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EADS Barracuda
| KillerBee UAV
| KillerBee UAV
| KillerBee UAV
| nEUROn UCAV
| P-175 Polecat
| RQ-1 Predator
| RQ-1 Predator
| RQ-4 Global Hawk
| RQ-4 Global Hawk
| X-45 UCAV
| X-45 UCAV
| X-45 UCAV
| X-47 Pegasus UCAV-N
| X-47 Pegasus UCAV-N
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| Version
| Barracuda |
KillerBee KB-2 |
KillerBee KB-3 |
KillerBee KB-X |
nEUROn |
P-175 Polecat |
MQ-1 |
MQ-9 (Predator B) |
RQ-4 A |
RQ-4 B |
X-45 A |
X-45 B |
X-45 C |
X-47 A |
X-47 B |
| Country
| Germany & Spain |
USA |
USA |
USA |
EU (France, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Greece) |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
| Type
| unmanned combat air vehicle/ demonstrator |
Tactical unmanned aerial system |
Tactical unmanned aerial system |
Tactical unmanned aerial system |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle/ Demonstrator |
Technology Demonstrator |
Armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition |
Armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition |
High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance System |
High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance System |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle |
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle |
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle |
| Powerplant
| Pratt & Whitney JT15D engine (1x) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1 engine (type unknown) |
Williams International FJ44-3E turbofans (2x) |
Rotax 914 four-cylinder, four-stroke, turbocharged engine (1x) |
Honeywell TPE 331-10T (1x) |
Rolls-Royce AE 3007H turbofan engine (1x) |
Rolls-Royce AE 3007H turbofan engine (1x) |
Honeywell F124-GA-100 (1x) |
GE F404-GE-102D (1x) |
GE F404-GE-102D (1x) |
Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5C turbofan engine |
Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5C turbofan engine |
| Engine thrust
| 14 kN || 3,150 lbs |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3,000 lbs each |
101 horsepower |
700 horsepower |
7,150 lbs |
7,150 lbs |
6,300lbs 28kN |
7,000lbs 31.1kN |
7,000lbs 31.1kN |
3,190lbs 14,2kN |
3,190lbs 14,2kN |
| Length
| 8.25 m || 27 ft |
+/- 3ft |
+/- 4.5 ft |
+/- 9 ft |
33ft 10m |
n/a |
26.3ft 8.02m |
36ft 11m |
44.4ft 13.5m |
47.6ft 14.5m |
26.3ft 8.02m |
36ft 9.6m |
39ft 11.7m |
27.9ft 8.5m |
32.8ft 10m |
| Height
| n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
6.9ft 2.1m |
4ft 1.3m |
15.2ft 4.6m |
15.3ft 4.7m |
3.7ft 1.13m |
4ft 1.3m |
4ft 1.3m |
6.1ft 1.9m |
9.9ft 3m |
| Wingspan
| 7.22 m || 23.7 ft |
6.5 ft |
9.2 ft |
17.5 ft |
40 ft 12m |
90 ft || 27.4 m |
48.7ft 14.84m |
66ft 20m |
116.2ft 35.4m |
130.9ft 39.9m |
33.8ft 10.30m |
47ft 14.3m |
49ft 15m |
27.8ft 8.5m |
62.1ft 19m |
| Weight
| 3,250 kg (max TOW) || (2,300 kg empty) |
43 lbs (Gross Take-off Weight) |
86 lbs (GTOW) |
360 lbs (GTOW) |
11,000 lbs 5,000 kg (empty) |
9,000 lbs || 4,080 kg (gross TOW) |
<2,300 lbs 1,035kg (take off) |
10,500 lbs 4763kg (take off) |
26,700 lbs 12,110kg (gross take-off) |
32,250 lbs 14,628kg (gross take-off) |
12,000lbs 5,529kg (Take-Off) |
36,500lbs 16,556kg (Take-Off) |
36,000lbs 16,329kg (Take-Off) |
3,835lbs 1,740kg (empty) |
n/a |
| Speed
| High subsonic |
68 mph (Max Speed: 125 mph) |
67 mph (Max Speed: 120 mph) |
70 mph (Max Speed:121 mph) |
Mach 0.8 |
n/a |
>70kts 129km/h |
220kts 407km/h |
343 knots TAS |
310 knots TAS |
0.75 Mach |
0.85 Mach |
0.85 Mach |
High Subsonic |
High Subsonic |
| Ceiling
| n/a |
18,000 ft |
19,200 ft |
20,000 ft |
n/a |
65,000 ft |
25,000ft 7,620m |
50,000ft 15,000m |
65,000+ ft 19.8km |
60,000+ ft 18.3 km |
35,000ft 10,670m |
45,000ft 13,720m |
40,000ft 12,000m |
30,000+ ft 9.144km |
40,000+ ft 12,000+ m |
| Crew
| unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
Unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
unmanned |
| Cost
| n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
400m euros $477m (total program) |
$27 million (development) |
n/a |
n/a |
$31.6 million |
$45.9 million |
$10 - $15 million |
$10 - $15 million |
$10 - $15 million |
n/a |
n/a |