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BDrones & UAVs
Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft
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| Specification | Elbit Hermes 450 | Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton |
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| Crew | Unmanned – 4 personnel fly aircraft from ground station[source] | |
| Type | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] | Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Elbit Systems Adani-Elbit Advanced Systems[source] |
MQ-4C · Length
Single source47 ft 7 in (14.5 m)[source]
MQ-4C · Height
Single source15 ft 5 in (4.6 m)[source]
MQ-4C · 1 × Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan engine, 6,495–8,917 lbf (28.89–39.66 kN) thrust[source]
900 ft/min
Single source4.6 m/s (900 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Northrop Grumman[source] |
| Status | Active[source] | Limited service[source] |
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| Primary users | Israeli Air Force Philippine Air Force Royal Thai Army[source] | United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1998[source] | May 2018[source] |
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| Variant | Thales Watchkeeper WK450[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Elbit Hermes 900[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 180 kg (400 lb)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 105 kg (231 lb)[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)[source] | — |
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| Max mission radius | 200 km (120 mi; 110 nmi)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Wankel R802 Engine (351cc)[source] | — |
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| Number built | — | US: 68 (planned) + 2 prototypes Australia: 3 delivered out of 4 ordered[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 48 as of 2024[source] |
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| First flight | — | 22 May 2013 ( 2013-05-22 )[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | MQ-4C Triton[source] |
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