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BDrones & UAVs
Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft
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Measured figures
Length
Single source16 m (52 ft 6 in)[source]
MQ-4C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Eurodrone | Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton |
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| Crew | — | Unmanned – 4 personnel fly aircraft from ground station[source] |
| Type | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] | Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Multinational[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus , Dassault Aviation , Leonardo S.p.A.[source] | Northrop Grumman[source] |
47 ft 7 in (14.5 m)[source]
MQ-4C · Range
Single source9,400 mi (15,200 km, 8,200 nmi)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | German Air Force Italian Air Force French Air and Space Force Spanish Air Force[source] | United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | expected 2028[source] | May 2018[source] |
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| First flight | expected mid-2027[source] | 22 May 2013 ( 2013-05-22 )[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,300 kg (5,070 lb) payload[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 2 × General Electric Catalyst turboprop[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 5 with a capacity of up to 650 kg (IB) and 375 kg (OB/centre)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | MT-Propeller[source] | — |
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| Missiles | Akeron LP , Brimstone[source] | — |
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| Bombs | GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II[source] | — |
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| Radar | Leonardo Gabbiano AESA[source] | — |
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| FLIR | Safran Euroflir 610 electro-optical and infrared sensor[source] | — |
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| Data link | wide band LoS Ku data link (Hensoldt and Sener)[source] | — |
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| Status | — | Limited service[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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| Developed from | — | Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | MQ-4C Triton[source] |
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