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Measured figures
Bayraktar TB3 · Length
Single source8.35 m (27.4 ft)[source]
X-47B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Baykar Bayraktar TB3 | Northrop Grumman X-47B |
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| Crew | 0 onboard[source] | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] |
| Type | Carrier-based unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)[source] | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] |
| National origin | Turkey[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Baykar LBA Systems (joint Baykar and Leonardo partnership)[source] |
38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)[source]
X-47B · Wing area
Single source953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )[source]
X-47B · Service ceiling
Single source42,000 ft (12,800 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Northrop Grumman[source] |
| Designer | Baykar[source] | — |
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| Status | In service[source] | Active[source] |
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| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces[source] | United States Navy[source] |
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| Number built | Unknown number of serial production + 4 prototypes[source] |
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| Introduction date | September 2025[source] | — |
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| First flight | 27 October 2023[source] | 4 February 2011[source] |
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| Developed from | Baykar Bayraktar TB2[source] | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] |
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| Powerplant | 1 × TEI-PD170 or 1 × TEI-PD200[source] | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 280 kg (620 lb)[source] | — |
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| Communication range | line-of-sight propagation[source] | — |
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