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Small unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle is a small unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle originating in United States. It was built by Insitu. Reported operators include United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Australian Navy See Operators section for others.
United StatesBoeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle
U.S. Navy photo /Released · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedSmall unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
United States
Insitu
United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Australian Navy See Operators section for others
2002–present
2005 (U.S. Navy)
20 June 2002
Insitu SeaScan
Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack
none on-board
11 lb (5 kg)
5 ft 1 in – 5 ft 7 in (1.55–1.71 m)
10 ft 2 in (3.11 m)
30.90–39.68 lb (14–18 kg)
39.7 lb (18 kg)
58 lb (26.5 kg)
1 × 3W International 2-stroke piston engine , 1.5 hp (1.12 kW)
80 kn (92 mph, 148 km/h)
60 kn (69 mph, 111 km/h)
20+ hours
19,500 ft (5,950 m)
Max takeoff weight: 62 lb / 28 kg
Max payload weight: 17 lb / 8 kg
Length: 5.6ft / 1.71m
Wingspan: 10.2 ft / 3.1 m
Endurance: 18 hours
Ceiling: 19,500 ft / 5,950 m
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.5494 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Max horizontal speed: 80 knots / 41.2 m/s
Engine: Heavy fuel (JP-5 or JP 8) or C-10 gasoline engine
Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BrazilNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings of Scan Eagle 2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Light. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The source declares a separate Naval Aviation subsection within Navy.
Bulgaria
Canada
ColombiaReported count for Boeing Insitu ScanEagle. Service scope: Colombian Aerospace Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2018), not the article revision. Cited source 2018-05-11; Cited source 2018-05-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
CzechiaReported count for Scan Eagle. Service scope: Czech Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Indonesia
Iran
ItalyNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings of Scan Eagle. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Light. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The source declares a separate Naval Aviation subsection within Navy.
JapanReported count for Boeing Insitu ScanEagle. Service scope: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 1. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
KenyaReported count for ScanEagle. Service scope: Kenya Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2015), not the article revision. Cited source 2015-10-01. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Lebanon
Lithuania
MalaysiaReported count for Boeing Insitu ScanEagle. Service scope: Royal Malaysian Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 18. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. Cited source 2021-03-12. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
NetherlandsReported count for Boeing Insitu ScanEagle. Service scope: Royal Netherlands Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
PhilippinesReported count for Insitu Pacific ScanEagle · ScanEagle 2. Service scope: Philippine Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
PolandReported count for Boeing Insitu ScanEagle · N/A. Service scope: Polish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2010), not the article revision. Cited source 2010-09-24. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
RomaniaReported count for ScanEagle. Service scope: Army aircraft; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): numbers: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Singapore
Turkmenistan United States
VietnamReported count for Insitu ScanEagle. Service scope: Vietnam People's Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 6. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Australian Navy See Operators section for others
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Boeing Insitu ScanEagle. Service scope: Colombian Aerospace Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2018), not the article revision. Cited source 2018-05-11; Cited source 2018-05-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Insitu ScanEagle. Service scope: military equipment of the Czech Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for ScanEagle. Service scope: Italian Naval Aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Scan Eagle. Service scope: Royal Malaysian Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 18. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Insitu Pacific ScanEagle · ScanEagle 2. Service scope: Philippine Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.