe SeeOp
P-10
development: Complete
mission: S/R
operation: Deployed
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payload weight: 50 lbs
production: Under Way
wingspan: 16.7 ft
P-40
development: Complete
mission: S/R
payload weight: 50 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Pusher Prop
wingspan: 10 ft
P-4000
development: Under Way
propulsion: Canister-Launched
P-7108/7108V
development: Complete
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 40 lbs
mission: S/R/Trainer
ceiling: 1524 ft
payload weight: 10 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 5 mi
wingspan: 8.5 ft
Advanced Aerospace
RM-2 Spinwing
development: Under Way
gross weight: 110 lbs
mission: Counterrotating Stop Rotor
propulsion: Electric
TS-2000
development: Complete
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 1000 lbs
mission: S/R
ceiling: 1524 ft
payload weight: 400 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Piston
range: 27 mi
wingspan: 27 ft
Vought Aircraft
Kingfisher II
development: Under Way
mission: Seaplane-ASW/AMW/S/R
payload weight: 2500 lbs
propulsion: Turbine
Victory Systems
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Mini-UAV
development: Complete
endurance: 1 hrs
mission: Variable Sizes-ISR
operation: Deployed
payload weight: 1 lbs
production: Under Way
propulsion: Electric
range: 5 mi
wingspan: 2 ft
Yahama
ALAMM
development: In Development
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 240 lbs
mission: Multimission
ceiling: 12192 ft
propulsion: Turbojet
range: 1000 mi
wingspan: 4.8 ft
GLOV
endurance: 4 hrs
gross weight: 40 lbs
mission: R/S
ceiling: 6096 ft
production: Entering Production
propulsion: Rotary
range: 365 mi
wingspan: 4.7 ft
X-43A-LS
development: Flight Test
endurance: 0.75 hrs
gross weight: 180 lbs
mission: Hypersonics
ceiling: 3048 ft
propulsion: Turbojet
wingspan: 7.1 ft
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FoxCar
endurance: 10 hrs
gross weight: 350 lbs
mission: Trng./ long-duration/ recon.
ceiling: 3657.6 ft
production: In production
propulsion: 1 x 340 cc, heavy fuel or 2-stroke
range: 900 mi
wingspan: 21 ft
Scythe
endurance: 6 hrs
gross weight: 14 lbs
mission: Multipurpose/ recon.
ceiling: 3657.6 ft
production: Airframe in production
propulsion: 1 x 10 cc, MoGas
range: 750 mi
wingspan: 6 ft
Freewing
Scorpion 60
endurance: 2 hrs
gross weight: 83 lbs
mission: Multipurpose
ceiling: 5000 ft
propulsion: 1 x 12 hp. reciprocating
wingspan: 9.8 ft
ACE
endurance: 24 hrs
gross weight: 4000 lbs
mission: Radio relay/ recon.
ceiling: 7500 ft
propulsion: 1 x 220 hp. reciprocating
wingspan: 38 ft
Auto Blimp
endurance: 14 hrs
gross weight: 3060 lbs
mission: Advertising
ceiling: 5000 ft
propulsion: 2 x Rotax 912, 4-cycle, 80 hp.
range: 60 mi
wingspan: 34 ft
BUAV
gross weight: 12 lbs
mission: Surveillance
propulsion: 1 x electric
wingspan: 12 ft
Lears 4
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endurance: 14 hrs
gross weight: 120 lbs
mission: Reconnaissance/ research
ceiling: 14000 ft
payload weight: 60 lbs
propulsion: 1 x 70 cc, reciprocating
range: 700 mi
wingspan: 16 ft
Sass Lite
endurance: 24 hrs
gross weight: 2100 lbs
mission: Multimission
ceiling: 6500 ft
payload weight: 400 lbs
propulsion: 2 x Rotax 912, 4-cycle, 80hp.
range: 60 mi
wingspan: 28 ft
Wasp
endurance: 5 hrs
gross weight: 10 lbs
mission: Reconnaisance
ceiling: 7500 ft
propulsion: 1 x 10 cc.
range: 30 mi
wingspan: 7 ft
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