Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
- ️John Pike
IntroductionReferencesUAV Designation CrosswalkArmed UAVs |
Operational UAVs are designated by an alphanumeric designator with a two letter prefix and a sequential numerical suffix. The prefix consists of the letter Q = UAV, preceded by C = cargo M = multipurpose [attack] R = reconnaisance if only it were so simple |
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| Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Name | Endurance (Hours) | Payload Weight (Pounds) | Altitude Capability (Feet) |
| A160 Hummingbird | 24-36 hr. | 300 lbs. | 30,000 ft. |
| AQM-34N Firebee | hr. | lbs. | 65-70,000 ft. |
| AQM-91A Firefly | hr. | lbs. | 78,000 ft. |
| Aquila | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| BAMS | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| Battlefield MAV | hr. | lbs. | |
| BQM-145 Peregrine | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| COMPASS ARROW | hr. | lbs. | 78,000 ft. |
| COMPASS BIN | hr. | lbs. | 51,300 ft. |
| COMPASS COPE | +24 hr. | lbs. | + 55,000 ft. |
| COMPASS DAWN | hr. | lbs. | 50,000 ft. |
| COMPASS DWELL / GQM-93 | |||
| Condor | hr. | lbs. | + 65,000 ft. |
| CQ-10 SnowGoose | |||
| CR-TUAV | 4 hr. | lbs. | 10,000 ft. |
| CR-UAV | 3 hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| Cypher | 3 hr. | 40 lbs. | 8,000 ft. |
| Cypher II | 3-5 hr. | 25-35 lbs. | ft. |
| Desert Hawk | hr. | lbs. | 500 ft. |
| Dragon | 2.5 hr. | 25 lbs. | 10,000 ft. |
| Dragon Eye | .5-1 hr. | lbs. | 300-500 ft. |
| Dragon Warrior | 3-5 hr. | 25-35 lbs. | ft. |
| Eagle Eye | 8 hrs. | 300 lbs. | 20,000 ft. |
| Exdrone BQM-147 | 2.5 hr. | 25 lbs | 10,000 ft. |
| FCS HALE UAV | 24 hrs. | 450 lbs. | 25,000 ft. |
| FCS OAV | 15-25 min. | 1-7 lbs. | 8,000 ft. |
| FCS SUAV | 2-6 hrs. | 40-75 lbs. | 500-1500 ft. |
| FCS TUAV | 5-6 hrs. | 60-200 lbs. | 15,000 ft. |
| Firebee | 1.25 hrs. | 470 lbs. | 60,000 ft. |
| Global Observer JCTD | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| Gnat 750 | 48 hrs. | 140 lbs. | 25,000 ft. |
| GQM-93 Compass Dwell | |||
| HV-911 Eagle Eye | 8 hrs. | 300 lbs. | 20,000 ft. |
| Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) | 20-120 min. | - | - |
| Micro Air Vehicle ACTD | 17 lbs. | 100-500 ft. | |
| Model 324 | 2.5 hrs. | 200 lbs. | 43,000 ft. |
| Model 410 | 12 hrs. | 300 lbs. | 30,000 ft. |
| MQ-1B Predator B | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| MQ-8B Fire Scout | + 5 hrs. | 3,150 lbs. | 20,000 ft |
| MQ-4C Triton BAMS | lbs. | ft. | |
| MQ-9B Reaper | 29 hrs. | 700 lbs. | +40,000 ft. |
| MQ-12 Warrior Alpha | |||
| MQ-17 SpyHawk | |||
| MQ-18 A160 Hummingbird | 24-36 hr. | 300 lbs. | 30,000 ft. |
| MQ-19 Aerosonde | |||
| MQ-25 Stingray | |||
| MQM-58 Overseer | |||
| MQM-57 Falconer | |||
| MQM-105 Aquila | |||
| MR-UAV | hr. | lbs. | 40,000 ft. |
| MRE | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| Phantom Eye | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| Phantom Ray | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| P-175 Polecat | mins. | lbs. | ft. |
| PQM-149 Sky Owl SRUAV | |||
| Pointer FQM-151 | 1 hr. | 2 lbs. | 3,000 ft. |
| Rapid Eye | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-1 Predator | 29 hrs. | 700 lbs. | +40,000 ft. |
| RQ-2 Pioneer | 5.5 hrs. | 75 lbs. | 12,000 ft. |
| RQ-3 Darkstar | 8 hrs. | 1,000 lbs. | 45,000 ft. |
| RQ-4 Global Hawk | 42 hrs. | 1,960 lbs. | 65,000 ft. |
| RQ-5 Hunter | 12 hrs. | 200 lbs. | 15,000 ft. |
| RQ-6 Outrider | 4 hrs. | 160 lbs. | 15,000 ft. |
| RQ-7 Shadow | 4 hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-8 Fire Scout | + 6 hr. | 2-300 lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-11 Raven | 80 mins. | 4.5 lbs. | 1000 ft. |
| RQ-13 triskaidekaphobia | |||
| RQ-14A Dragon Eye | .5-1 hr. | lbs. | 300-500 ft. |
| RQ-14B Swift | |||
| RQ-15 Neptune | |||
| RQ-16 T-Hawk | |||
| RQ-20 Puma AE | . hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-21 Blackjack | . hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-22 Global Observer | . hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-23 TigerShark | . hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-170 Sentinel | mins. | lbs. | ft. |
| RQ-180 | mins. | lbs. | ft. |
| SEA FERRET | 2 hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| SENIOR BOWL [D-21] | hr. | lbs. | +90,000 ft. |
| TEAL RAIN | |||
| TERN | |||
| Tier II Plus | 42 hrs. | 1,960 lbs. | 65,000 ft. |
| Tier III | 42 hrs. | 1,960 lbs. | 65,000 ft. |
| Ultra-Persistent Propulsion (UP3S) | |||
| Tier III Minus | 8 hrs. | 1,000 lbs. | 45,000 ft. |
| VT-UAV Dragonfly | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| VT-UAV Vigilante | 16 hr. | 83-183 lbs. | 13,000 ft. |
| VT-UAV Guardian | 6.25 hr. | 231 lbs. | 18,000 ft. |
| VULTURE | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
| Warrior | 36 hr. | lbs. | 25,000 ft. |
| YQM-94A B-Gull | +24 hr. | lbs. | + 55,000 ft. |
| YQM-96A R-Tern | +24 hr. | lbs. | + 55,000 ft. |
| Zephyr JCTD | hr. | lbs. | ft. |
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