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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]
Saeghe-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Northrop Grumman X-47B | Qods Saeghe |
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| Crew | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] | — |
| Type | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] | Target drone[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman[source] | Qods Aviation , Tehran SSRC , Damascus[source] |
2.81 m (9 ft 3 in)[source]
X-47B · Range
Single source2,400 mi (3,900 km, 2,100 nmi)[source]
Saeghe-2 · Combat range
Single source50 km (31 mi, 27 nmi)[source]
X-47B · Wing area
Single source953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )[source]
Saeghe-2 · Endurance
Single source45 min[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, in production (2013)[source] |
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| Primary user | United States Navy[source] | Iranian Armed Forces[source] |
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| Number built | — |
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| First flight | 4 February 2011[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] | 1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine[source] |
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| Designer | — | Qods Aviation[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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