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Owndesignclaimedairframeweight, notgenericMicroUAV · Mass
Single source2 lb[source]Owndesignclaimedairframeweight, notgenericMicroUAV
Black Hornet · with battery · with its battery
Configuration
| Specification | Prioria Robotics Maveric | Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet |
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| Type | Tactical, Squad-level, Hand-launched[source] | military micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)[source]Black Hornet · micro UAV |
| Manufacturer | Prioria Robotics, Inc.[source] | — |
| Production status | is a discontinued unmanned aerial vehicle[source]Ownproductiondiscontinuation; notretirementofUScurrent-listedairframes | — |
| Wing dimensions | 28 in[source]Literalwingsdimensionaxisnotnamed, notinventedwingspan | — |
18 g (0.7 oz) with its battery[source]Black Hornet · with battery
PD-100 Black Hornet · 2014 night-vision version · digital data-link range, not flight range
Single source1.6 km (1 mile)[source]PD-100 Black Hornet · 2014 night-vision version · digital data-link range, not flight range
one hour of flight-time[source]Owndesignclaim
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Launch and recovery |
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fully autonomous operation from launch to landing using waypoints[source] |
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| Specification controversy | In 2015, Prioria vendor Condor Aerial alleged that Prioria was providing false specifications for the Maveric UAV[source]Retainexplicit source dispute, notapprovedcross-check | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 24, cell 3; revision 1377059256; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Designer | — | Prox Dynamics AS[source]Black Hornet · original developer |
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| National origin | — | Norway[source]Black Hornet · original developer location |
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| Dimensions | — | around 16 × 2.5 cm (6 × 1 in)[source]Black Hornet · axes unstated in source; not assigned to length/width |
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| Sensors | — | It has three cameras: one looking forward, one straight down, and one pointing down at 45 degrees.[source]Black Hornet · three camera configuration |
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| Powerplant | — | quiet electric motors[source]Black Hornet deployed in Afghanistan · propulsion |
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| Reported operators | — |
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