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Aero Vironment
FQM-151A Pointer
Complete Completed Deployed  Hand-launched UAV. Black and white, colour or Gen ¥² night vision CCD TV camera, with resolution of 350 lines (vertical) × 380 lines (horizontal).   Hand- launched Autoland on belly.        One 300 W electric (samarium cobalt) motor, powered by two Li/SO©ü primary or Ni/Cd rechargeable batteries.   Two folding bladed pusher prop.  2.74   1.83           2.27   0.91 4.17/ 4.35 43  19     100 300  2.7 1  
 1989-, Gulf War, SOCEUR, MOUT                                                       
BAI Aerosystems Inc.
AEROS
Complete Underway   Light weight UAV for civil scientific applications. TV camera.          D-band Two 60 W electric motors. Each with two-blade folding prop. 2.44 0.71 1.98 0.41          2.27   1.0 3.27 26 17.4 17.4 13     0.35 45 min  
   Production planed for 2000.                                                              
Javelin
Complete Underway Deployed  Reconnaissance and communications relay UAV. Fixed nosemounted daylight colour camera. Hand, air drop, or bungee catapult. Skid landing.       One 10.0 cc piston engine. Two-blade composites prop. 2.44   1.83 0.48         3.95   1.45  7.71  56      17.5 1,000    0.9; 4.3 ext. 2  
 First flight in 1994. 1986 for the US Marine Corps.                                                      
Porter
Complete Complete Limited               Piston                                   5,000   27 4.0  
                                                               
Tern-C/ FOG-R
Complete Limited Limited Multipurpose, semi- expendable UAV. IR sensor/ Conventional wheeled take-off. Conventional wheeled landing.       One 10 hp 150 cc two-cylinder two-stroke engine. Two- blade fixed-pitch wooden prop. 3.10 1.57 2.48 0.86  0.74       20.4   13.6 43.1  70 48-52 35-43 31 2,000   8.6 3.0  
                                                             
Prime Manu.
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CUV
SLURS
Underway     Man-potable reconnaissance UAV. Monochrome and colour video cameras. 1.37m rail of CUV pneumatic launcher. Deem stall and belly landing.       300 W maxim Motors electric motor. Folding prop. dia=0.38 1.55 0.56 1.22 0.43       0.10     1.0 4.4 (battery 2.0) 54 27-32 27-32   490   5.4 1.0  
                    Piston                                   16,300   31 3.0  
IAT (International Aerospace Technologies)
MK-105 Flash
Complete Complete Available Short-range multirole UAV Daylight TV or LLTV, IR Conventional wheeled take-off. Alternatively can be operated form IAT's own cord launcher, or rocket booster. Conventional wheeled landing.; parachute recovery optional.     570 MHz uplink, 1.28 GHz downlink One 20 hp IAT 240 four-cylinder two-stroke engine./ 38 hp UEL AR 731 rotary engine. Two-blade pusher prop. 4.0   3.34           48 15 27 90 110     30     27 3  
First shown publicly at Hanover Air Show in May 1988.                                                          
MK-106 Hit A/ B/ C
Complete Complete   Short-range Multipurpose UAV Daylight TV or LLTV, IR IAT or other suitable catapult launcher. Parachute and airbag recovery.       One 20 hp IAT 240 cc four-cylinder two-stroke engine in Hit A; 38 hp UEL AR 731 rotary engine in Hit B, C.. Two-blade pusher prop. 3.20/ 4.0/ 4.0   2.0/ 2.0/ 2.51             14/ 21/ 22 20/ 30/ 22.5 65/ 90/ 100 140/ 151/ 129     41/ 38/ 36     27 2.5/ 3/ >3  
Successfully flight tested in 1990-91.                                                              
Mi-Tex
Backpack
Underway     Man-portable close-range surveillance UAV. Daylight CCD camera, IR sensor tested. Bungee catapult. Parachute recovery.       Single piston engine.  Two-blade wooden prop. 0.91   0.98            1.8   3.6 11.3         1,000   5.4 1.0  
                                                                 
