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BDrones & UAVs
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Orion-E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hongdu GJ-11 | Kronshtadt Orion |
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| Crew | None[source] | — |
| Type | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone[source] | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)[source] |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Group[source] | Kronstadt Group[source] |
8 m (26 ft 3 in)[source]
Maximum take-off; Orion-E · Max takeoff weight
Single source1,150 kg (2,535 lb)[source]
Orion-E · Range
Single source1,440 km (890 mi, 780 nmi)[source]
Orion-E · Payload
Single source250 kg (550 lb)[source]
Orion-E · with 60 kg payload
Single source24 hours with 60 kg payload[source]
Orion-E · Service ceiling
Single source7,500 m (24,600 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Aviation Industry Corporation of China[source] | — |
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| Status | In development[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] | Russian Ground Forces[source] |
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| First flight | November 2013[source] | 2016[source] |
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| Powerplant | 1 × unnamed Guizhou -built turbofan[source] | — |
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| Number built | — | 48+[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Vikhr-1V laser-guided antitank missile , S8000 Banderol cruise missile[source] |
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