ScanEagle
The ScanEagle is a fixed‑wing UAV built for long‑endurance ISR missions, featuring VTOL launch capability, over‑the‑horizon SATCOM and up to 8 kg payload capacity.
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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ScanEagle provides more than 18 hours of endurance while carrying an 8‑kg payload. It can be launched vertically from a FLARES kit or from rail/Skyhook launchers, and offers heavy‑fuel or gasoline propulsion with a maximum takeoff weight of 28 kg. The platform supports line‑of‑sight and SATCOM datalinks for over‑the‑horizon operations.
General
- Propulsion
- Combustion
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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- Launch / recovery
- Vertical
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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Performance
- Endurance
- 18h
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- Medium · 80%
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- Max speed
- 148km/h
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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- Service ceiling
- 5,950m
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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Physical
- MTOW
- 28kg
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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- Wingspan / diagonal
- 3.1m
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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Payload
- Payload
- 8kg
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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Navigation
- GNSS-denied navigation
- Yes
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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ScanEagle Specifications
- Max payload weight
- 17 lb / 8 kg
- Max horizontal speed
- 80 knots / 41.2 m/s
General
- Length
- 1.71m
- Maximum payload weight
- 8kg
- Payload power
- 150W
- Engine type
- Heavy fuel (JP‑5/JP‑8) or C‑10 gasoline engine
- Datalinks
- SATCOM, Line of sight
- Launch methods
- Vertical (VTOL kit), Runway / rail launch
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- Software & SDKs
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