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BDrones & UAVs
Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft
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Measured figures
Length
Single source30 ft (9.1 m)[source]
MQ-4C · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie | Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton |
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| Crew | — | Unmanned – 4 personnel fly aircraft from ground station[source] |
| Type | Experimental unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone[source] | Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions[source] | Northrop Grumman |
47 ft 7 in (14.5 m)[source]
MQ-4C · Height
Single source15 ft 5 in (4.6 m)[source]
Up to in internal weapons bay
Single sourceUp to 600 lb (270 kg) in internal weapons bay[source]
MQ-4C · Endurance
Single source30 hours[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In development (to jointly developed by Kratos and Northrop Grumman into a loyal wingman aircraft for the United States Marine Corps )[source] | Limited service[source] |
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| Primary user | United States Marine Corps (future version)[source] | — |
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| First flight | 5 March 2019[source] | 22 May 2013 ( 2013-05-22 )[source] |
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| Capacity | 600 lb (272 kg) internal, 600 lb (272 kg) external[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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| Developed from | — | Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | MQ-4C Triton[source] |
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