
Drone specifications (military)
Name | Contractor | Length | Weight | Endurance | Altitude | Speed |
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Grey Eagle | General Atomics | 28ft/9m | 1,633 kg | 30+ hrs | 29,000 ft | 150 kts |
Predator A | General Atomics | 27 ft/8 m | 1,043 kg | 40 hrs | 25,000 ft | 120 kts |
MQ-1 Predator | General Atomics | 28 ft/8 m | 1,043 kg | 40 hrs | 25,000 ft | 120 kts |
Predator B | General Atomics | 36ft/11m | 4,763 kg | 30+ hrs | 50,000 ft | 240 kts |
Predator B | General Atomics | 36ft/11m | 4,763 kg | 30+ hrs | 50,000 ft | 240 kts |
MQ-9 Reaper | General Atomics | 36ft/11m | 4,763 kg | 30+ hrs | 50,000 ft | 240 kts |
Predator C | General Atomics | 44 ft/13.4 m | 7,257 kg | 20+ hrs | 53,000 ft | 400 kts |
RQ-4A Global Hawk | Northrop Grumman | 44 ft/13.5 m | 12,133kg | 36 hrs | 65,000 ft | 350kts cruise, 430 kts max |
RQ-4B Global Hawk | Northrop Grumman | 48 ft/14.5 m | 14,628 kg | 310 kts cruise | ||
Watchkeeper | Elbit/Thales | 20 ft/6.1 m | 450 kg | 20 hrs | 18,000 ft | 95 kts |
Hermes 450 | Elbit | 20 ft/6.1 m | 450 kg | 20 hrs | 18,000 ft | 95 kts |
Heron | IAI | 27 ft/8.5 m | 1,150 kg | 40+ hrs | 32,800 ft | 110kts |
RQ-7 Shadow/Pioneer | AAI | 11 ft/3.4 m | 170 kg | 6 hrs | 15,000 ft | 90 kts |
Heron TP ("Eitan") | IAI | 43 ft/13 m | >4,000kg | >70 hrs | 45,000ft / 14,000m |