Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles

Country   Prime Manu.   UAV Designation Productionstatus  Operational status Power plants Dimensions (m) Wieghts (kg)    Performance Comments
 Development Production Operation  Purpose Mission payload Launch, take-off type Recovery, landing type 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) Max range (nm) Max endurance (h)
   USA US AF College of Aerospace Doctrine StrikeStar 2025 concept requirement conceptual requirement                                               400       85,000   1,700 24  
                                                               
DARPA & US AF / Boeing X-45 Black UCAV ATD Underway   Will be Deployed from 2008 for SEAD mission. UCAV for AF SEAD mission. JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition), GPS guided bomb, 6 LOCAAS (Low-Cost Autonomous Attack System)         Black1: UHF (control) / L-band (telemetry),  Black2: UHF SAT link / 16 fighter's data link Allied Signal F124 turbo-fan    34 ft                   1,350 (3,000 lbs) 8,000 lbs             500 - 1000   Storage container 15×6×20ft / 4.4×1.8×6.1
Two prototype X-45A (Black1) were produced and first test flight was done in 2001 and prototype X-45B (Black2)  will be produced and tested in 2003.                              
X-39                                                                  
                                                     
x-36                                                                  
                                             
DARPA & US Navy / Northrop Grumann / Boeing X-47 Pegasus UCAV-N ATP Underway     Shipboard precision strike, SEAD & surveilance. SAR           P&WC JT15D-5C high bypass turbo-fan    8.44 / >18 (future) 389 sq.ft. 8.46           3,835 lbs  1,580 lbs 1,000 lbs / 2,000 lbs (future) 5,500 lbs         36,000     12  
First prototype X-47A was displayed on 26 Feb, 2001. 12 Test flight in Naval Weapons Center.                                                
Robo Raptor                                                                  
                                                         
US Army / Boeing CRW UAAV Underway     CRW(canard rotor wing) type                                          780 km/h                
                                                               
DoD / Lochheed Martin UCAV Underway     UCAV                                                          
 (?)                                                                
EADS                                                                    
                                                                 
Country   Prime Manu.   UAV Designation Productionstatus  Operational status Power plants Dimensions (m) Wieghts (kg)    Performance Comments
 Development Production Operation  Purpose Mission payload Launch, take-off type Recovery, landing type 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) Max range (nm) Max endurance (h)
Sweden NFFP / Saab Aerospace,  Ericsson, Saab Avionics, Saab Dynamics SHARC (Swedish Highly Advanced Research Configuration) Underway     Attack UAV  Internally mounted weapons. wheeled take-off wheeled landing       Turbojet or turbofan engine   8.0   10.0                  5,000                  
 Design study     NFFP 272 UAV Configuration                                                  
France Dassault French Star UCAV Underway     AVE (areon devalidation experinmental) stealth robotic combat aircraft                  8   10                                    
1998 -                                                            
Israel IAI                                                                    
                                                                   
RUSSIA