Preparing your view.
ADrones & UAVs
Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft
At a glance
Measured figures
MQ-4C · Length
Single source47 ft 7 in (14.5 m)[source]
Length
DisputedConfiguration
| Specification | Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton | Vrabac (drone) |
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| Crew | Unmanned – 4 personnel fly aircraft from ground station[source] | — |
| Type | Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft[source] | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman[source] | Utva Aviation Industry[source] |
| Status |
MQ-4C · Height
Single source15 ft 5 in (4.6 m)[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]
MQ-4C · Service ceiling
Single source56,000 ft (17,000 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Limited service[source] |
In service[source] |
| 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] | >50[source] |
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| Manufactured | 48 as of 2024[source] | 2020–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | May 2018[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | 22 May 2013 ( 2013-05-22 )[source] | 2013[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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| Designer | — | Military Technical Institute[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Serbian Armed Forces[source] |
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| Launch | — | automatic, hand launch[source] |
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| Recovery | — | automatic, parachute and airbag[source] |
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| Engine | — | electric motor[source] |
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| Altitude | — | 500 m[source] |
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| Guidance | — | electro-optical/infrared camera[source] |
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| Operation | — | real-time telemetry downlink to ground control station[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Serbian[source]Vrabac design nationality |
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| Reported operators | — |
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