ADrones & UAVs
IAI Eitan
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and unmanned combat air vehicle (armed variant)
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ADrones & UAVs
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and unmanned combat air vehicle (armed variant)
BDrones & UAVs
Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source14m[source]
MQ-4C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IAI Eitan | 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 and unmanned combat air vehicle (armed variant)[source] | Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | IAI[source] | Northrop Grumman[source] |
47 ft 7 in (14.5 m)[source]
MQ-4C · Height
Single source15 ft 5 in (4.6 m)[source]
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 -67A
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 -67A , 900 kW (1,200 hp)[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.
| Status | Active, In production[source] | Limited service[source] |
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| First flight | ca. 2004[source] | 22 May 2013 ( 2013-05-22 )[source] |
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| Developed from | IAI Heron[source] | Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,700kg payload[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force[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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| Introduction date | — | May 2018[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | MQ-4C Triton[source] |
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