QinetiQ Banshee

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   Banshee A Banshee Jet 80 onboard HMS Prince of Wales General information Type Target Drone, Reconnaissance National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer QinetiQ Status In service Primary user Worldwide Number built over 10,000 in 2025 ("over 6,000" before 2011, "over 8,000" in 2014 ) History Introduct

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1. QinetiQ Banshee · Wikipedia revision 1353682908 ↗

   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Target Drone, Reconnaissance

   National origin

   Infobox · National origin

   United Kingdom

   Manufacturer

   Infobox · Manufacturer

   QinetiQ

   Status

   Infobox · Status

   In service

   Primary user

   Infobox · Primary user

   Worldwide

   Number built

   Infobox · Number built

   over 10,000 in 2025 ("over 6,000" before 2011, "over 8,000" in 2014 )

   Introduction date

   Infobox · Introduction date

   1984

   First flight

   Infobox · First flight

   1983

   Developed into

   Infobox · Developed into

   SAGEM Crecerelle

   Crew

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Crew

   None

   Length

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Length

   2.84 m (9 ft 4 in)

   Wingspan

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Wingspan

   2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)

   Height

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Height

   0.86 m (2 ft 10 in)

   Empty weight

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Empty weight

   39 kg (85 lb)

   Gross weight

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Gross weight

   73 kg (160 lb)

   Powerplant

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Powerplant

   1 × Norton P73 Wankel rotary engine, 28 kW (38 hp)

   Maximum speed

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Maximum speed

   200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)

   Endurance

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Endurance

   1 hour 15 minutes

   Service ceiling

   Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee · Service ceiling

   7,000 m (23,000 ft)

   Reported operator · Brunei Darussalam

   Operators · Operators

   Brunei Darussalam

   Reported operator · Brazil

   Operators · Operators

   Brazil

   Reported operator · Denmark

   Operators · Operators

   Denmark

   Reported operator · Egypt

   Operators · Operators

   Egypt

   Reported operator · Finland

   Operators · Operators

   Finland

   Reported operator · France

   Operators · Operators

   France

   Reported operator · Germany

   Operators · Operators

   Germany

   Reported operator · Hungary

   Operators · Operators

   Hungary

   Reported operator · Indonesia

   Operators · Operators

   Indonesia

   Reported operator · Italy

   Operators · Operators

   Italy

   Reported operator · Norway

   Operators · Operators

   Norway

   Reported operator · Oman

   Operators · Operators

   Oman

   Reported operator · Turkey

   Operators · Operators

   Turkey

   Reported operator · United Kingdom

   Operators · Operators

   United Kingdom

   Reported operator · United States

   Operators · Operators

   United States

   Reported operator · Ukraine

   Operators · Operators

   Ukraine

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