A medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle flies at an altitude window of 10,000 to 30,000 feet (3,000–9,000 m) for extended durations of time, typically 24 to 48 hours. This list includes both unmanned combat aerial vehicle and unmanned reconnaissance aerial vehicle.
UAV | Country | Service ceiling | Endurance | Max takeoff weight |
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Aeronautics Defense Dominator | Israel | 30,000 ft (9,100 m) | 24 hours | 1,200 kg (2,640 lb) |
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey | 25,000 ft (7,620 m) | 27 hours | 700 kg (1,540 lb) |
CAIG Wing Loong 1 | China | 16,000 ft (5,000 m) | 20 hours | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) |
CAIG Wing Loong II | China | 32,500 ft (9,900 m) | 32 hours | 4,200 kg (9,259 lb) |
Chengdu Wing Loong-3 | China | 32,800 ft (10,000 m) | 40 hours | 6,200 kg (13,670 lb) |
DELAER RX-3 | Greece | 6,000 ft (1,830 m) | 10 hours | 190 kg (420 lb) |
Denel Dynamics Bateleur | South Africa | 26,000 ft (8,000 m) | 18–24 hours | 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) |
DRDO Archer-NG | India | 28,000 ft (10,668 m) | 18 hours | 800 kg (1,587 lb) |
DRDO Rustom | India | 35,000 ft (10,668 m) | 24 hours | 720 kg (1,587 lb) |
EADS Talarion | Europe/Turkey | 49,213 ft (15,000 m) | 10,000 kg (22,046 lb) | |
Elbit Hermes 900 | Israel | 30,000 ft (9,100 m) | 36 hours | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) |
Eurodrone | Europe | 44,900 ft (13,700 m) | 18–40 hours | 11,000 kg (24,251 lb) |
Falco Xplorer | Italy | 30,000 ft (9,100 m) | 24 hours | 1,300 kg (2,866 lb) |
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator | US | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) | 24 hours | 1,020 kg (2,249 lb) |
HAI Pegasus II | Greece | 15,092 ft (4,600 m) | 15 hours | 250 kg (551 lb) |
HCUAV | Greece | 10,000 ft (3,050 m) | 11 hours | 185 kg (407 lb) |
Yabhon United 40 | UAE | 22,965 ft (7,000 m) | 120 hours | 1,500 kg (3,306 lb) |
IAI Heron | Israel | 33,000 ft (10,000 m) | 52 hours | 1,150 kg (2,535 lb) |
IAIO Fotros | Iran | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) | 16–30 hours | 3,500 kg (7,716 lb) |
INTA Milano (es:INTA Milano) | Spain | 25,591 ft (7,800 m) | 7–20 hours | |
Kronshtadt Orion | Russia | 24,600 ft (7,500 m) | 24 hours | 1,150 kg (2,535 lb) |
KAL KUS-FS (MUAV) | South Korea | 45,000 ft (13,716 m) | 24 hours | 5,750 kg (12,566 lb) |
Milkor 380 | South Africa | 30,000 ft (9,144 m) | 35 hours | 1,300 kg (2,866 lb) |
Northrop Grumman Firebird | US | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) | 40 hours | 2,268 kg (5,000 lb) |
Qods Mohajer-6 | Iran | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) | 12 hours | 600/670 kg (1,323/1,477 lb) |
Shahed 129 | Iran | 24,000 ft (7,300 m) | 24 hours | |
(Stella Tecnologia Atobá) | Brazil | 16,404 ft (5,000 m) | 28 hours | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
TAI Aksungur | Turkey | 40,000 ft (12,192 m) | 60 hours | 750 kg (1,650 lb) |
TAI Anka | Turkey | 30,000 ft (9,144 m) | 30 hours | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb) |
Vestel Karayel | Turkey | 22,500 ft (6,900 m) | 8–20 hours | 630 kg (1,388 lb) |
References
- Weibel, Roland E. (2002), Safety Considerations for Operation of Different Classes of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the National Airspace System (PDF), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pp. 15, 38, 39, 43, 77https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/products/falco-xplorer
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