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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 | Tupolev Tu-141 |
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| Crew | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] | none[source] |
| Type | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] | Remotely-controlled, UAV[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman[source] | Tupolev |
14.33 m (47 ft 0.25 in)[source]
1 × Tumansky KR-17A thrust
Single source1 × Tumansky KR-17A , 19.6 kN (4,409 lbf) thrust[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | Active[source] | Active with the Ukrainian armed forces[source] |
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| Primary user | United States Navy[source] | — |
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| Number built | 152[source] |
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| First flight | 4 February 2011[source] | 1974[source] |
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| Developed from | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] | Tupolev Tu-123[source] |
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| Powerplant | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | Ukraine Soviet Union (formerly)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1979–1989[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1979[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Tupolev Tu-143[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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