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Worldwide Wo UAV Roundup An Aerospace America America Supplement
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Type VTOL tail-sitter SUAV Parafoil/prop/rotor Helo SUAS VTOL SUAS - single- or multi-ducted variants FW testbed VTOL/FW tech demonstrator HALE FW V-tail HALE Tailless ‘cranked kite’ UCAV BWB MM/MR TUAV BAMS HALE VTUAV helo VTUAV helo OPV MALE MM/MR OPV MALE MM/MR SUAS SUAS STUAS STUAS MM/MR MM/MR MM/MR TUAV STUAS TUAV, BLOS, BWB, E/O, MALE, MM/MR TUAV, E/O, MM/MR, OTH, FW MUAV FW MUAV FW SUAV SUAS LALE STUAS VTOL SUAS SUAS LTA MALE VTOL helo FW prop
Endurance (hr)
10 datalink - 400 fuel
10 15
500 93 75-125 ft elec. 45-130 mi. gas
0.25-5
Ceiling (ft) 15,000 18,000
48 30 min.
Mission Surveillance - Map - R&D ISR - SAR - BP - PS - HS - Map - Ag - Comm Small unit resupply VTOL for niche customers H2 PoC for LE ISR ISR - EW
40 32+
12,300 12,300
65,600 60,000
ISR - SIGINT ISR - SIGINT
Unlimited w/aerial refueling 12 28 15 8 14 24-40 20+ 20 min 30 min 65 min 3 1.5-6 2 5 5 30 min 18
2,100
40,000
Carrier demonstration
989 8,200
2.5 2.5 6 12 12 12 31 31 >3 65-210
18,000 56,500 6,096 20,000 17,000 30,000 24,000 1,640 1,640 4,900 4,900 8,200 4,900 8,200 14,800 500 22,000
9
90 1.5 1.5 245 60 60 15 7
15,000 8,000 10,000 10,000 16,000 11,000 6,000 10,000
IRSTA - Comm - ELINT - SIGINT Maritime ISR Multimission ISR - Comm ISR SIGINT - Comm - SAR ISR - BDA - Comm MM/MR MM/MR MM/MR MM/MR MM/MR MM/MR MM/MR MM/MR BLOS squad-level loitering munition ISR, BP, CAS, COMM, ELINT, EW, HS, ISTAR-A, MM/MR, SAR, SIGINT COMM, ELINT, IR, ISTAR, MM/MR, Recon, RTA R/S - Recon. - Chem/bio Envir. - Recon. - Chem/bio R/S R/S - SAR - BP - CAS R/S, RSTA, SAR R/S, RDT&E, crop dusting R/S, RDT&E, G-L AP - ISR - Comm. AP - PS - HS
60
650 -9,842
26.5 5.5 1 1 Multi-day
Up to 6
Line of Sight Long Range Low-Rate Initial Production Lighter Than Air Medium Altitude Global ISR and Communications MALE Medium Altitude/Long Endurance MALE-EP Medium Altitude/Long Endurance/ Extreme Persistence Map Aerial Mapping MAV Micro Air Vehicle MDA Maritime Domain Awareness MM/MR Multimission/Multirole MOGAS Motor Gasoline MR Medium Range M/UAV Optionally Manned or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration OPV Optionally Piloted Vehicle LOS LR LRIP LTA MAGIC
Range (mi.)
OTH P&S PID P-P Rad RATO RCU RDT&E Recon RF R-L R/S RSTA RTA RTA-A S SA
Over The Horizon Perch and Stare Positive Identification Pusher Prop Radiation Detection Rocket Assisted Takeoff Remote Control Unit Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Reconnaissance Radio Frequency Rail-Launched Reconnaissance/Surveillance Reconnaissance/Surveillance/ Target Acquisition Reconnaissance/Target Acquisition Reconnaissance/Target Acquisition-Attack Stealth Situational Awareness
Research
S&R-SAR SIGINT S-Aut Sea S-L SOF SOFC SR STAR STUAS SUAS Sub-Tac TA T TAS T-L TUAV VLO V-LOS
Search & Rescue Signals Intelligence Semi-Autonomous Sea-Launch (surface or submarine) Ship Launch Special Operations Forces Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Short Range Surveillancelance/Target Acquisition/ Reconnaissance Small Tactical Unmanned Air System Small Unmanned Aerial System Sub-Tactical UAV arget Acquisition True Air Speed Transporter Launcher Tactical UAV Very Low Observable Visual Line of Site
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