Mini- Vanguard
Complete Underway Underway  Close-range tactical UAV Wireless Avionics (Israel) DOG3 CCD video camera. Conventional wheeled take-off. Conventional wheeled landing.      E/F-band One 17 hp DA-150 flat-twin piston engine. Three-blade pusher prop. 2.14 0.97 2.03         0.23  38.5   9.1 47.6  59 35 30 27 3,000   27 2.5  
since 1996 Preliminary first flight testing completed in Baltic by Swedish Marines in Sep 1997.               dia=0.71                                          
Vixen/ Hellfox
Complete     Close-range tactical UAV Alliant LOCOSP IR sensor. Wheeled take-off (STOL- capable), or Flight Refuelling kinetic energy launcher. Wheeled landing; parachute recovery.       One 35 hp UEL AR 731 rotary engine./ One 28 hp UEL AR 741 rotary engine. 7500 RPM. Two-blade pusher. 2.80/ 3.35 2.84/ 3.02 1.36/           63.5/ 13.6 (19 litres)/ 22.7/ >22.7 90.7/ 158.8 152/ 125   56/ 60 31/ 43 15,000 2,500/   4.0/ 8.0  
Vixen first flight in 1992.; Hellfox first flight in 1995.                                                              
Vixen
Complete                   Rotary                                    15,000   50 4.0  
                                                                 
Prime Manu.
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NRL (US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC.)
Dragon Eye
Complete Underway Underway Multirole, mn-portable mini-UAV. Daylight or LLTV; IR Hand-launch Autopilot- commanded deep stall terminal descent to belly landing.     UHF uplink Twin 214 W electric motors. Two two-blade tractor prop with folding blades. 1.14                   0.5 1.8 35           5.4 0.5  
Test-flown in May 2000.   2002 US MC/ Navy (40 - 80 systems).                                                          
Finder
Underway     Air-launched deployable mini-UAV. NRL chemical warfare agent detection sensor. Ejected from storage pod. Expendable.       1.26 kW electric propulsion. Two-blade pusher prop with folding blades. 2362 0.50 2 +6         0.22   10.6 liters 6.1 26.8 87 70 61       43/ 521    
                                                                 
Sender
Complete   Deployed Recoverable or expendable mini-UAV. Daylight CCD TV camera, chemical/ biological agent sampler or tactical jammer. Rail launch by bungee, pneumatic catapult or rocket boost; can also air launch. Belly skid landing.       One 300 W Aveox brushless DC electric motor, powered by up to 12 lithium batteries. Two-blade folding plastics prop. 1.22   1.22 0.305             1.13 4.54 90 50     5,000   50 2  
  Total of 20 built by mid-1997, of which 13 had then flown. Unit cost appx US$7,000.                                                      
Swallow
Underway     Recoverable or expendable mini-UAV. fiver optic biosensor (air sampler and fluidics unit) mounted in nose. Wheeled take-off or pneumatic catapult. Wheeled landing, parachute recovery, or expendable.       One 1.5 kW brushless DC electric motor, powered initially by Ni/Ca batteries.; lithium batteries to generate 1.8 kW. Five-blade prop mounted on fin/tailplane bullet. 4.57   1.83 0.66             4.54  28.1 60        30,000     Ni-Cd battery: 15 min/ lithium battery: 2.0  
  2 built                                                          
Thorpe SeeOp
TS-2000
Complete                   Piston                                   5,000   27 4.0  
                                                                 
P-7180
Complete                   Piston                           Half-Scale Pioneer Trainer       5,000   5 2.0  
                                                                 
Prime Manu.
UAV Designation
Production status  
Operational status          
Power plants
Dimensions (m)            
  Wieghts (kg)    
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Comments
 Development
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Min ground crews need
System composite
Datalink, comm frequency
Engine
Propulsion
Wing span
Wing area (§³)
Length overall
Height overall
Wheel track
Wheel base
Wing aspect ratio
Fuselage max width
Weight empty
Max fuel weight
Max Payload
Max T-O/launch weight
Max level speed (kt)
Cruising speed (kt)
Loiter speed (kt)
Stall speed (kt)
Service Ceiling (ft)
Max rate of climb (ft/min)
Range (nm)
Max Endurance (h)
Thorpe SeeOp
Hawk I 7B
Complete                   Piston                                   5,000   27 4.0  
                                                               
Hawk I 7F
Complete                   Piston                                            
                                                               
Hawk I 7H
Complete                   Piston                                            
                                                               
Compass- Arrow
Complete                   Piston                                   5,000   27 4.0  
                                                               
Compass- Cope
Complete                   Piston