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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
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton | WB Electronics FlyEye |
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| Crew | Unmanned – 4 personnel fly aircraft from ground station[source] | two operators[source]Complete FlyEye system / ground operating personnel, not airborne crew |
| Type | Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft[source] | Unmanned aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Poland[source] |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
1,8 m[source]
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 · Endurance
Single source30 hours[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.
WB Electronics[source] |
| Status | Limited service[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] | 1000+ (2024)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 48 as of 2024[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | May 2018[source] | 2010[source] |
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| First flight | 22 May 2013 ( 2013-05-22 )[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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| Primary user | — | Poland Ukraine[source] |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | electric engine[source] |
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| Maximum altitude | — | 3000 m (9,800 ft) AMSL[source] |
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| Flight endurance | — | 2.5 h +[source] |
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| Launch readiness | — | 15 min- utes[source]Assembly and launch readiness; not flight endurance |
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| Reported operators | — |
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