Boeing · Drones · 2004
A small, long-endurance ISR drone from Insitu (a Boeing subsidiary), derived from the commercial SeaScan fish-spotting UAV and in service since the mid-2000s. Its composite, high-aspect-ratio flying wing (3.1 m span, ~1.7 m long, ~26.5 kg) rides a small ~1.1 kW two-stroke, heavy-fuel-capable piston engine driving a pusher prop, giving 18-24 hours of endurance (a Block D set a 22h 8m record) at ~90 km/h cruise up to ~19,500 ft, with a 100 km line-of-sight datalink and SATCOM for beyond-line-of-sight work. It needs no runway: a pneumatic 'SuperWedge' catapult launches it and the patented 'SkyHook' wingtip-capture recovers it (an optional FLARES kit adds VTOL). It carries a stabilized EO/IR turret plus modular payloads (NanoSAR radar, ViDAR wide-area optics, laser targeting). Battle-proven with over 1.3 million operational hours since 2004 across US and allied forces (Australia, Canada, Poland, Brazil and more), it has flown ScanEagle 1, 2 and 3 variants.
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| Sub-type | Long-Endurance ISR UAV (fixed-wing) |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2004 |
| Origin | USA |
| Weight | 22 kg |
| Payload | 7.7 kg |
| Use cases | Persistent ISR, Maritime surveillance, Border security, Targeting support |
| Made in | USA |
