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US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
X-47B · Length
Single source38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Northrop Grumman X-47B | QinetiQ Banshee |
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| Crew | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] | None[source] |
| Type | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] | Target Drone, Reconnaissance[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman[source] | QinetiQ |
2.84 m (9 ft 4 in)[source]
X-47B · Range
Single source2,400 mi (3,900 km, 2,100 nmi)[source]
1 × Norton P73 Wankel rotary engine
Single source1 × Norton P73 Wankel rotary engine, 28 kW (38 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[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | United States Navy[source] | Worldwide[source] |
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| Number built | over 10,000 in 2025 ("over 6,000" before 2011, "over 8,000" in 2014 )[source] |
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| First flight | 4 February 2011[source] | 1983[source] |
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| Developed from | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | — | 1984[source] |
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| Developed into | — | SAGEM Crecerelle[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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