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)
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source14m[source]
X-47B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IAI Eitan | Northrop Grumman X-47B |
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| Crew | — | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] |
| Type | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and unmanned combat air vehicle (armed variant)[source] | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] |
| National origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | IAI[source] | Northrop Grumman[source] |
38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)[source]
X-47B · Height
Single source10 ft 5 in (3.10 m)[source]
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 -67A
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 -67A , 900 kW (1,200 hp)[source]
X-47B · Wing area
Single source953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )[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] | Active[source] |
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| First flight | ca. 2004[source] | 4 February 2011[source] |
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| Developed from | IAI Heron[source] | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,700kg payload[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 30+ hours[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | United States Navy[source] |
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| Number built | — |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] |
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