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Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack is a unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle originating in United States. It was built by Insitu wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Reported operators include United States Marine Corps United States Navy Australian Army.
United StatesBoeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack
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Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
United States
Insitu wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security
In service
United States Marine Corps United States Navy Australian Army
109 systems with 5 air vehicles each (estimated through FY2017)
April 2014
28 July 2012
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle
8.2 ft (2.5 m)
16 ft (4.9 m)
81 lb (37 kg)
135 lb (61 kg)
1 × EFI Piston Engine, 8 hp (6.0 kW)
100 mph (170 km/h, 90 kn)
63 mph (100 km/h, 55 kn)
58 mi (93 km, 50 nmi)
16 hours
19,500 ft (5,900 m)
2-bladed
The RQ-21A Blackjack is designed to support the U.S. Marine Corps by providing forward reconnaissance. A Blackjack system is composed of five air vehicles and two ground control systems. The air vehicles can be launched on land or on a ship by a rail and land using a "skyhook" recovery system, where a vertical wire must be hooked onto its wing; when on the ground, the launch and recovery systems are towable by vehicles. Its wingspan is 16 ft (4.9 m) and it can carry a 39 lb (18 kg) payload. The day/night camera can achieve resolution rating of 7 on the NIIRS scale at 8,000 ft (2,400 m).
Length: 8.2 ft / 2.5 m
Wingspan: 15.7 ft / 4.8 m
Max takeoff weight: 135 lb / 61 kg
Max payload weight*: 39 lb / 17.7 kg *Reduces endurance
Endurance: Up to 16 hours
Ceiling: up to 20,000 ft / 6,096 m
Max horizontal speed: 90+ knots / 46.3 m/s
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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| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Cruise speed: 60 knots
Engine: 8 HP reciprocating engine with EFI; JP-5, JP-8
Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
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BruneiNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "UAV". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
CanadaReported count for RQ-21 Blackjack. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 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 (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-03-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
LuxembourgReported count for RQ-21 Integrator X-300. Service scope: Luxembourg Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 2. 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.
NetherlandsReported count for Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack. 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. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 15. 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.
Thailand United StatesUnited States Marine Corps United States Navy Australian Army
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